Digital Skill-Share Days 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Digital Skill-Share Days?

Launched in 2020 in response to the urgent need for digital upskilling during the Covid-19 pandemic, Digital Skill-Share Days is a learning event dedicated to helping Concordia employees develop and share their digital skills. The event is crowd-sourced, with most content contributed by Concordia staff and faculty.

This year's event kicks off on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the 4th Space, located in the Atrium of the McConnell Building on the Sir George Williams Campus. On Day 2, Wednesday, February 12, the event will shift to online, where you can access the sessions via the Grenadine platform and participate from the comfort of your office or home.

Join us in refreshing your digital skills! If you can't find exactly what you need in the live sessions, there are also online resources to learn at your own pace in both the 'learn on your own' tab, as well as several sections in the 'additional resources' tab.

How do I register to the Digital Skill-Share Days?

Simply click on the Register tab and follow the steps.

What is included in the registration?

You will have access to the virtual event space containing all online sessions and training and the opening plenary (hybrid).
Registrants will have access to the welcome breakfast, opening plenary, keynote presentation and the Lightning rounds that will take place in person at 4th SPACE as well as online (snacks only available in-person).
Please note that the plenary has limited capacity and is first come first served.
You will also have access to the virtual event space containing all online sessions, training, and a keynote presentation.
Please note that you only need to register once, even if you will be attending many sessions.

I can’t attend a session, will recordings be made available?

Recordings of sessions will be made available on the Digital Skill-Share days SharePoint site for viewing after the event.

I can’t log in, who do I contact from the organizing committee?

Please contact us by email at digitalskills@concordia.ca.

What time are events held? Is there a schedule?

To view event details, visit the schedule page.

The event will be held over two days:

Tuesday, February 11th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
Wednesday, February 12th from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST

What technical requirements are needed to attend the virtual event?

Please refer to the Minimum Technical Requirements page.

How can I access the complete presentation and online session content?

While much of the schedule is public, the critical links to the online sessions are only visible once you have created an account, logged in to the event website and signed up for sessions. You will be able to join a virtual session on the date and time indicated in the schedule.

Note that the “join virtual session” button will only appear approximately 25 minutes prior to the scheduled session start time. You will be automatically admitted to the waiting room until the session starts.

How can I interact with other event attendees during the virtual sessions?

You can interact with other attendees using the discussion box under each activity or via the event chat, available throughout the event.

What should I do if I have an issue with another participant’s behavior at the Digital Skill-Share Days event?

We insist that all participants of the Digital Skill-Share Days event abide by the event code of conduct. If you witness or experience a violation of the code of conduct, please contact the organizers at digitalskills@concordia.ca. The reports will be treated with discretion.

How do I cancel my registration?

Please contact us by email at digitalskills@concordia.ca.

My question is not listed.

Please send all inquiries to digitalskills@concordia.ca

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        <div class="question-title">What are the Digital Skill-Share Days?</div>
        <p>Launched in 2020 in response to the urgent need for digital upskilling during the Covid-19 pandemic, Digital Skill-Share Days is a learning event dedicated to helping Concordia employees develop and share their digital skills. The event is crowd-sourced, with most content contributed by Concordia staff and faculty.</p>
        <p>This year's event kicks off on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the 4th Space, located in the Atrium of the McConnell Building on the Sir George Williams Campus. On Day 2, Wednesday, February 12, the event will shift to online, where you can access the sessions via the Grenadine platform and participate from the comfort of your office or home.</p>
        <p>Join us in refreshing your digital skills! If you can't find exactly what you need in the live sessions, there are also online resources to learn at your own pace in both the 'learn on your own' tab, as well as several sections in the 'additional resources' tab.</p>
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        <div class="question-title">How do I register to the Digital Skill-Share Days?</div>
        <p>Simply click on the <b><a href="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concordia/en/digital-skill-share-2025/register">Register</a></b> tab and follow the steps.</p>
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        <div class="question-title">What is included in the registration?</div>
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            <li>You will have access to the virtual event space containing all online sessions and training and the opening plenary (hybrid).</li>
            <li>Registrants will have access to the welcome breakfast, opening plenary, keynote presentation and the Lightning rounds that will take place in person at 4th SPACE as well as online (snacks only available in-person). </li>
            <li>Please note that the plenary has limited capacity and is first come first served.</li>
            <li>You will also have access to the virtual event space containing all online sessions, training, and a keynote presentation.</li>
            <li>Please note that you only need to register once, even if you will be attending many sessions.</li>
        </ul>
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        <div class="question-title">I can’t attend a session, will recordings be made available?</div>
        <p>Recordings of sessions will be made available on the <a href="https://liveconcordia.sharepoint.com/:u:/t/DigitalSkill-ShareDays/Ec6JIe044W5GnuBeMbJuK0UBsZPpxJMwdaHJF4FlzcM3cg?e=70ExJa">Digital Skill-Share days SharePoint site</a> for viewing after the event.</p>
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        <div class="question-title">I can’t log in, who do I contact from the organizing committee?</div>
        <p>Please contact us by email at <a href="mailto:digitalskills@concordia.ca">digitalskills@concordia.ca</a>.</p>
    </div>

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        <div class="question-title">What time are events held? Is there a schedule?</div>
        <p>To view event details, visit the <a href="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concordia/en/digital-skill-share-2025/schedule?date=all">schedule</a> page.</p>
        <p>The event will be held over two days:</p>
        <ul>
            <li>Tuesday, February 11th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST</li>
            <li>Wednesday, February 12th from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST</li>
        </ul>
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        <div class="question-title">What technical requirements are needed to attend the virtual event?</div>
        <p>Please refer to the <a href="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concordia/en/digital-skill-share-2025/pages/25228"> Minimum Technical Requirements</a> page.</p>
    </div>

<div class="section-box">
        <div class="question-title">How can I access the complete presentation and online session content?</div>
        <p>While much of the schedule is public, the critical links to the online sessions are only visible once you have created an account, logged in to the event website and signed up for sessions. You will be able to join a virtual session on the date and time indicated in the schedule.</p>
        <p>Note that the “join virtual session” button will only appear approximately 25 minutes prior to the scheduled session start time. You will be automatically admitted to the waiting room until the session starts.</p>
    </div>

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        <div class="question-title">How can I interact with other event attendees during the virtual sessions?</div>
        <p>You can interact with other attendees using the discussion box under each activity or via the event chat, available throughout the event.</p>
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        <div class="question-title">What should I do if I have an issue with another participant’s behavior at the Digital Skill-Share Days event?</div>
        <p>We insist that all participants of the Digital Skill-Share Days event abide by the event code of conduct. If you witness or experience a violation of the code of conduct, please contact the organizers at <a href="mailto:digitalskills@concordia.ca">digitalskills@concordia.ca</a>. The reports will be treated with discretion.</p>
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        <div class="question-title">How do I cancel my registration?</div>
        <p>Please contact us by email at <a href="mailto:digitalskills@concordia.ca">digitalskills@concordia.ca</a>.</p>
    </div>

<div class="section-box">
        <div class="question-title">My question is not listed.</div>
        <p>Please send all inquiries to <a href="mailto:digitalskills@concordia.ca">digitalskills@concordia.ca</a></p>
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