Past Connect+Learn Sessions

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SIS Training Resources & Support Session

Join Connect+Learn for a session on SIS Training Resources & Support. 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 – What we do and how to get help
    • ROSI and OASIS Training Materials & Resources
    • What we support and what we do not
    • When to use ESC and how to write a ticket and use ESC appropriately

Resources

Automation and Workflows with Power Automate

Automation and Workflows with Power Automate: A service that helps you create automated workflows for repetitive business processes. Power Automate can send reminders on past due tasks, move business data between systems on a schedule, and talk to many data sources. We will discuss:   

    • What Power Automate is, its building blocks
    • Types of flows and what it can be used for 
    • Create a simple automatic workflow together 

Resources

 

Video-Content management with Stream (on SharePoint)

Join Connect+Learn on a walk through session using the new Stream to manage video content.

  • How to access the new Stream.
  • What are the new key features.
  • How your video file is well integrated with the Microsoft 365 environment.
  • How to organize and manage your videos.

Resources

Collaboration with SharePoint

Join Connect+Learn for a session on tips and tricks for using SharePoint for document libraries and team collaboration on files.

  • Building blocks of SharePoint.
  • SharePoint Standalone sites vs. Team Sites vs. OneDrive.
  • Working in a document library.
  • Sharing files and external sharing.
  • Using Microsoft Sync.

Resources

Collaboration and Communication with Microsoft Teams

Join Connect+Learn for a session on tips and tricks for using Microsoft Teams effectively for virtual meetings, chats, files and communication.

  • When to use Group chat vs Teams in Teams.
  • Schedule meeting more effectively with scheduling assistant.
  • File Management in Teams.
  • How to use to Teams as a container by using other apps such as Whiteboard, OneNote, etc., inside Teams.
  • Tag specific people inside Teams using “Tags” feature (for Team owners but will be available for all Team members in U of T soon).

Resources