Faculty IT Resources

Educational Technology, Course Websites
Classrooms, Laboratories, Computing Facilities
Email, Internet Access, Computing Services
Training & Resources
Libraries & Digital Collections
Research & Research Computing
IT Resources for Departments
Campuswide IT Governance & Planning

Before using campus services, you may want to check with your own department to see what services (e.g. computer facilities, support) they provide. See the Services section of this site for further information on campus units providing general IT services.

Educational Technology, Course Websites

BearFacts — where faculty can enter and submit final course grades, review class lists and wait lists
Educational Technology Services (ETS) — the central campus resource providing course web sites, classroom technology support and installation, webcasting, multimedia production, teleconferencing, video and audio, and technology support for University events, as well as consulting and training on how to use these and other tools.
- Berkeley on iTunes U — download audio recordings of courses (including computer science and information science) and events
- bSpace — collaborative workspaces, course websites, tools to support instruction and research
- webcast.berkeley — course video live and on demand
UC Berkeley General Catalog
UC Berkeley Google Video — courses, arts & humanities, global & public affairs, science & technology

Classrooms, Laboratories, Computing Facilities

Berkeley Language Center — supports the learning and teaching of heritage and foreign languages
Classroom Management (Office of the Registrar) — scheduling, reservations
ETS Classroom Technology — audio/visual equipment, streaming video
ETS Faculty Lab — stations that instructors can use on their own for preparing course materials for class or course web site use
Social Science Computing Laboratory (SSCL)
Workstation & Microcomputer Facilities (W&MF) — campus computer labs
W&MF Instructional Reservations

Email, Internet Access, Telecommunications & Computing Services

Campuswide Technology Service Providers
Information Services and Technology (IST) — provides campuswide computing, communication, and technology services in support of education, administration, and research
- IST Knowledge Base — FAQs and help for many IST Services (e.g. CalMail, CalAgenda, CalNet, CalWeb, WebFiles, etc.)
- IST Support — service desk, help with central, IST-supported services

AirBears — campus wireless network
CalAgenda — online calendaring and scheduling
CalNet — personal network ID for accessing UC Berkeley's online services
- CalNet Directory — contact information for current faculty, staff, and students at UC Berkeley
- CalNet Directory Listing Update — change your directory listing information
CalMail — email and webmail service for faculty, staff, and students
CalShare — collaborative workspace
CalWeb — web hosting for campus departments and groups
Cal WebFiles — Internet file storage
Campus Computer Repair and Support (CCRC) — fee-based service
Campus VPN Service — allows CalNetID authenticated users to connect to the UC Berkeley network from outside of campus as if they were on campus
Campuswide Computer Help Desks — assistance for faculty, staff, and students
Connecting@Berkeley — free CD with software for computer security and Internet connectivity
Dialup Services — dialup access to campus network
Faculty Modem Service — network access from off campus
Laptop IP Service (LIPS) — drop-in laptop docking service
Network Connections — install a wired network connection on campus
Open Computing Facility (OCF) — student-run lab offering free email, web hosting, unix shell account & computer lab access
Software Central — downloads for faculty, staff, and students
The Scholar's Workstation (TSW) — campus computer and software store offering educational discounts
UCBackup — centralized workstation backup support for the UC Berkeley campus over the campus network
UniBears — voicemail and unified messaging services
Unix WebFarm — web hosting on a server farm

Training & Resources

Campus IT Security Training — IT security resources
Ergonomics @ Work health and safety for computer users
eTrain — courses and presentations developed by various campus trainers and managers
ETS Workshops and Seminars — training workshops for faculty, graduate students, and support staff on course web sites, web communication tools, web video and audio, multimedia, and classroom technologies
Geographic Information Science Center Software — UC Berkeley has site licence for full suite of ESRI's commercial GIS products
Haas Computing Services' Campus Training Resources — online, campus, & vendor-provided classes on applications (Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, etc.) and system administration and support
Interactive Course Enrollment (ICE) — online enrollment for faculty and staff training
Safari Books Online — e-reference library for programmers and IT professionals. For off campus use, use the proxy server for UCB faculty, staff, and students at http://proxy.lib.berkeley.edu/
Teach-net — moderated email forum on teaching at Berkeley
Training, courses, workshops — offered by IST and other campus units
UC Berkeley Extension — courses and programs include applied computing and information systems
UC Berkeley Library Classes & Tours — resource training courses and library tours

Libraries & Digital Collections

Research & Research Computing

High-Performance Computing Cluster — IT support for research
Research at Berkeley
Technology Research at Berkeley — UC Berkeley academic departments, interdisciplinary programs, and research centers whose research subject is technology
UC Berkeley Clustered Computing — general purpose computing cluster environments open to researchers in the UC Berkeley community

IT Resources for Departments

CNS Shopping Cart — online shopping cart of IT products
CalNet Deputies Program — Departmental activation of CalNet ID's
Departmental On-Site Computing Support (DOCS) — provides computing support to campus departments at their sites on a recharge basis
Strategic Technology Acquisition — provides direct support to campus managerial staff who are responsible for strategic technology implementations
Technology Resource Center — UC's source of third-party software for departments

Campuswide IT Governance & Planning

Academic Senate Committee on Computing & Communications (COMP)
Campuswide IT Planning — under the leadership of UC Berkeley's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Campus Technology Council (CTC)