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Most classroom networks have recently been updated to an automatic DHCP service. > Read more
Matterhorn logoOpencast Matterhorn, backed by 13 partner institutions and $1.3 million in grant funding, is an open source software project that will support the scheduling, capture, encoding and delivery of educational content for online access by learners. > Read more
The Educational Technology Services department has been busy adding and upgrading audiovisual technology in general assignment classrooms and auditoriums over the past several years. Aside from the obvious benefits to the teaching environments, one of the main goals of this ambitious undertaking was to have centralized control and monitoring of the technology in each room. While still a work in progress, the project is beginning to yield results. > Read more
An ambitious project to improve general assignment classrooms began in the Fall 2006 semester. The classroom upgrade and renovation project represents the campus commitment to teaching and learning environments. > Read more
Below are some frequently asked questions about Audience Response Systems, often referred to as "clickers".
Q: What is i>clicker? > Read more
New package rates make it easier to plan and budget for your events support needs. > Read more
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Videoconferencing is helping UC Berkeley meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emmissions. Video conferencing saves travel time and money while eliminating the greenhouse gases of long distance travel. Read the full Berkeleyan article for more on ETS videoconferencing. See CalCAP - Cal Climate Action Partnership for ways that the Cal is implementing sustainability throughout campus.
Opencast LogoOpencast refers to the Opencast community and a set of projects that have been initiated through community efforts. The Opencast Community is a collaboration of higher education institutions working together to explore, define, and document podcasting best practices and technologies. The Opencast community offers guidance and information to help others choose the best approach for delivering rich media online. > Read more
Maybe you've seen it - but you probably have not. Behind an unassuming door in a hallway full of classrooms is the ETS Broadcast Studio, where many of our students and faculty have graced the airwaves on such channels as CNN, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, BBC, and many, many more. > Read more
alternate title: (For those of you who remember Jon Lovitz's tenure on SNL,) "GET TO KNOW ME!" > Read more
One of my various responsibilities this Fall of 2009 is to help lecturers in the classroom when they experience technical difficulties using the installed equipment. Honestly, a lot of what goes wrong falls under "user error" - but then again, sometimes there are also "ghosts in the machines" that are to blame. This blog entry is meant to be a guideline for general classroom, data-projector problems, based on my experience dealing with them. > Read more
Take a peek at Thomas H. Benton's article, “Online Learning: Reaching Out to the Skeptics” as found in the Chronicle last week. Dr. Benton does a great job of jumping past the old arguments of whether online learning is as good or better than face-to-face courses. Instead, he focuses on how to use technologies to enhance what is happening in the classroom. > Read more
Always on the look-out for free stuff, I took Vice Chancellor for Administration Brostrom up on his invitation to staff to attend this year's Caltopia festival on August 24th, Cal's annual kick-off to the fall semester. A small vendor booth in the Tech Zone caught my eye. > Read more
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