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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.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Case Competition

Open to students from any academic discipline at U of T, the IMI BIGDataAIHUB Case Competition is designed as a developmental opportunity for students to gain additional hands-on exposure to big data and artificial intelligence through real-world data.

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.

Learn more about Riipen

Join us for an information session and demo of the Riipen platform. Attendees will learn about web application and the range service options available.

IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series: Quantum computing

The IMI BIGDataAIHUB Seminar Series covers a range of topics related to big data and artificial intelligence. Students, staff, faculty, alumni and members of the broader community are welcome!

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.

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: Kobbi Nissim, Georgetown University

Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Kobbi Nissim, the McDevitt Chair of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and an affiliate professor at Georgetown Law. Nissim’s research works towards establishing rigorous practices for privacy in computation. He is particularly interested in intersection points between privacy and various disciplines within and outside computer science, including cryptography, machine learning, game theory, complexity theory, algorithmics, statistics, databases, and more recently privacy law and policy.

Women in AI: Sophia Ananiadou, University of Manchester

The Women in AI speaker series, a collaboration between the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and Deloitte, welcomes Sophia Ananiadou, a professor of computer science at the University of Manchester, and director of UK National Centre for Text Mining, which provides tools, resources, systems and infrastructure for biomedicine.

IT@UofT co-ed hockey 2023

Varsity Arena 299 Bloor St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hey sports fans! Though original plans for an IT community hockey game were cancelled in March 2020, we are now setting our sights on convening a friendly and fun IT@UofT co-ed hockey game to close out the winter term - and you are invited! Join in an opportunity to practice teamwork, one of our ITS core values! Those who don't play hockey are welcome to drop by and cheer us on from the stands.

SRI Seminar Series: David G. Rand, “How polarization can help solve the misinformation problem”

In this session, David G. Rand explores the role of political polarization in the sharing and belief of misinformation, suggesting that it is possible to supplement forms of professional fact-checking by harnessing the wisdom of crowds. Presenting data from survey experiments, Rand will demonstrate that successful crowdsourcing of misinformation identification may succeed because of, rather than in spite of, polarization and political motivations.

SRI Seminar Series: Sven Nyholm, “AI, responsibility gaps, and asymmetries between praise and blame”

In this session, Sven Nyholm will discuss “responsibility gaps” and asymmetries regarding praise and blame for outcomes produced by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Using contemporary examples such as text produced by large language models, accidents caused by self-driving cars, and medical diagnoses and treatment, Nyholm will demonstrate how praise for good outcomes produced by AI is typically harder to deserve than blame for bad outcomes.

Connect+Learn: Update on Microsoft Teams

Join Connect+Learn for an overview of some recent changes. Updates discussed will include: delete chats from your chat list, more reactions at your fingertips, send your messages later, and delete people to chat with @mention.

Next Generation Accessibility – AODA | Thursday@3

Join us for an update on the changing landscape of accessibility standards in Ontario higher education as a new set of provincial recommendations have been drafted to address continuing barriers and improve access for all. Guidance from the Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) office will be shared, including a draft outline of U of T’s new proactive framework for discussion.

Women in AI: Maren Bennewitz, University of Bonn

In this talk, Maren Bennewitz will explore her solutions work utilizing convolutional neural networks and reinforcement learning to enable service robots to act with foresight when navigating human environments.

Connect+Learn: Introduction to Power Automate

Join Connect+Learn for a session on Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow). A service that helps you create automated workflows for repetitive business processes. Power Automate can send reminders on past due tasks, move business data between systems on a schedule, talk to many data sources.

Disrupting anti-Asian racism: Tools for change

Learning objectives of the event includes explore and discuss the historical and current-day realities of anti-Asian racism; Deepen understanding of how anti-Asian racism interacts with other forms of discrimination; Share strategies and resources to identify and address anti-Asian racism in working and learning environments.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

SciNet User Group Meeting

The SciNet Users Group (SNUG) meetings happen every month on the second Wednesday and involve a techtalk (a hybrid in-person/online webinar) on topics or technologies of interest to the SciNet community.

Intro to SciNet, Niagara and Mist

In about 90 minutes, learn how to use the SciNet systems Niagara and Mist, from securely logging in to running computations on the supercomputer. Experienced users may still pick up some valuable pointers.

Understanding anti-Asian racism: Conversations and strategies for change in higher education

The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) invites you to register for our upcoming May programming in celebration and recognition of Asian Heritage Month. Some of the events objectives include: Deepen awareness of various manifestations of anti-Asian racism experienced by Asian and Asian Canadian communities, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

Rejuv Movement Session

Multi-Faith Centre Main Activity Hall, 2nd Floor, Room KP208, 569 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This 1-hour restorative movement session is done at a slow to medium pace. Blending Indian classical dance gestures, breath and self-reflexology, this class is designed to bring participants to a state of balance, deep relaxation and allow their mind and body to restore. Participants will leave feeling a sense of renewal, release and restoration.

U of T Family Pride PA Day

The Hart House, Family Care Office, QUTE, and Positive Space invite the U of T community and their families to a Pride month celebration of families! Children (and adults!) will have the opportunity to create artistic representations of their families.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

Toronto Public Tech Workshop 2023

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

The purpose of this workshop is to allow colleagues to present work—whether in progress or finished—which explores the use of technology for public purposes. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers from any discipline.

Display Your Pride 2023

We invite you to join us on Tuesday, June 13 as U of T’s three campuses celebrate Pride Month and U of T Pride with the annual #DisplayYourPride event!

Intro to SciNet, Niagara and Mist

In about 90 minutes, learn how to use the SciNet systems Niagara and Mist, from securely logging in to running computations on the supercomputer. Experienced users may still pick up some valuable pointers.

Drawing Across the Disciplines: Data Visualization

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library 120 St George St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In this session, curators Tony Gray (Director, Strategic Research, Office of the President) and Aurora Mendelsohn (Director, Research Analytics, VPRI) discuss their new exhibit Emerging Patterns: Data Visualization Throughout History on view 22 May -18 August 2023 at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.

What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do I Need One?

This workshop is intended to provide a basic overview of Data Management Plans (DMPs), a tool often used to lay a foundation for good research data management practices through the life of a research project and beyond.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

CANHEIT 2023

U of T St. George campus and virtual

CANHEIT is the only national conference for IT professionals in higher education in Canada. Each year, IT professionals from universities across the country come together to share ideas, showcase best practices and learn from each other. It’s a great professional development opportunity and a chance to work with colleagues at U of T and other schools.

Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2023

Connecting technical researchers, social scientists, and humanists, Absolutely Interdisciplinary fosters new ways of thinking about the challenges presented by AI and other powerful technologies to build a future that promotes human well-being—for everyone.

Connect+Learn: DocuSign

Join Connect+Learn on a session on DocuSign. It is a service to provide departments within the university community an ability to manage electronic agreements easily with extended benefits to other stages of the agreement process, such as preparing, acting on, and managing agreements.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

Connect+Learn: Stream migration

We invite you to join this Connect+Learn session to gain an overview of the latest features and improvements of Stream (SharePoint).

Connect+Learn: Stream migration

We invite you to join this Connect+Learn session to gain an overview of the latest features and improvements of Stream (SharePoint).

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

Digital document accessibility

This session focuses on accessible content creation practices. Techniques for conceptualizing, creating, and maintaining accessible documents will be discussed, along with 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.

Web content accessibility crash course (Day 1)

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.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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 (Day 2)

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.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

ITS summer social

The Clark Quad, University College 15 King's College Cir, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us for the second ITS summer social event, hosted by the office of the CIO. Soak up the summer weather and network with your colleagues during an afternoon of outdoor fun featuring frozen treats and a live steel drum performance from the U of T Faculty of Music.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.

Connect+Learn: Stream Classic retirement

In this session we will be addressing questions and concerns that users have raised while our team is continuing to support the Stream Classic retirement.

REDCap summer 2023 virtual hours

The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) 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.