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Building Cyber Resilience

On October 6, 2021, Ontario’s Cyber Security Centre of Excellence is hosting its second annual cyber security conference for the broader public sector. This full-day virtual conference is geared to senior IT executives, security professionals and change management leaders working in public sector organizations. Register for event here.

Coffee with the CISO: Let’s talk information security

Do you have questions about the information security sector? Grab a coffee and join us in a virtual event hosted by Isaac Straley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), U of T, for an informal and open conversation.

Connect+Learn: Major updates to Whiteboard for Teams

Microsoft just launched a series of updates to Whiteboard — and they are major! Calling it “the new Microsoft Whiteboard designed for Hybrid Work,” Microsoft seems sure it will make a splash. Join Connect+Learn for this overview of the new and improved Whiteboard and how it can make your Teams meetings more interactive and engaging. […]

Thursday@3: Updates on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

At our next Thursday@3 webinar, special guests Ben Poynton and Chris Sabatinos from the University of Toronto AODA office (Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture) will share updates and insights related to changing institutional and provincial expectations.

Coffee with the CISO: Then and now – information security over the past decade

Join us at this virtual event hosted by Isaac Straley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), U of T, for an open conversation about the challenges and accomplishments of the information security sector. Grab a coffee and engage in a brief presentation followed by an 40-minute interactive Q&A session with the CISO.

SiberX Power Hour

Join Ali Abba Hirji and Isaac Straley for Power Hour.

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

With the best presenters, the best content, and the best networking, the premier higher ed IT event brings together professionals and technology providers from around the world to share ideas, grow professionally, and discover solutions to today’s challenges.

Secure Together – An information security virtual panel event

In this one-hour virtual panel event, you will hear the latest updates from information security experts in the fields of criminology and governmental policy. By making simple changes to how we connect, work and learn online, we can stay secure together.

Absolutely Interdisciplinary

Absolutely Interdisciplinary convenes researchers from across disciplines to build new, interdisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding of how to meet the challenge of ensuring AI and other powerful technologies promote human well-being.

Exploring careers in cyber security

Join us on November 4th from 5:30 - 7 pm at the Exploring Careers in Cyber Security event for a conversation with cyber security experts as they highlight their cyber journey from a non-cyber security background. Sign up today!

Connect+Learn: Simplify meeting scheduling with FindTime

With multiple stakeholders (who have multiple schedules) it can be tricky to find a meeting time that works for everyone. Fortunately, Microsoft FindTime can help! Join Connect+Learn for this introduction to Microsoft FindTime, the best Outlook tool you didn’t know about.

TESS 2021

Save your spot for eCampusOntario’s annual Technology and Education Seminar and Showcase (TESS) conference, which brings together the postsecondary community for learning, collaborating, and celebrating achievements.

TESS 2021

Save your spot for eCampusOntario’s annual Technology and Education Seminar and Showcase (TESS) conference, which brings together the postsecondary community for learning, collaborating, and celebrating achievements.

Connect+Learn: SharePoint office hours

Join EASI’s Information Management team for this unstructured drop-in session to get help or ask questions about SharePoint.

Connect+Learn: Bookings help session

Bring your questions and join Connect+Learn at any time from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for this unstructured drop-in Bookings help session.

Connect+Learn: Using the new Teams Q&A feature

Microsoft Teams has just added a new Q&A feature. This feature allows meeting attendees to submit questions to a meeting, and for the meeting organizer to moderate them. Join Connect+Learn for a brief demo.

Connect+Learn: SharePoint office hours

​Join EASI's Information Management team for this unstructured drop-in session to get help or ask questions about SharePoint.

Thursdays@3: Leveraging Azure cloud architecture

Join us for early insight into a new cross-unit initiative that will expand our capacity to leverage Microsoft Azure cloud architecture, both for ITS and for the broader U of T community.

ITS (virtual) holiday party

The time has come to celebrate the accomplishments of the Information Technology Services (ITS) team. And what better way to do so than with a festive virtual party filled with ugly sweaters, trivia, prizes and more!

Tech Talk – The future of digital learning

At this ITS Tech Talk, three University of Toronto leaders will share insights on leveraging new digital learning strategies, analytic data access and educational technology platforms to enhance programs and student experience.

Connect+Learn: Introducing Visio

Join Connect+Learn for a brief overview of the Visio diagramming tool. Staff, students and faculty now have access to a new lightweight web-based version of this application as part of the University’s agreement with Microsoft.

Data Privacy Day 2022

The Information Technology Services (ITS) division is leading a Data Privacy Day 2022 campaign to raise awareness and educate the University of Toronto (U of T) tri-campus community on safe data privacy practices.

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: SharePoint office hours

​Join EASI's Information Management team for this unstructured drop-in session to get help or ask questions about SharePoint.

ITS all staff town hall

Microsoft Teams

Information Technology Services (ITS) staff are invited to attend the next ITS all staff town hall on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 10 – 11 a.m. Connect with co-workers and participate in a live Q&A session as Bo Wandschneider, Chief Information Officer, ITS and Lori-Anne Hill, Director, Human Resources, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships (OREP) […]

Connect+Learn: SharePoint office hours

​Join EASI's Information Management team for this unstructured drop-in session to get help or ask questions about SharePoint.

Connect+Learn: Power Automate for beginners

Power Automate is a service from Microsoft that lets anyone create code-free automated workflows. Join Connect+Learn for this introduction to Power Automate for beginners. We will discuss what exactly Power Automate is, what it can be used for, and even create a simple automatic workflow together. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 647-794-1609 Canada, Toronto (Toll) […]

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.