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Kaltura v7 player upgrade coming in May

March 25, 2025
Update — 5/19/25: The upgrade to the v7 Player has been completed

Please see our KB article, “What's new in the Kaltura v7 player?”. If you encounter any issues with Kaltura media players, please email kalturahelp@berkeley.edu

Note that there is currently a bug with new embeds...

bCourses Threaded Discussions Inadvertently Unthreaded - Bulk Fix Option Available September 16

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.

Updates to bCourses Integrated Tools

February 27, 2024
The story so far

When Berkeley first switched to the bCourses (Canvas) learning management system in 2014, there were a number of custom tools the vendor could not provide that we built ourselves. We’ve maintained these tools over the years, but recent changes in software architecture required us to rebuild them from the ground up. For the past several months, we have been gradually updating these tools. We’ve already released new versions of the Roster Photos and Mailing Lists tools. Last week, we replaced the underlying processes that sync enrollments between bCourses and...

bCourses (Canvas) Basics: Teaching with bCourses Survival Guide

August 16, 2023, 2:00pm
Join us for an introductory workshop on bCourses (Canvas) and discover its essential features such as Announcements, Pages, Modules, Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions, and learn how to navigate them with ease.

Beyond the Basics: Assignment Grading in bCourses

January 13, 2023, 11:00am
Join us for a workshop focused on assignments, quizzes, and grading to learn how to take advantage of more advanced features that will help you use the tool to its fullest, freeing up your time for what matters most.

Blank Canvas: Build Your bCourses Site Today

January 11, 2024, 10:00am

Picture of Peter HeckelJoin us for a hands-on workshop focused on equipping you with essential skills to develop key components of your course on bCourses.

By the end of this workshop, you will have:

Uploaded and formatted your syllabus

Developed an assignment...

bCourses (Canvas) Basics: Teaching with bCourses Survival Guide

January 8, 2024, 10:00am
Join us for an overview of bCourses (Canvas), and its native features such as, Pages, Modules, Assignments, and other basic settings to familiarize you with this learning management system.

bCourses (Canvas) Basics & Best Practices for GSIs

August 14, 2023, 1:00pm
Join our GSI-focused workshop on bCourses (Canvas) to enhance student engagement, covering site setup, content management, integrated tools like Zoom, and expert support.

Beyond the Basics: Assignment Grading in bCourses

January 31, 2023, 1:00pm
Join us for a workshop focused on assignments, quizzes, and grading to learn how to take advantage of more advanced features that will help you use the tool to its fullest, freeing up your time for what matters most.

bCourses Basics & Best Practices for GSIs

January 11, 2023, 1:00pm
This virtual event will provide an overview of bCourses and its native (built-in) features and will offer a practical workflow for basic site setup and adding and editing content.