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Thursdays@3: Return to campus – hybrid work strategies

Our upcoming session will provide insights from an EASI working group that was formed to address development of a range of strategies for hybrid work. Join us for a short overview of key strategies across these domains, followed by a discussion period for questions and suggestions from participants.

Connect+Learn: Share your (real) whiteboard – Content from camera in Teams

Did you know that Teams can automatically frame, resize and increase the contrast on your physical whiteboard so that people in your online meetings can see it better? Teams can even make your body appear transparent so that you never block the content — all you need is your computer’s built-in camera and a whiteboard. Join Connect+Learn for a live demonstration of this feature.

Connect+Learn: IT offboarding made EASI

EASI has made offboarding employees from IT services like email, ROSI and AMS easier than ever. This session will provide a walkthrough of using the Enterprise Service Centre to offboard employees from IT services. It will be followed by a question and answer session.

Connect+Learn: IT offboarding made EASI

EASI has made offboarding employees from IT services like email, ROSI and AMS easier than ever. This session will provide a walkthrough of using the Enterprise Service Centre to offboard employees from IT services. It will be followed by a question and answer session.

OHEIT Conference 2022

The conference is geared towards IT leaders and professionals representing the Ontario higher education sector, and covers a variety of topics on IT projects, products, trends and initiatives in higher education.

#DisplayYourPride

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the University of Toronto (U of T) will celebrate Pride month with the annual #DisplayYourPride event.

Thursday@3: Toward more inclusive language in ITS

In this session we will begin to explore the potential impacts of unconscious bias, consider language examples from the IT professional context, and situate this work in the broader context of diversity and inclusion at U of T.

Introduction to Microsoft 365 @ U of T (Instructor-Led)

This session provides U of T employees with a beginner’s overview of using key Microsoft applications in an administrative context at the University. Tools covered include Outlook, Teams and OneDrive.

Connect+Learn: Using tags in Teams

With tags, you can categorize people based on attributes, such as role, project, skill, training or location. Join Connect+Learn for an overview of using tags in Teams.

Connect+Learn: Best practices for hybrid meetings

The modern workplace presents new opportunities for collaboration and innovation, and hybrid meeting skills can make all the difference. Join Connect+Learn for an overview of best practices for hybrid meetings.

2022 OREP Staff Achievement Awards

The Vice-President Operations & Real Estate Partnerships (OREP) established the annual Staff Achievement Awards Program in 2015 in order to recognize exceptional staff contributions to the success of their particular unit, the OREP portfolio, and/or the University.

Connect+Learn: Best practices for hybrid meetings

The modern workplace presents new opportunities for collaboration and innovation, and hybrid meeting skills can make all the difference. Join Connect+Learn for an overview of best practices for hybrid meetings.

Connect+Learn: Best practices for hybrid meetings

The modern workplace presents new opportunities for collaboration and innovation, and hybrid meeting skills can make all the difference. Join Connect+Learn for an overview of best practices for hybrid meetings.

SRI Seminar Series: Julie Shah, “Human-machine partnerships and work of the future”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Julie Shah, an associate professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT who leads the Interactive Robotics Group of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In this talk, Shah explores what growing automation will mean for the future of work, and how we can build better jobs alongside intelligent machines.

Connect+Learn: Best practices for hybrid meetings

The modern workplace presents new opportunities for collaboration and innovation, and hybrid meeting skills can make all the difference. Join Connect+Learn for an overview of best practices for hybrid meetings.

SRI Seminar Series: C. Thi Nguyen, “Transparency is surveillance”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes C. Thi Nguyen, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah whose work explores how social structures and technologies shape how we think. In this talk, Nguyen explores how requirements for transparency can enact pressures on expert domains with deeply negative results.

Language, accessibility and ableism (online)

Join us as we delve into issues of ableism and how they manifest in the everyday language we use. Participants will explore this dynamic and how it plays out, collaboratively developing strategies for addressing ableism in its many forms. Registration closes on 22 September at 12pm.

Securing our future: Bridging the cyber security talent gap

Chestnut Conference Centre 3rd floor University Room, 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Government of Ontario is partnering with the University of Toronto to bring you Securing our Future: Bridging the Cyber Security Talent Gap. Hear from professionals with different backgrounds to learn how you start your career in cyber security.

SRI Seminar Series: Moshe Vardi, “How to be an ethical computer scientist”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Moshe Vardi, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering at Rice University, where he leads the Technology, Culture, and Society Initiative. In this talk, Vardi will discuss what considerations and principles computer scientists can use to develop an ethical framework for their practices.

Let’s talk international partnerships fireside chats – International SOS

International SOS provides a range of services for U of T students, faculty and staff who are travelling abroad for University of Toronto related activities. With travel continuing to increase in 2022, we invite faculty and staff to join us for a refresher and/or to learn more about International SOS.

Thursday@3: Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative

ITS is now participating in the Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) program. The ESI program can help us build technical skills and knowledge of Microsoft platforms to support IT@UofT projects and initiatives. Join us to learn more about the benefits and ESI program details from our colleagues at Microsoft.

Managing digital risks in the broader public sector conference

The Managing Digital Risks in the Broader Public Sector conference is Ontario’s third annual cyber security conference is geared towards IT and cyber security professionals from across Canada’s Broader Public Sector (BPS), and will provide participants with valuable insights on the current cyber security landscape, as well as how to best manage digital risks within organizations to improve their cyber security posture.

Digital document accessibility

This session focuses on accessible content creation practices. Techniques for conceptualizing, creating and maintaining accessible documents will be discussed and how to build these into department wide processes. A heavy emphasis is placed on why those techniques are important, and the ramifications of formatting decisions.

Social media & accessibility

This session will provide communications professionals with key resources, tips and techniques to support the development and creation of accessible social media content. Participants will be reminded of our obligations, legal and social, to create accessible content, provided with guidance on common social media platform accessibility features, and given advice on how to design accessible content within social media apps.

Virtual Coffee with the CISO: Managing online security risks

Microsoft Teams

Join this virtual event hosted by Isaac Straley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), U of T, for an open conversation about information security and how we can protect ourselves and the University against security threats. Attendees will learn about information security in a higher education context, including resources available to staff and faculty and best practices for managing security incidents.

Web content accessibility crash course

This session aims to give a foundation or refresher for website content editors on web accessibility fundamentals. Participants will learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and how they apply to the AODA, what this means for their role at the University and provide a foundation for discussion of web accessibility with different types of stakeholders.

SRI Seminar Series: Barbara Grosz, “Fostering responsible computing research”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins Research Professor of Natural Sciences in the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Grosz’s contributions to AI research include fundamental advances in natural-language processing and theories of multi-agent collaboration, and innovative models to improve healthcare coordination and science education.

Accessibility & procurement

This session will provide participants with a foundation to interpreting the accessible procurement rules under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Participants will discover the specific legislative requirements around accessibility design criteria and features, and how these apply to the procurement of goods, services and facilities.

UTSC Coffee with the CISO: Online security and cyber careers

UTSC Room AC 227 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON, Canada

Grab a coffee and join Isaac Straley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), University of Toronto, for an informal and open conversation about information security careers and online safety, including best practices for securing online accounts and protecting yourself against fraud.

SRI Seminar Series: Gillian Hadfield, “Judging facts, judging norms: Training ML models to judge humans requires a new approach to labeling data”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes SRI Director and Chair Gillian Hadfield for a special in-person session. The inaugural Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society and a professor of law and strategic management at the University of Toronto, Hadfield’s research focuses on innovative legal and economic design, AI governance, legal markets, and contract law and theory.

Universal Design 101

This session will provide all staff with key resources, tips and techniques to support the embedding of universal design principles in all aspects of their work. Participants will be introduced to the concepts and principles of universal design, provided with guidance on what spaces, built and not, universal design has been applied, and given advice on what aspects of university administration and services can be designed using this concept.

SRI Seminar Series: Michael Bernstein, “Designing artificial intelligence to navigate societal disagreement”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes SRI Director and Chair Gillian Hadfield for a special in-person session. The inaugural Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society and a professor of law and strategic management at the University of Toronto, Hadfield’s research focuses on innovative legal and economic design, AI governance, legal markets, and contract law and theory.

Thursday@3: What is application portfolio management?

Learn about the framework for managing IT software applications and software-based services, considering the full range of supported software applications against metrics that illustrate the business benefits of each.

CRIS: REDCap virtual office hours 

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative (ARC) technologies is hosting REDCap Office Hours. This will provide an avenue for a one-on-one consultation with a REDCap expert to answer questions and address issues related to your REDCap projects.

EDUCAUSE Learning Lab | Lead your shift: Women on the move (Part 1)

In this course, participants will gain clarity regarding their career strategy for the next five years. The course will also cover techniques and strategies on how to negotiate with confidence, communicate your worth, and use the power of persuasion to negotiate for next-level opportunities.

UTM Coffee with the CISO: Online security and cyber careers

UTM Maanjiwe nendamowinan #5128 1535 Outer Cir Rd, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Grab a coffee and join Isaac Straley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), University of Toronto, for an informal and open conversation about information security careers and online safety, including best practices for securing online accounts and protecting yourself against fraud.

EDUCAUSE Learning Lab | Lead your shift: Women on the move (Part 2)

In this course, participants will gain clarity regarding their career strategy for the next five years. The course will also cover techniques and strategies on how to negotiate with confidence, communicate your worth, and use the power of persuasion to negotiate for next-level opportunities.

CRIS: REDCap virtual office hours 

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative (ARC) technologies is hosting REDCap Office Hours. This will provide an avenue for a one-on-one consultation with a REDCap expert to answer questions and address issues related to your REDCap projects.

Social media & accessibility

This session will provide communications professionals with key resources, tips and techniques to support the development and creation of accessible social media content. Participants will be reminded of our obligations, legal and social, to create accessible content, provided with guidance on common social media platform accessibility features, and given advice on how to design accessible content within social media apps.

Language, accessibility and ableism

This session will provide participants with a foundational knowledge on how communication and language can create barriers to accessibility, and how to address these barriers. Participants will be (re-) introduced to AODA guidelines for accessible communication, language and terms that may be problematic, invited to consider how language changes over time, and to discuss how this knowledge might change interactions with all members of the University community moving forward.

EDUCAUSE Learning Lab | Lead your shift: Women on the move (Part 3)

In this course, participants will gain clarity regarding their career strategy for the next five years. The course will also cover techniques and strategies on how to negotiate with confidence, communicate your worth, and use the power of persuasion to negotiate for next-level opportunities.

IP Matters: What you need to know about IP and artificial intelligence & machine learning

This session will be moderated by Alberto Galasso, Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman Chair in Life Sciences Commercialization and will feature real-world insights from entrepreneurs, legal experts, and researchers. The second half of the session will feature a “camera’s off, Ask Me Anything” opportunity for attendees.

ITS all-staff town hall: The power of human connection

Great Hall - Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The fall ITS all-staff town hall is taking place in person on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at the Hart House Great Hall located on 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.

Web content accessibility crash course

This session aims to give a foundation or refresher for website content editors on web accessibility fundamentals. Participants will learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and how they apply to the AODA, what this means for their role at the University and provide a foundation for discussion of web accessibility with different types of stakeholders.

Accessibility & procurement

This session will provide participants with a foundation to interpreting the accessible procurement rules under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Participants will discover the specific legislative requirements around accessibility design criteria and features, and how these apply to the procurement of goods, services and facilities.

Introduction to data visualization using Tableau Desktop

Through a combination of lecture and demonstrations, this workshop will introduce you to data visualization using a common data visualization tool, Tableau Desktop. Participants will create visualizations such as a bar graphs, line graphs and scatter plots.

EDUCAUSE Learning Lab | Lead your shift: Women on the move (Part 4)

In this course, participants will gain clarity regarding their career strategy for the next five years. The course will also cover techniques and strategies on how to negotiate with confidence, communicate your worth, and use the power of persuasion to negotiate for next-level opportunities.

SRI Seminar Series: Jonathon Penney, “Chilling effects and the future automated legal enforcement”

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Jonathon Penney, a legal scholar and social scientist who is an associate professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, a research affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and a long time research fellow at the Citizen Lab, at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

CRIS: REDCap virtual office hours 

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative (ARC) technologies is hosting REDCap Office Hours. This will provide an avenue for a one-on-one consultation with a REDCap expert to answer questions and address issues related to your REDCap projects.

Thursday@3: Building an inclusive community

For our final Thursday@3 session for the fall 2022 term, we will continue our exploration of mindsets that help us to value diversity and foster an inclusive workplace environment.

CRIS: REDCap virtual office hours 

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative (ARC) technologies is hosting REDCap Office Hours. This will provide an avenue for a one-on-one consultation with a REDCap expert to answer questions and address issues related to your REDCap projects.

Web content accessibility crash course

This session aims to give a foundation or refresher for website content editors on web accessibility fundamentals. Participants will learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and how they apply to the AODA, what this means for their role at the University and provide a foundation for discussion of web accessibility with different types of stakeholders.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series: Coding best practices

Learn more about resources to help with your big data and artificial intelligence projects. Michal Serafin will give insights and an overview of the Data Carpentries and Software Carpentries workshops that offer lessons in Python, R, Git, OpenRefine, Data Cleaning, Data Management, and including how and when to sign up for workshops.

ITS staff holiday party

Faculty Club 41 Willcocks St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ITS staff are invited to the in-person holiday party! Connect with colleagues and celebrate at this festive reception filled with laughter and good cheer.

Gerstein + MADLab 3D printing safety training

Gerstein Library 9 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

This session introduces tools, techniques and best practices of 3D printing, including the basics of 3D printing, an introduction to the MADLab space, and the models of 3D printers available for use. Instructors will demonstrate how to safely use the service and the machines from start to finish, as well as how to find and prepare 3d models and software.

U of T Capture the Flag competition

Bahen Centre Room 1220 40 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us in-person or online for our multi-club CTF (Capture-The-Flag) competition, taking place this January 14th and 15th. All beginner, intermediate, and skilled U of T students are welcome to participate in our security-oriented challenges and talks!

Digital document accessibility

This session focuses on accessible content creation practices. Techniques for conceptualizing, creating and maintaining accessible documents will be discussed and how to build these into department wide processes. A heavy emphasis is placed on why those techniques are important, and the ramifications of formatting decisions.

Understanding your responsibility to preventing racial discrimination & harassment in the work environment

This training for faculty and staff provides an overview of the race-related Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and definitions of relevant key terms. It also explores how racial discrimination and harassment manifest in the work environments. Strategies and tools will be shared to effectively identify and to respond to race-related conflicts in the workplace.

Web content accessibility crash course

This session aims to give a foundation or refresher for website content editors on web accessibility fundamentals. Participants will learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and how they apply to the AODA, what this means for their role at the University and provide a foundation for discussion of web accessibility with different types of stakeholders.

Protecting U of T student information | Data Privacy Day virtual panel event

Microsoft Teams

In this event, experts will discuss the handling of student personal information, practical tips for protecting information and resources available at the University to support you in meeting your responsibilities.The panel discussion will be followed by a 30-minute interactive Q&A.

SRI Seminar Series: Avi Goldfarb, “Power and prediction: The disruptive economics of artificial intelligence”

Rotman School of Management 95 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In this talk, Goldfarb explores how artificial intelligence (AI) presents opportunities and threats in ways that are both extraordinary and unexpected. Identifying AI’s ability to decouple prediction from other aspects of decision-making as a key to its transformative impact, Goldfarb contends that it will require the invention of new ways of operating—many of which remain undiscovered—in order to truly unleash AI’s innovative potential.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series: Data value chains

Michel Girard’s presentation introduces the concept of data value chains including data collection; access and analytics. It then looks at systems and controls that should be considered to facilitate data sharing and reuse while respecting ethical norms and regulatory/ contractual obligations.

Understanding anti-Brown racism in Canada

This workshop will explore anti-Brown racism through a human rights lens based on the unique experiences of South and Southeast Asians, Middle Easterners, Latin Americans, and North Africans in Canada. We will explore the different manifestations of this racism – whether it is direct or systemic – based on distinct cultural stereotypes, religious differences, and economic insecurity.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series: AI in practice

In this session, we will discuss how IBM is helping clients with their digital transformation initiatives with the power of data & AI providing tangible business outcomes.

SRI Seminar Series: Jon Lindsay, Georgia Institute of Technology

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Jon Lindsay, an associate professor at the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a joint appointment in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and a courtesy appointment in the School of Public Policy.

Understanding your responsibility to preventing racial discrimination & harassment in the work and learning environment(s)

This training for students provides an overview of the race-related Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and definitions of relevant key terms. It also explores how racial discrimination and harassment manifest in the work environments. Strategies and tools will be shared to effectively identify and to respond to race-related conflicts in the workplace.

SRI Seminar Series: Jonathon Penney, “Chilling effects and the future automated legal enforcement”

In this talk, Penney will explore how rapid technological developments are leading to the automation of legal enforcement, generating serious risks for privacy and human rights. Amidst a lack of guidance for lawmakers and policymakers grappling with these issues, Penney will consider theoretical and empirical research on the social impacts of these technologies, and the shortcomings of typical solutions such as regulation and human oversight.

SRI Seminar Series: Owain Evans, “Truthful language models and AI alignment”

In this talk, Evans will present recent work on defining and measuring “truthfulness” in the context of large language models, including their calibration, and their ability to forecast world events. These topics will be considered in relation to the reduction of epistemic harms from AI and the problem of value alignment in the context of artificial general intelligence.

Thursday@3: VOIP to Microsoft Teams migration

VoIP is now a core part of our telecommunications infrastructure supported by EIS. Join in this Thursday@3 session to learn more about the project implementation and be among the first to see a demonstration of the Microsoft Teams integration.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series: Data privacy and Cybersecurity

In this seminar, join BLG’s Shane Morganstein as he shares stories from the cybersecurity war room, and insights into how big data, machine learning and AI are helping to transform how organizations respond to increasingly complex cyber incidents.

SRI Seminar Series: Jennifer Raso, “Concentrated power, diffused agency: The effects of digitalized border administration”

In this session, Raso explores how technologies that administer border and immigration policies construct another equally important, but less explored, subject: state agency. Drawing on a recent example from Canada, Raso demonstrates how digitalization simultaneously concentrates state power while diffusing agency, reflecting on what this means for legal accountability mechanisms and decision-making.