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Martin Leger

Concordia University

Sessions in which Martin Leger attends

Thursday 22 February, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes
HybridIn-person

Concordia University's Associate Vice-President of IITS and Chief Information Officer, Philippe Delisle and Concordia’s University Librarian, Amy Buckland, will kick off the first day of the Digital Skill-Share Days event on February 22nd with the plenary session. Join us to learn more about the Digital Skill-Share Days event and how you can benefit from this collaborative learning environment, and what this exchange of ideas can bring to your daily work activities.

11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:10 PM | 55 minutes
Virtual

UNITY has launched more than two years ago. Now is a great time to refresh some of your skills around time management. Concordia Employees and Managers are welcome to join this session, where we will review the UNITY My Time (WorkForce Software) solution and share some tips and tricks around managing one's timesheet and time off requests.

1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Open textbooks can be fun, interactive, and foster accessible and multimodal learning. In this session, we will offer a soft-launch of our Guide to Pressbooks at Concordia University. Beyond looking at highlights from innovative uses of Pressbooks, we will explore interactive features, accessibility, and multimedia features of Pressbooks. Participants will get the chance to test out Pressbooks for themselves.

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

A short demonstration of how to use etherpad as disposable collaborative documents to facilitate ideation and collaborative learning.

3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 4:10 PM | 55 minutes
Virtual

This session is designed for instructors who already have experience with Moodle and are looking for new ways of incorporating various Moodle activities into their teaching practice. You will see creative examples of using common Moodle tools such as Assignment, Page, Choice, Forum, Glossary, etc. You will also get an overview of how to set up these activities to make your teaching more effective and engaging. 

Friday 23 February, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | 45 minutes
Virtual

This workshop offers a theoretical exploration of process and lean management strategies. Discussions will focus on understanding key principles to enhance operational efficiency. Join us for an informative session aimed at providing a theoretical framework for implementing effective process and lean management strategies.

1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM | 55 minutes
BeginnerIntermediateVirtual Events

Are you tired of Doodle and and Xoyondo meeting polls?  Do you want to use something that integrates seamlessly into your Outlook and shows you who's available and when?  Do you want to create customized appointment booking links that automatically take into account your availabilities?  Are you someone who manages a busy person's calendar?  If so, this is the session for you!In this session I will be demonstrating Outlook Scheduling Polls and MS Bookings pages to g...

3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

STEM courses are popular but may face limitations in online learning environments. In particular, learners with visual impairments (VI) often struggle since screen readers rarely describe equations or chemical formulas accurately by default.Moreover, alt text is virtually nonexistent in university courses & popular media, especially for charts & graphs.What does the research say about this topic?How does theory work in practice?This workshop will share t...

3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

I will explain the main technologies and mechanisms related to 3D printing, go over some of the pros and cons, give a glimpse of the future and give ideas on how to implement it for home, business and education.