Faculty IT Resources
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.
- 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
- 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
- CalMail
— email and webmail service for faculty, staff, and students
- CalShare
— collaborative workspace
- Campus DHCP Service (formerly Laptop IP Service, LIPS)
— drop-in laptop docking service
- Campus VPN Service
— allows CalNet ID–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
- IST web hosting
— web hosting for campus departments and groups
- 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 at the Cal Student Store
— campus computer and software store offering educational discounts for individual faculty, staff, and students
- The Scholar's Workstation (TSW) Technology Store for Departments
— campus computer and software store for faculty and staff to purchase products with departmental funds
- UCBackup
— centralized workstation backup support for the UC Berkeley campus over the campus network
- Cal Voicemail
— voicemail and unified messaging services
- Unix WebFarm
— web hosting on a server farm
- Campus IT Security Training
— IT security resources
- Ergonomics @ Work
health and safety for computer users
- e-Learn (available via BLU)
— online learning portal to training and on-the-job support tools
- 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
- Haas Enterprise Computing & Service Management Training Resources
— online, campus, & vendor-provided classes on applications (Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, etc.) and system administration and support
- 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 Learning Center (formerly Interactive Course Enrollment, ICE)
— online enrollment for faculty and staff training
- UC Berkeley Library Classes & Tours
— resource training courses and library tours
- Working From Home Guide
— technical requirements to work from home
