Past Connect+Learn Sessions

Use this page to find recordings and documentation of previous Connect+Learn sessions.

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Opening of Term and Registration 2025

Join us for a Connect+Learn session on the Opening of Term and Registration for Fall 2025. This session will demonstrate processes and explore some key topics for academic units and Registrars’ Offices to prepare for the upcoming academic term. Monitoring registration using ROSI reports, clearing admission conditions and maintaining leaves of absences will be discussed. Attendees will be able to learn how to look up data manually and produce summary reports to identify outstanding enrolment issues and to keep track of registration volume.

Topics to be discussed:

    • Monitoring Registration – Reports
    • Registration Information (4AAB/4ACB) – what it means
    • Student Conditions (4AEC)
    • Leaves of Absence
    • Deferrals
    • Generating class lists (review)

 

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Introduction to Microsoft Loop

Connect+Learn: Introduction to Microsoft Loop

In this session we discussed:

 

    1. Basics of Microsoft Loop
    2. Building Blocks of Microsoft Loop
    3. Live Demo showing how you can get started with loop and use various features.
    4. Microsoft Loop Storage
    5. Difference between Microsoft Loop and OneNote
    6. Q&A

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Monthly SIS Training Resources & Support Session

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for an informative Connect+Learn session on SIS Training Resources & Support, tailored primarily for new ROSI users. The Student Information Systems (SIS) group manages enterprise student and curriculum applications, and processes for the University.

SIS provides reporting tools, enhancement and production request forms, and support for the SIS applications. In the session, we will discuss:

    • Student Information Systems (SIS): What we do
    • SIS Training Materials & Resources
    • How to Get Help
    • SIS: What We Support and What We Don’t
    • Using ESC Effectively: When to use ESC, how to write a ticket, and best practices for utilizing ESC services

Please note: This session is not a ROSI screen tour.

 

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ROSI Academic Activity (Course) Tables

Student Information Systems offers monthly Connect + Learn sessions to users of our various systems particularly ROSI. We are extending these offerings to include sessions that may interest staff who create reports on or query the underlying database. Please join us for a data focused Connect+Learn session where we will discuss the data and data relationships for academic activities (courses). The following topics will be discussed:

    • The functional and data environment for academic activities, including Curriculum Management
    • ROSI core academic activity tables and fields
    • Academic activity sessional information including scheduling and instructor assignments

 

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Enrolment Preparation

Please join us for a Connect+Learn session where we will address a few short topics pertaining to the current and upcoming enrolment period:

  • Enrolment Controls: Basic setup, execution, and adjustment during the enrolment period
  • Meeting Section Enrolment: Selecting and navigating exception screens in ROSI
  • Managing Waitlists: REQ versus INT status
  • Special and Selected Topics Courses: Activity setup
  • Reminder: ACORN Deposit Rules

 

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