2021 has been a year of major Microsoft Teams updates. These updates have included key new functionalities such as breakout rooms, a transcription feature, new meeting dashboards and more. But what’s coming next? Join Connect+Learn for this glimpse into the near future. We will discuss major changes that are coming to Teams this fall, including:

• The ability to designate meeting co-organizers.
• The ability to extend the management of breakout rooms to specific presenters.
• A new Q&A feature for Teams meetings.
• Breakout room pre-meeting room creation and participant assignment.
• And more…

Resources

Join Connect+Learn for this introduction to Microsoft Shifts. Shifts is a schedule management tool that lets you create, update and manage schedules for your team​. With Shifts, you can:​

• Create a new schedule or import an existing schedule from Excel.​
• Toggle between different Shifts schedules to manage them if you own multiple teams.​
• Create staff groups to help you better organize your schedule.​
• Review requests for schedule changes.​
• Allow your team to clock in and out with their mobile devices.

Resources

• Recording [SharePoint]
• Slides [SharePoint]

Over the past year, divisions across the University have relied on Teams to facilitate communication and collaboration between colleagues. With the return to campus, it’s time to start thinking about how we can effectively use Teams in the hybrid workplace. 

Join Connect+Learn and Academic & Collaborative Technologies (ACT) for this session on configuring individual teams/channels for the hybrid workplace. Topics discussed will include: 

• Adding tabs to your teams (e.g. Planner) to facilitate hybrid teamwork. 
• Adding additional channels to your team to stay engaged and organized. 
• Tips and tricks for managing hybrid teams. 
• And more… 

Resources

• Recording [SharePoint]
• Slides [SharePoint]

Join Connect+Learn for this introduction to QLess, a virtual queue management tool designed to empower customers to wait wherever they want instead of a crowded lobby. QLess offers an effective and convenient solution to lineups for University spaces and services for a superior (and socially distanced) virtual queuing experience.

Microsoft Planner, To Do and Tasks are three integrated tools that can help your hybrid team stay organized, on track and connected. Use these tools to visually organize, prioritize and track different types of teamwork, including projects, initiatives and simple tasks.  

Join Connect+Learn for an introductory session on how you can use these tools to manage hybrid teamwork. Topics discussed will include: 

• What is the difference between Planner, Tasks and To Do? 
• How to use Planner, Tasks and To Do to organize and manage tasks. 
• Integrating Tasks and Planner with your departmental team or channel. 
• And more… 

Resources

• Recording [SharePoint]
• Slides [PPTX]