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About bSpace

bSpace is a web-based communication and collaboration environment powered by the Sakai community. bSpace supports teaching and learning, committee-based projects, and research initiatives for the UC Berkeley community.  Using a supported web browser, users may choose from the many tools in bSpace and combine them to create a site that meets their needs.
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Recent bSpace Articles

Canvas Pilot Starts with Three Summer Session Classes
Posted June 13, 2013 | Article

In late May, ETS kicked off its Summer Canvas pilot with three instructors from the Law School, and Art History and Sociology, who bring a diverse set of needs to the Canvas platform. The purpose of the pilot, which is part of the larger LMS replacement project, is to determine whether the Canvas LMS can meet our criteria for replacing bSpace and for meeting the teaching needs of the campus. This pilot includes a total of five departments and about 300 students.

ETS plans bSpace update - July 8th
Posted June 3, 2013 | Article

On July 8th, ETS will update bSpace in order to ensure its stability for the next two years and to take advantage of new features developed by the Sakai community. This update to Sakai 2.9 is part of a larger project currently underway, aimed at improving the teaching and learning capabilities of the campus' LMS. You can read more about the LMS project here.

ETS Pilots New LMS and Plans for bSpace Update
Posted April 26, 2013 | Article

Based on considerable feedback from our user community about the limitations of bSpace (powered by Sakai), ETS has undertaken an effort to find a Learning Management System (LMS) better suited to Berkeley faculty and student needs. We have a set of key requirements, derived from our user conversations and from studying the LMS landscape at our peer institutions, that better address the current and projected needs and have determined that the Canvas product from Instructure looks like the most promising option for the Berkeley community moving forward.

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What is Canvas?
Posted February 13, 2013 | Article

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.

CalCentral, Canvas, learning management system
Social Media Tuesdays Series for Spring 2013
Posted January 31, 2013 | Article

This semester our Social Media Tuesdays series will be based upon the recently published book, Social Media for Educators: Strategies and Best Practices by Tanya Joosten.

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ETS’ Instructional Designers offer new workshops on social media
Posted January 28, 2013 | Article

This semester two of ETS’ instructional designers are offering new workshops to meet the high demand for new media education.

E-Text Pilot Progress Report: The Instructors’ Experience
Posted November 13, 2012 | Article

With several weeks of the semester behind us, ETS recently asked instructors participating in the Fall 2012 Educause e-text pilot, outlined in an earlier article, to share their experiences in teaching with e-texts.

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