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March 25, 2013

Students Weigh In On Fall 2012 eText Pilot

In the Fall of 2012 ETS participated in an eText pilot sponsored by the Office of the CIO, in conjunction with Educause and Internet2, to evaluate the value and use of eContent in UC Berkeley courses. McGrawHill provided the eTextbooks for students and Courseload provided the software used to access them. 14 courses and 11 different faculty participated in the pilot from a range of disciplines including college writing, business, engineering, math, history, and statistics. Over 650 students in participating courses were given the eText for free for the semester.

March 6, 2013

Berkeley's Instructional Design Community Looks into Universal Design (UDL)

Berkeley’s new Instructional Design and Faculty Support (IDFS) group is a community of practice on campus that brings together instructional designers and faculty support staff who share common interests and strategies for addressing professional opportunities.*  The group currently includes staff from ETS, the Law School, the Library, the Center for Teaching and Learning, EECS, and the Student Learning Center.

Since November, we have met monthly to get acquainted, brainstorm topics of interest and to delve deep into a topic that we all want to learn more about.

March 5, 2013

Regional Conference Emphasizes Free Resources and Learning Opportunities

A recent, regional Educause conference on teaching and learning focused on free resources for faculty, mobile technologies, and digital library resources. Given the questions that faculty often bring to us in ETS around online courses and sample course materials, two such resources seemed especially valuable for faculty and staff on our campus.

February 13, 2013

What is Canvas?

ETS staff have received a steady stream of questions about Canvas, CalCentral and the longevity of bSpace.We'd like to answer a few of those questions here.

What is Canvas?

Instructure’s Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) that ETS plans to pilot later this Spring and Summer. We see it as the eventual successor to bSpace course sites.

January 28, 2013

ETS’ Instructional Designers Offer New Workshops on Social Media

This semester two of ETS’ instructional designers are offering new workshops to meet the high demand for new media education. As faculty and students seek to use a growing list of new media technologies, Bobby White and Sage Adams are responding in new and creative ways.

January 1, 2012

What you should know about 35mm slide projection

ETS no longer provides 35mm slide projection equipment for loan and in general assignment classrooms. If you are planning on displaying 35mm slides, you do have a couple of options.

All of our technology classrooms have installed data/video projectors. Digital images may be displayed from your laptop using a classroom projector. You may wish to have your slides digitized in order to view them from your laptop. Here are a few service providers:

January 1, 2009

Vendors for Media Duplication & Transfer Services in the Bay Area

A list of local vendors offering tape, disc and other media duplication and transfer services.

Acutrack

350 Sonic Ave., Livermore 925-579-5000, 888-234-3472
http://www.acutrack.com
CD/DVD replication and duplication

Audio-Restorations

5779 De Soto Dr., Santa Rosa 800-894-0830
http://www.audio-restorations.com

Profiles and Stories

KALX & Northgate Radio Create a Hands-on Radio Journalism Experience

December 1, 2017

Here at Cal, we’re fond of blue and gold. Both on the field and in the classroom, our students at all levels are renowned for their achievements, earning blue ribbons and gold medals in every discipline imaginable. Earlier this month, the 2017 College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention in San Antonio were no different, with Berkeley claiming two out of the four nominees for “Best News Reporting - Audio”.

Berkeley Explores Learning Analytics

November 17, 2017

Early in October, faculty, advisors and academic and IT staff came together to discuss an emerging concept in education, learning analytics, and what it means for Berkeley. The conversations that occurred inside and outside of Sutardja Dai Hall during the 2017 Learning Analytics Conference were a “community discussion”.

KALX Radio Featured in Cal Alumni Magazine

August 3, 2017
The KALX Radio team is highlighted in this month's California Magazine. Check out the special behind-the-scenes video.

Making an Impact with Student Learning and Data

May 11, 2017

Here at UC Berkeley, we have a reputation for using cutting-edge technology and tools to affect social change. As the world’s number one public university, it’s in our DNA to use our combined talents and skills for the good of others.

BAV Center for Studies in Higher Ed video Series

May 10, 2017

In 1956, the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) was founded as the first research institute devoted to the study of systems, processes, and institutions of higher learning. Dedicated to promoting an interdisciplinary view of the role of higher education in the public sector, it focuses on all aspects of the policy landscape from the international arena to the California community.

Berkeley AV/Video Regents Meeting with Live Captioning Support

March 10, 2017

For the students, staff, faculty, and administrators of the University of California (UC), the six Regents meetings that take place throughout the year are crucially important. With 10 campuses across California, technology plays a key role in making these meetings accessible to as many of the UC’s stakeholders as possible. Live-streaming and posting the Regents deliberations to the web means the events can be accessed in dorm rooms and offices across our Golden State and anyone with a phone screen or a laptop can stay up-to-date with the high-level decisions affecting them.

Printing the Future on the First Floor of Moffitt

March 6, 2017

Moffit Library is a hub of campus energy and ideas, and if the newly renovated upstairs feels like a tech start-up, the new basement feels like Steve Jobs’ garage in the 21st century with the introduction of a student makerspace. As a free-to-use, collaborative, and community-operated space, it serves anyone on the Berkeley campus interested in the cutting-edge technology of 3D printing and fabrication.

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