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Review the latest updates and resources in the October Keep Teaching newsletter

To ensure that students and instructors relying on Zoom Cloud recordings for fall semester are not adversely impacted by a change in a previously announced retention policy, the campus is temporarily extending the retention period. Recordings will not automatically be deleted until after fall semester. Zoom Cloud recording is intended only for temporary use due to the extremely high costs of this storage.

Updated Zoom Integration to be Released August 15th, 2020

As many Fall 2020 courses will utilize synchronous online instruction via the Zoom video conferencing platform, we are happy to announce the availability of a new Zoom integration for bCourses, which will be enabled on August 15th. This new integration will replace the existing integration, which will be removed at the same time.

Review the latest Keep Teaching newsletter

Review the latest updates and resources as we roll into the Fall 2020 semester in the Keep Teaching newsletter

Review just-in-time support as we near the start of the Fall 2020 semester: Keep Teaching Newsletter

Review the Fall 2020 Instruction FAQ from the Berkeley Academic  Senate website.

Review support and resources for remote teaching: Keep Teaching Newsletter

Review winning projects

In July, Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) will roll out a new enterprise video management platform to support remote and hybrid instruction called Kaltura.  Kaltura is a web-based, secure platform that will integrate with bCourses and will allow instructors, students and staff to upload, edit, manage and share videos and other media through bCourses.

Instructors,

On Thursday January 9 2020, BOA was updated with the following features and enhancements:

Research, Teaching, and Learning is committed to helping the campus reduce energy use during the winter break and will be participating in the campus-wide curtailment. Emails and requests received during this time will be answered in the order in which they were received when the campus reopens Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Curtailment will be observed: 5:00 pm Friday December 20, 2019 through 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

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