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Automated workflows simplify manual tasks
Jan 7th, 2021
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Microsoft Power Automate helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more. Its aim is to make your life easier by helping you automate any repetitive, low effort, but time-consuming task.

Watch Office of Open Learning’s student online learning assistant Mohamed Eldabagh as he demonstrates Power Automate in this 150-second Tech Talk video.

If you want more information about using Power Automate, click on the links in the Comments section below the video.

Tech Talk is a presentation of Information Technology Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.

Breakout rooms are available in Teams for teaching and learning
Jan 5th, 2021
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Microsoft Teams now offers breakout room. Instructors can use breakout rooms to divide their class into sub-groups to facilitate discussion and other learning opportunities.

Watch Information Technology Services team member Craig Brown as he provides an overview of breakout rooms in this 136-second Tech Talk video.

For more information about using Teams breakout rooms, click on the links in the Comments section below the video.  A Microsoft resource for instructors and students is also available here.

Tech Talk is a presentation of IT Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.

Video provides overview of Teams breakout rooms
Dec 18th, 2020
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When using Microsoft Teams to facilitate classes or meetings, creating meaningful connection can be difficult in one large group. Breakout rooms allow instructors or organizers to divide the class or meeting into sub-groups to facilitate discussion and other learning or working opportunities.

Watch Information Technology Services team member Craig Brown as he provides an overview of breakroom rooms in this 136-second Tech Talk video.

If you want more information about using Teams breakout rooms, click on the links in the Comments section below the video.

Other new Microsoft Teams features include:

Tech Talk is a presentation of IT Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.

Video demonstrates use of FindTime scheduler
Dec 10th, 2020
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FindTime is an Outlook add-on for scheduling meetings. The meeting organizer can send multiple time options to attendees through FindTime, minimizing the back-and-forth email often involved in this type of scheduling.

FindTime shows what days and times work best for attendees using available free/busy data. You then propose your selected times to all attendees, allow everyone to vote, and quickly reach a consensus. FindTime works with attendees both inside and outside the University.

Watch Office of Open Learning’s student online learning assistant Anas Al-Chalabi as he demonstrates how to use FindTime in this 150-second Tech Talk video. If you want more information about using FindTime, click on the links in the Comments section below the video.

Tech Talk is a presentation of Information Technology Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.

Tool can check website for compliance with accessibility rules
Dec 8th, 2020
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The University of Windsor’s web content management system, Drupal, offers a tool for content editors to scan the body of their webpages and identify elements that do not comply with the standards set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Watch Information Technology Services team member Gam Macasaet demonstrate how to use the Check Accessibility tool in Drupal in this 120-second Tech Talk video.

If you want more information about Drupal, click on the link in the Comments section below the video.

Tech Talk is a presentation of IT Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.