Charmian Harvey
Sessions in which Charmian Harvey attends
Thursday 22 February, 2024
This session is an invitation for collective insight into the interplay between humans and technology. Dive into how people, culture, and technology collectively shape our experiences and drive our community. Engage in an exploration of how we can apply a system's thinking approach to enrich our work at Concordia.
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.
Did you know that you have access to think-cell, a PowerPoint add-on, for free as a Concordia staff member? think-cell helps you create stunning charts in minutes, boosts your slide layout and automates your regular reports. This presentation will cover the benefits of think-cell, how you can download it for free as a Concordia staff member, the process undertaken to obtain the free license and how it is being used at the Institute for Co-operative Education.
Welcoming new employees to Concordia and having an effective onboarding were two key priorities that were met when we went live with our NEW onboarding module 2.0 at the launch of Unity in November 2021. The module has not only changed the way we onboard and welcome new employees but it has greatly changed the way personal information is collected for some of the non academic new hires, ensuring confidentiality as well as a streamlined mechanism for this population. It also allows...
In the context of increasingly affordable (but not universal) access to digital equipment and technologies, virtual and hybrid events have become more prevalent.Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual and hybrid events have become not only commonplace but are the dominant mode of event delivery at higher education institutions.The benefits of virtual and hybrid events are numerous. They increase the accessibility of an event by eliminating the need for participants to ...
This session aims to provide a case study with practical examples of how Teams has been successfully implemented in one unit at Concordia University. Tools used for both project and people management will be highlighted.
The Concordia Library launched its Library Hub on SharePoint Online in December 2021. It is a central location for Library information that is relevant to all staff and it links to other SharePoint sites for individual units within the Library. It features a Project Index, Facilities Issue Tracker, News and Events sections, and tens of thousands of documents filed according to Concordia's Records Classification and Retention Plan. This digital skill share session will cover the story of how w...
Friday 23 February, 2024
In this presentation, I will explore some of the ways we use AI (especially generative AI) in the office, and the implications of this, focusing on equity and diversity.
Have you heard about Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) but are not sure how to interact with these tools? This session will provide an introductory overview of "prompt engineering": the process of crafting and structuring text to effectively communicate with generative AI models. Core concepts and best practices of prompt engineering will also be discussed. Live demos will be used to demonstrate various prompting techniques while exploring text generating AI tools like ChatGPT (and/or Perplexity)...
An introduction and demonstration of Microsoft Lists as a tool to organize your work and collaborate with colleagues.
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.
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...
Looking to better organize your day to day tasks? This session will focus on using applications like Planner, To-Do and Teams to help you streamline your work.
I will go through various methodologies for getting work done faster on PC. I will cover some open-source software and better ways to work with popular browsers and software.
