http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/20130325sociallearning http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/20130325sociallearning#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:40:58 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34272 How can students work together in the new generation of online courses? And how can online systems support and encourage peer learning? A new UC Berkeley School of Information research project aims to answer these questions and more.]]> http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/20130325sociallearning/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28944 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28944#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:08 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33874 At the UC Board of Regents Jan. 16 meeting, President Yudof described efforts to build a larger catalog of online courses, which could make up as much as 11 percent of the undergraduate curriculum over the next five years. This would allow incoming freshmen to fulfill a portion of their lower-division coursework online, he said.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28944/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28929 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28929#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:32:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33845 UC Office of the President offers an overview of the UC system's online-education efforts to date. The initiative will be the subject of a presentation — by systemwide provost Aimée Dorr — at the Wednesday, Jan. 16 meeting of the UC Board of Regents.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28929/feed/ 0 http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/uc-berkeley-opens-online-degree-program-in-integrated-circuit-design http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/uc-berkeley-opens-online-degree-program-in-integrated-circuit-design#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:45:20 +0000 Karen Rhodes http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33509 UC Berkeley's College of Engineering is launching a new online degree program to help increase the ranks of integrated-circuit engineers. Applications are now being accepted for the Master of Advanced Study in Integrated Circuits, with classes set to begin August 2013. ]]> http://coe.berkeley.edu/news-center/press-releases/uc-berkeley-opens-online-degree-program-in-integrated-circuit-design/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/armando-fox-to-help-lead-new-online-education-resource-center/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/armando-fox-to-help-lead-new-online-education-resource-center/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:42:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32850 Armando Fox, professor-in-residence in the College of Engineering, has been appointed to serve as academic director of the Berkeley Resource Center for Online Education, a new unit dedicated to supporting online-education initiatives and research.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/30/armando-fox-to-help-lead-new-online-education-resource-center/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/masters-in-public-health-online-degree/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/masters-in-public-health-online-degree/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:30:58 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25780 This week, students from San Francisco to Alaska will have completed the inaugural semester of the On-Campus/Online Masters in Public Health Degree Program, the first ever online degree offered by UC Berkeley. The pioneering program was designed to expand access to quality education and to help address a nationwide shortage of health care professionals. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/03/masters-in-public-health-online-degree/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/campus-online-education-oversight-group-announced/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/campus-online-education-oversight-group-announced/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:14:23 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29334 A new Online Education Executive Group has been appointed to oversee UC Berkeley's efforts to design and implement online-education offerings, campus leaders say in an April 27 Cal Message to faculty and staff.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/campus-online-education-oversight-group-announced/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/online-education-ets-launches-one-stop-production-suite/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/online-education-ets-launches-one-stop-production-suite/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:24:44 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21200 With the flip of two switches, and a bit of face powder, Berkeley faculty members can now make professional-quality multimedia recordings for presentation online, at a small fraction of the going commercial rates. The place to do that is Educational Technology Services' new production suite, with a nickname suggesting its all-in-one utility.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/28/online-education-ets-launches-one-stop-production-suite/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25296 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25296#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:26:03 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9046 The University of California has been awarded a $748,000 grant by the Next Generation Learning Challenges program for a unique online instruction pilot project, led by Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley Jr., aimed at making a major contribution in this field. ]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25296/feed/ 0