Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for September/October 2022
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Category Archives: Professional Development
Tech Tip: Use Scribe to create step-by-step guides
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an easy way to create step-by-step guides using Scribe.
You’re invited to the Leadership in Technology: Distinguished Lecture Series
Join Dr. Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at U-M, for a conversation with Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia from 2006-16. The conversation will cover the intersection of technology and government, cybersecurity, and more — President Ilves was in office when Estonia was a victim of a massive cyber-attack, believed to have originated in Russia, in 2007.
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for September 2022
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This month in EDUCAUSE: Communities of practice, transform teaching and learning with digital learning, workforce shakeup, and more
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. Welcome back to Fall 2022. It has been an intense summer and the newsletter took a hiatus for a couple of months! There’s a lot to share with you in the newsletter. 30 higher… Read More »
Tech Tip: SwiftRead
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an RSS reader called Inoreader. It is an easy way to pull content from multiple sources into one place.
Hacks with Friends 2022 Recap
Fourteen teams of creative and technology-minded staff members from across U-M collaborated in person and online at the eighth annual Hacks With Friends (HWF). The event, which took place on June 2 and 3, 2022, was the first in-person Michigan IT event to take place since HWF 2020, which was held just prior to the pandemic.
Save the date: Michigan IT Symposium is November 16-17
Join technology professionals across the Michigan IT community for the 2022 Michigan IT Symposium on November 16 and 17. This annual event creates connections between community members and showcases the innovation occurring across U-M’s campuses. This year’s event will be focused on how technology helps shape the future of learning, research, and care.
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for June, July, and August 2022
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Tech Tip: Inoreader
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an RSS reader called Inoreader. It is an easy way to pull content from multiple sources into one place.
School of Information offers free workflow consultation
UMSI is offering the opportunity to have one of your processes or workflows be analyzed by a team of graduate students for free.
This month in EDUCAUSE
This month in EDUCAUSE: An emerging best practice about space and technology; the Horizon Report featuring microcredentials, hybrid and remote learning models, and more; key takeaways about DEI for leaders to consider about choosing technology for the classroom; and more.
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for May/June 2022
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Dive into digital learning: Online Learning Consortium resources available
Interested in learning about digital literacy, facilitating effective online discussions, or strengthening interpersonal communications skills in the virtual space? Sign up for an account with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC).
Register now for Hacks with Friends 2022
Register today for Hacks with Friends 2022—a fun-filled event where you have two days to break out of your confines, form a team, build a project (or hack) from scratch, and show it off in a competition! This event is open to all IT and technology professionals and advocates who work at the university.
Michigan Medicine to replace MLearning, first step in developing new Talent Management platform
Editor’s note: This project’s timeline has shifted from July to November 2022. Michigan Medicine Headlines has full details. This July, MLearning – the system Michigan Medicine faculty, staff, and students use to register for and complete many regular, required training activities – will be replaced. In conjunction with this change, the “MLearning” brand is being retired, and will… Read More »
Free virtual master class in IT disaster recovery
The Michigan IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Practitioners welcomes two experts from the disaster recovery field. You’re invited to join them on May 10 and June 21 to learn more about IT disaster recovery. This is a great opportunity for professional development. May 10: Ray Holloman, Determining Recovery Order Ray Holloman, M.B.A., M.S., CBCP, CCRP, MBCI will… Read More »
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for April/May 2022
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Tech Tip: Frost, a free online writing tool
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an online writing tool called Frost. It provides a clean, minimalist interface that can help you focus on the writing process by eliminating distractions.
This month in EDUCAUSE
This month in EDUCAUSE: A review of methods of connecting with students using technology, the evolution of digital transformation, and a free mentoring program.