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Monthly Newsletter | July 2020
Dear WIT@UCSF members,
Thank you to everyone who attended the most recent Tech Café last week. We took a brief tour of Microsoft Teams to learn how it can be used to support communication and collaboration between people and teams. If you couldn’t make it, we have made the recording available (link below).
Speaking of Teams, WIT@UCSF has started using MS Teams and is proud to announce the launch of our shared channel where we can connect, make announcements, share knowledge, ask questions, promote events, and support one another. We welcome and encourage you to join this channel by using the join code 9dbgn24. For instructions on how to use the code and/or log into Teams, click HERE. We will be developing other topic-specific channels in the near future, so stay tuned for new features soon.
Hope to see you on Teams!
Power on!
WIT@UCSF Leadership Team
Ana Buenaventura, Kat Li, Sarah Ngo, Suria Sadat, & Alyssa Tecklenburg
Before we jump into our regularly occurring sections, we wanted to highlight an upcoming event in support of BLM:
From Ally to Co-conspirator: BLM Solidarity in Latinx, API, and White Communities
Thursday, July 30, 5:00-6:30p
Member Spotlight
This month, we get to know Lauren Stupar, Technical Solutions Architect and Salesforce Database Administrator.
Welcome New Members
Welcome new members who have joined since the last newsletter. If you have a question about a product, or how to get something done, it's likely that there's someone in our group who can help! We're always open to ideas and feedback on how we can better strengthen our network, so if you have an idea, shoot us an email.
WIT@UCSF Tech Cafe
Missed our Tech Cafe on MS Teams last week? No fear, watch the recording!
Upcoming UCSF Events
Improve Your Library Experience
The UCSF Library User Experience Team is looking for current UCSF affiliates (staff, faculty, students, etc.) to participate in quick 30-minute user research via Zoom. We want to know what you think!
Zoom Essentials
Join us for this hands-on training session to enhance your Zoom teaching skills for remote learning.
These sessions are designed for all faculty, staff, and TAs who teach or support the School of Medicine's Bridges curriculum.
Wednesday, July 15, noon-1p
Other UC Events
The New HR: New Leadership Skills, Distributed Teams, & AI
This series is aimed at corporate executives and their HR practitioners to raise awareness of dramatic shifts in the talent landscape and the need to be better informed on new best practices and responsibilities necessary to ensure more equitable leadership, processes, and application of technologies.
Thursday, July 16, 5:30-7p
Virtual UC Tech
Theme: The UC Response to COVID-19
Topics: Remote Working, Learning and Research + UC Health IT efforts
Tuesday, August 11 (free registration)
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Free Online Courses and Certificates
With all this sheltering in place, why not brush up on some skills or learn some new ones? There is a wealth of classes offered by the UC and UCSF online, as well as free courses from other learning platforms. Here are some ideas below:
Skillsoft from UCSF Learning and Organization
UCSF L&OD offers a variety of Skillsoft courses and even certifications!
Getting Work Done in Office 365
LinkedIn with Lynda.com is offering a free one month trial.
Learn Something New at edX
Gain new skills, advance your career, or learn something just for fun. EdX is a nonprofit offering 1900+ courses from the world's best institutions including Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, and more.
Free Harvard Online Courses
Browse the latest free online courses from Harvard University, including CS50's Introduction to Game Development and CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript.
Class Central's MOOCDReport
For a limited time, Coursera offers free certificates for 85 courses. Click on the button below to discover other courses recommended by Class Central. Check out the Business Technology Management course!
Power On!
