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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.
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.
This class offers U of T employees new ways to use Microsoft 365 tools more confidently, productively and collaboratively in day-to-day work.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer is pleased to host an ITS all-staff ice cream social staff appreciation event on Friday, July 29.
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.
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.
Have you been tasked with setting up a hybrid meeting room and aren’t sure where to start? Join Connect+Learn for an overview of setting up a hybrid meeting room from start to finish, featuring real-life examples from U of T.
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.
Join an upcoming Connect+Learn session to learn how AMS SAP GUI users can use front-end printing to conveniently print to PDF, email PDFs or print hard copies.
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.
Join an upcoming Connect+Learn session to learn how AMS SAP GUI users can use front-end printing to conveniently print to PDF, email PDFs or print hard copies.
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.
Have you been tasked with setting up a hybrid meeting room and aren’t sure where to start? Join Connect+Learn for an overview of setting up a hybrid meeting room from start to finish, featuring real-life examples from U of T.
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.
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.
Join Connect+Learn and representatives from EASI’s Reporting & Analytics Technology team for this introduction to Power BI at U of T.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
