Past Connect+Learn Sessions

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Connect+Learn: Count and Registration Count Procedures 2025

Connect+Learn session on Count and Registration Cleanup. The Enrolment Count is performed three times annually by Planning & Budget (P&B) for the internal distribution of funding, enrolment projection, and divisional planning. These statistics are sent to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to monitor future funding allocations.

This session will guide staff in academic units through the process of interpreting the initial count procedures instructions from P&B. Topics will include:

    • What action to take when you receive the Count Procedures Email Notification from P&B
    • Financial Cancellation (“FINCA”) timelines and procedures
    • ROSI Pre-Count Diagnostics
    • ROSI screens that will be useful for reviewing registration or activity status changes

 

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Connect+Learn: Exploring the New Outlook

In this session we discussed:

    • Outlook transition timeline
    • Overview of the New Outlook
    • Live Demo
      • Basic Interface
      • Email management tools : Rules, Quicksteps and Sweep
      • Some tips
      • Outlook Calendars & Settings

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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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