Berkeley’s Classroom Technology team continues to successfully roll out our new Flex Classroom technology standard which will be implemented across campus over the next few years. When Fall instruction began, there were two standard Flex Classrooms and three Active Learning Flex Classrooms. Since then, three more Flex classrooms have been installed in the Social Sciences building, with a few newly refreshed rooms being completed each month throughout this semester.
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October 4, 2024
September 13, 2024
If you use Discussions in bCourses and have not intentionally disabled threading, then you may need to re-enable threading on your Discussions.
August 27, 2024
Review our semester start issue packed with resources for hte Berkeley community.
August 20, 2024
Semester start is just around the corner so RTL has Berkeley's instructional community covered with 10 tips to start class off on the right foot:
August 7, 2024
Prepare for semester start with resources in the Research, Teaching, & Learning August Update
August 6, 2024
Modules, module items, pages, and ungraded discussions can now be assigned to everyone, specific sections, or individual students in bCourses. These updates are intended to improve the ability to differentiate instruction of their course content.
What’s new:
This past month, Berkeley’s Classroom Technology team in Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) launched a major update of our classrooms with a new standard that will be implemented across campus over the next few years. Notable functionality of this new standard includes microphones built into the ceiling, wireless display, interactive whiteboards with annotation features, and easy remote connections over Zoom without the need to bring in your own device.
August 1, 2024
The campus instructional community is invited to RTL's Open House on September 3!
10:00am - 3:00pm | Academic Innovation Studio (AIS), 117 Dwinelle
July 24, 2024
UPDATE - AUGUST 29, 2024: Based on user feedback, the vendor has rolled back the “Assign To…” tray interface described below, reverting to the original design for assigning due dates and assignees.
July 19, 2024
As of July 20, all users will see a new interface when interacting with Discussions or Announcements in bCourses. The updated interfaces include a modernized look and some added features. No functionality has been removed.
July 10, 2024
Between June 19 and June 27, 2024, did you do an import of bCourses content (e.g. from a previous course) that contained Kaltura media ? If so, the embeds may not function in the imported content due to a Canvas bug, if you used the “Select specific content” option (instead of the alternative "All content"):
May 2, 2024
Welcome to the special Research IT Spring Newsletter. We hope you learn about some of the many ways we support research across the UC Berkeley campus and beyond.
May 1, 2024
In this week’s Teaching newsletter, review shared teaching philosophies of the 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients. Also review past issues on topics that may help throughout the academic year.
April 29, 2024
April 18, 2024
Beginning in May of 2024, RTL will update our classrooms with microphones built into the ceiling, wireless display, interactive whiteboards with annotation features and easy remote connections over Zoom without the need to bring in your own device. It will take about seven years for all 200+ classrooms to be upgraded. Instructors will be able to project without the fuss of cables and teach without having to put on a microphone.
March 22, 2024
Review resources that support the campus instructional community in the March RTL Update.
Honoring Berkeley's Brightest Stars
April 23 | 5:00 - 6:30pm | West Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Center
April 23 | 5:00 - 6:30pm | West Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Center
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching cordially invites you to the 64th Annual Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), a ceremony and reception to honor five faculty recognized this year for their inspiring and transformational teaching.
Recognizing:
Recognizing:
- Kristen Holmquist, Law
March 18, 2024
In this week’s Teaching newsletter learn about how to cultivate student engagement with Self-Determination Theory. Also review past issues on topics that may help throughout the semester.
February 27, 2024
February 23, 2024
Take a look at this month's events, opportunities, and highlighted resources in the February RTL Update.