M365 Application Review Committee (ARC)

…Kaur, Senior Manager, Business Transformation & Program Management – Project Management Office, UTSC​ Dimitris Keramidas, Director, Information Technology, Discovery Commons – Temerty Faculty of Medicine James Lawson, Supervisor, Help Services – Information Commons, Scotiabank Hy Luo, Product Delivery Lead – Information and Instructional Technology Services, UTM Marden Paul, Director, Planning, Governance & Assessment – Information Technology Services Dennis Perkovic, Digital Workplace Specialist – Information & Instructional Technology Services, UTM Dan Pettigrew, Associate Registrar, Director of Administrative Information and Technology Services…

November 29, 2022

Importing U of T Holidays and Observances Calendar 2023 – 2024

…users’ UTmail+ Calendar folders beginning this week. Individuals will see the following in their calendars: Holidays will be marked as: all day event, out of office, no reminder and the location set to ‘U of T Holidays’. Observances will be marked as: all day event, free, no reminder and the location set to ‘Non-Statutory Religious Observance’. The full holiday schedule can be viewed at: https://people.utoronto.ca/news/holiday-schedule-2022-23-and-2023-24/ The full religious observances schedule can be viewed at: https://www.viceprovoststudents.utoronto.ca/policies-guidelines/accommodation-religious/ Kind regards, EASI Digital Workplace

A screenshot of Radio 215 showing a microphone and headphones November 21, 2022

EASI’s Radio 215: Tuning in to stay in touch

…took on a life of their own “One of my favorite parts of Radio 215 was the Return to 215 song called ‘Good Riddance (COVID-19)’ based on Green Day’s song. Calvin, Cathy’s son, created the composition and she wrote the lyrics. It was an incredible amount of work and staff really appreciated them going above and beyond,” says Vicki Vokas, senior manager, digital workplace with EASI. As behind-the-scenes co-host, Vokas provided social activity updates and ensured that each episode ran…

September 21, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – September 21

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

September 14, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – September 14

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

September 1, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – August 31

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

August 24, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – August 23

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

June 9, 2022

Reminder: End of support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10

…services that rely on legacy document modes or ActiveX controls for third-party apps, Microsoft Edge has Internet Explorer mode built in. Internet Explorer mode enables backward compatibility and will be supported through at least 2029. Please submit a ticket through uoft.me/m365help as soon as possible if you have concerns that your divisional site or service will be impacted by the June 2022 end of service date. For additional information, please review this FAQ from Microsoft. Kind regards, EASI Digital Workplace

May 24, 2022

EASI Welcomes 2022 Summer and Co-op Students

Sent on behalf of Cathy Eberts Dear EASI staff, I am happy to introduce to you the 2022 summer and co-op students Anthony, Jamal, Gordon, Amy, Yuwei and Simona who joined EASI in May. Please read their brief bios below to find out more and join me in welcoming them to the EASI team! Anthony Didiano joined the Digital Workplace team as a summer student to help with the Intune Migration project. He is studying forensic sciences in his third…

May 9, 2022

EASI Retirements: August 2022

…support group, now called the Digital Workplace, that has gone through many iterations and I eventually landed in EASI. What will you remember most about EASI? Many of the people in EASI have become very good loyal friends over the years and will be missed when I leave. They have also been a fountain of knowledge. What will you remember most about U of T? Over the years I’ve been contacted to help fix various problems. It always makes you…