ITS
Information Technology Services
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.
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.
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.
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.
We invite you to join this Connect+Learn session to gain an overview of the latest features and improvements of Stream (SharePoint).
We invite you to join this Connect+Learn session to gain an overview of the latest features and improvements of Stream (SharePoint).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Please join this Connect+Learn session to learn how to export all of your Power Platform flows and Power Apps from the legacy environment to the new default environment .
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.
Please join this Connect+Learn session to learn how to export all of your Power Platform flows and Power Apps from the legacy environment to the new default environment .
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join Connect+Learn for an introductory session to Avepoint. This session is an introduction to Avepoint for departments that are interested in enrolling in the service offering.
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.
All ITS staff are invited to attend the town hall. RSVP by hitting "accept" in the Outlook invitation by Aug. 30 at 5 p.m.
Join Connect+Learn on a session that gives an overview of the various applications and useful tools within Microsoft 365.
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.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on enhancing Outlook efficiency. It will introduce some useful features of Microsoft Outlook.
In this talk, Aaron Hertzmann will discuss how these developments parallel the development of previous artistic technologies, like oil paint, photography, and traditional computer graphics, with many useful analogies between past and current developments.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on tips and tricks for using Microsoft Teams effectively for virtual meetings, chats, files and communication.
In this talk, Shion Guha will explore how predictive risk models are used in government agencies, deconstructing and interrogating what “risk” actually means in these systems and providing provocative directions for how to move beyond existing approaches.
This session will describe the buddy program's activities, roles and responsibilities of mentor-buddies and how interested staff can apply to take part as an experienced buddy who will welcome a newcomer.
What does it mean to be an ally to Indigenous peoples? And is it even possible to call yourself an ally or is more correct to say that one can only aspire to be an ally as allyship is a continuous process of self-reflexivity and learning and acting in a decolonial manner. These are some of the questions and issues that will be explored in the hour and a half presentation.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Salomé Viljoen, an assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School who studies the information economy, the social impacts of automation, and how legal structures can impact inequality.
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. Participants will leave this session with practical strategies for applying universal design to their own roles.
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.
This two-day conference is geared towards executives and IT and cyber security professionals from across Canada’s Broader Public Sector. Participants will gain valuable insights on the current cyber security landscape within specific sectors and learn how to best strengthen the cyber security postures within organizations.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on tips and tricks for using SharePoint for document libraries and team collaboration on files.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Marzieh Fadaee, a senior research scientist at Cohere For AI, a non-profit research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems and create more points of entry into machine learning research.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
This event is designed for members of the U of T community who are interested in discussing safeguarding research data and intellectual property (IP).
Join us for the next session CRIS Connects: REDCap with guest expert Siqi (Tim) Zheng, Business Systems Analyst & REDCap Administrator from the Academic, Research & Collaborative (ARC) technologies group at UofT.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
This meet and greet event is designed to enlighten and engage U of T students, staff and faculty on staying secure together.
Join the conversation at the CANARIE Summit and learn how leaders in Canada’s research, education, and innovation sectors are taking action to reframe disruption as a gateway to innovation.
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.
Join Connect+Learn on a walk through session using the new Stream to manage video content.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Regina Rini, an associate professor of philosophy at York University, and a Canada Research Chair in Social and Moral Cognition. Her research background is in moral psychology, ethical theory, and neuroscience.
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.
Join us to learn more about the new governance model, and how it will influence our response to strategic priorities in the coming months.
Congratulations to the Air Travel Emissions Mitigation Initiative (ATEMI) project team for receiving CUCCIO’s Innovation Award! To celebrate their important achievement, all the project team members are invited to an awards luncheon.
Join Connect+Learn on a session on automation and workflows with Power Automate. A service that helps you create automated workflows for repetitive business processes.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Arvind Narayanan, a professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy.
Join us for an insightful virtual panel event where security practitioners from across the University will talk about how they are addressing security risks and challenges within their areas.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Join this event to learn how tri-campus collaboration on security is helping us solve complex challenges. This event marks the conclusion of the University of Toronto’s Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023 campaign.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Arvind Narayanan, a professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on exploring surveys, data collection and quizzes using Microsoft Forms.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
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.
Join Connect+Learn for a session to empower your ideas with Microsoft Power Apps. Transforming Concepts into Custom Applications.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Tawanna Dillahunt, an associate professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Information whose research spans human-computer interaction and ubiquitous computing fields, including environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
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.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Join this Connect+Learn session to learn about U of T’s Jira Migration Project.
Join this Connect+Learn session to learn about U of T’s Jira Migration Project.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Luke Stark, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at Western University, who researches the ethical, historical, and social impacts of computational technologies.
This webinar will delve into the implications of educational technology procurement, a key part of the institutional framework, through which students, staff, and faculty interact.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on maximizing productivity with Microsoft planner. Efficiency and Collaboration through Effective Task Management.
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.
ITS staff are invited to the annual ITS staff holiday party. This reception is an excellent opportunity to unwind, enjoy great company and strengthen our connections.
Join Connect+Learn for a session on SIS training resources & support. The Student Information Systems (SIS) group manages enterprise student and curriculum applications, and processes for the University.
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.
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.
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.
Many Canadian Institutions including the University of Toronto do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them; what is their purpose and are they an effective tool of reconciliation and decolonization.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
In this talk, Pinar Yildirim will explore how automation has impacted the US labour market, demonstrating that robotization is contributing to a loss of average local labour market career values, and that these changes have repercussions for investment in public infrastructure and political affiliations.
This session 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.
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.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Elizabeth Joh, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, and a leading expert on policing, privacy, and technology.
This session helps to increase understanding of the experiences and impact of racial microaggressions. It also discusses and develops strategies for prevention and resolution of subtle discrimination within the work and learning environments.
University of Toronto Chinese Graduate Association (UTCGA) sincerely invites all U of T graduate students who are interested in fraud prevention and information security to attend the workshop.
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.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
In this talk, Lynette H. Ong will examine how digital technologies have enabled new forms of control for autocratic governments to co-opt and repress dissent.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
In this event, the panelists will delve into the intricate intersection of AI and privacy, addressing ethical considerations, societal impacts, and regulatory perspectives.
This workshop aims to equip researchers and users with a deeper understanding of the potential social impact and ethical considerations associated with AI technologies.
In the upcoming ITS all-staff meeting, we will come together to share strategic insights and foster a culture of learning and collaboration. Your presence and active participation are highly valued, and ITS staff are expected to work on campus that day to attend the event.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Dylan Hadfield-Menell, the Bonnie and Marty Tenenbaum Career Development Assistant Professor at MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellow.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
In this talk, Norman Sadeh will present his recent research exploring how to overcome privacy challenges associated with contemporary data collection practices, and will describe some practical solutions aimed at empowering people to regain control over their data.
Join ARCDO and Hart House for a film screening and discussion centered on Black women in leadership navigating institutional spaces. Navigating the realities of anti-Black racism within varying intersectionalities calls for Black leaders to engage a level of hope, determination and strength within their professional journeys.
With the use of African wisdom and principles, the focus of this Black healing circle will be for participants to explore how they may begin to live more liberated now, whether in or outside the school institution.
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.
In this talk, Jon Kleinberg proposes a revised method for online platforms to optimize user experience and he will explore new insights regarding interactions between design, behavioural science, and social media.
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.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Join Connect+Learn for a session to Avepoint. This session is an introduction to Avepoint for departments that are interested in enrolling in the service offering.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
The University now offers eligible staff access to Microsoft Copilot, an advanced AI-powered chatbot and search engine. Unlike other chatbots, Copilot provides an enhanced user experience by responding to prompts with content and footnotes linked to original internet sources.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Vincent Conitzer, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He works on artificial intelligence, including the intersections between AI and game theory, and AI and ethics.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Rohan Alexander for a special in-person talk that will also be broadcast online. Alexander’s research investigates how to develop workflows that improve the trustworthiness of data science.
This webinar will highlight key findings from a recent EDUCAUSE survey focused on the inaugural EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study in which we summarize the higher education community’s current sentiments and experiences related to AI in higher education.
Interested in learning more about considerations that lie at the intersection of technology and social responsibility? Alex Olson will outline opportunities and challenges in this domain as we increasingly explore artificial intelligence as an avenue for innovation.
In this session, we will explore the latest changes in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, and give you a comprehensive update on the New Teams Enhancement.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Marlène Koffi, an assistant professor in economics at the University of Toronto, and a faculty affiliate at the National Bureau of Economics Research and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
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.
Our weekly SRI Seminar Series welcomes Iason Gabriel, a staff research scientist at Google DeepMind whose work focuses on the ethics of artificial intelligence, including questions about AI value alignment, distributive justice, language ethics and human rights.
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) in collaboration with Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) 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.
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.
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.
