Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for August/September 2023
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Category Archives: Professional Development
Tech Tip: Diffchecker
This month, I’m sharing a website that offers a simple and easy-to-use tool for comparing the differences between two pieces of text: Diffchecker. It can be used to compare two versions of a document, check for plagiarism or spelling mistakes, and much more. Diffchecker works by highlighting the differences between two pieces of text and allowing users to… Read More »
Tech Tip: Threads
This month’s tip is a new Twitter competitor that exploded recently: Threads. Having already surpassed 100 million users, it’s full of content and the creators you know and love are already there. While the web interface is not yet available, apps may be downloaded for iOS and Android. Once logged in with your Instagram account, a new account… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for June/July/August 2023
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You’re invited! Join a Quantum Networking discussion with Joaquin Chung
You are invited to join Information and Technology Services (ITS) in welcoming Joaquin Chung to campus for a presentation on Quantum Networking, cutting-edge research, and one of the future technologies in campus network computing. His talk is entitled, “Design and Implementation of the Illinois Express Quantum Metropolitan Area Network.” The event will be held at 2 p.m. on… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: Teaching, engagement, and student support practices
My name is Irina “Irene” Knokh. I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M and your advocate for EDUCAUSE. I will provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. This edition covers highlights in teaching, engagement, and student support practices. In the series of articles “Changed by Our Journey,” the instructors share what they have learned and tried… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for May/June 2023
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Tech Tip: Reclaim control of your digital life
This month’s tip is a comprehensive guide to help individuals reclaim control of their digital lives in an age where technology and social media have become pervasive in our daily lives. Written by the Center for Humane Technology, Take Control educates users on the negative effects of persuasive technology and social media, and empowers people to take action… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: Marketing and IT, AI for solving problems, designing virtual ed tech
My name is Irina “Irene” Knokh. I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M and your advocate for EDUCAUSE. I will provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. Collaboration is key: Why IT Needs to Pay More Attention to Marketing Technology Carrie Shumaker (Chief Information and Strategy Officer, UM-Dearborn), and Rebecca Joffrey (Cornell), write that it’s critical… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for April/May 2023
We invite you to get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these meetings! IT Governance meetings: The full calendar is on the IT Governance web page. April Meetings Recap: Upcoming May Meetings: IT Communities of Practice meetings: The full calendar is on the Community of Practice web page. April Meetings Recap: Upcoming May Meetings
Tech Tip: Easily extract images from PowerPoint
For this month’s Tech Tip, I’m sharing a tip that I’ve found very useful over the years. It’s a simple technique to extract all images (and other content, such as the fonts used in the presentation) from within PowerPoint files just by changing its extension. You can do this with files you’ve saved directly from the Microsoft PowerPoint… Read More »
Registration now open for U-M Enriching Scholarship 2023
Registration is now open for the 25th annual Enriching Scholarship conference, taking place May 1-2, 2023. Enriching Scholarship is an opportunity for instructors, and those who support instruction on all U-M campuses, to share ideas and connect with one another. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Taking the Lead – Dancing with Disruption in Higher Education.” Sessions will… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: XR in the clinical setting, ChatGPT, resilience and personal agility, faculty and student mentoring
My name is Irene Knokh. I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M and your advocate for EDUCAUSE. I will provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. I took a brief hiatus in February and I’m back! Welcome to Spring 2023 (at least officially it’s Spring)! Extended Reality (XR) in the clinical setting Hail to the Victors… Read More »
Tech Tip: Readwise Reader
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares a customizable search engine: You.com.
Call for impactful internship projects
The Information and Technology Services (ITS) Summer Internship Program is looking for impactful projects for the 2023 cohort to invest in this summer! As the program enters its ninth year, interns have made a difference in many areas of ITS and the Michigan IT Community through cohort projects. Some examples from previous years include: Interns will work on… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for March/April 2023
We invite you to get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these meetings! IT Governance meetings: The full calendar is on the IT Governance web page. March Meetings Recap: Upcoming April Meetings: IT Communities of Practice meetings: The full calendar is on the Community of Practice web page. March Meetings Recap: Upcoming April Meetings
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for February/March 2023
We invite you to get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these meetings! IT Governance meetings: The full calendar is on the IT Governance web page. February Meetings Recap: Upcoming March Meetings: IT Communities of Practice meetings: The full calendar is on the Community of Practice web page. February Meetings Recap: Upcoming March Meetings:
Highlights from the 2022 Michigan IT Symposium
The 2022 Michigan IT Symposium was held November 16 and 17, co-chaired by Dush Fernando, director of Support Services, LSA, and Asmat Noori, assistant director, ITS, with a total of 592 members of the Michigan IT community participating over both days. Day 1 of the symposium kicked off with 359 people joining virtually to watch a leadership presentation… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: Privacy & security in higher ed, DEI efforts, and AI
My name is Irene Knokh and I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M. I share articles of interest, upcoming trends, and advocate on your behalf for EDUCAUSE. I provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. Welcome to 2023! I will provide EDUCAUSE articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. Welcome to 2023! Data Privacy Day was… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for January/February 2023
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