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New online platform aims to replace bSpace, enhance functionality for students, faculty

CalCentral is a new UC Berkeley web portal that will replace bSpace in the coming years.
CalCentral is a new UC Berkeley web portal that will replace bSpace in the coming years.

UC Berkeley is designing a new platform to improve online interaction and collaboration among  students, faculty and staff — part of an overall shift toward using alternative platforms to improve cross-campus communication. Currently in the design and pilot phases, CalCentral seeks to combine all the features of bSpace — the Read More…

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UC Berkeley to pilot bSpace alternative

As part of an ongoing effort to upgrade the campus’ online educational tools, UC Berkeley’s Educational Technology Services (ETS) has announced it will pilot online platform Canvas with the long-term goal of replacing bSpace, the current system for hosting course webpages. Read More…

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Classroom 127 Dwinelle is currently being converted into an ‘active learning classroom,’ whose purpose is to allow alternative teaching methods and student collaboration.

Some campus classrooms undergo changes for learning experiment

One of several UC Berkeley classrooms that are being converted into active learning classrooms, which would serve as “test kitchens” to try out new tools and techniques in classes, was completed last week and will now be available for use in the fall semester. The project to transform two classrooms Read More…