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Dianne Cmor

she/her

Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning
Concordia University Library

Sessions in which Dianne Cmor attends

Thursday 22 February, 2024

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

Don’t miss the meet and greet gathering and plenary session!   Join us for the meet and greet gathering and plenary session on Thursday, February 22nd taking place at Concordia’s John Molson Building, 9th floor. Take the opportunity to network with attendees and presenters.

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.

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
In-personHybrid

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.

Paul Fournier

Keynote speaker
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.

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

This session will provide quick tricks for batch data cleaning in Excel and an overview of formulas and functionalities that provide a big impact on data visualization and manipulation minimal efforts. Time will also be provided at the end for discussion and interactive problem solving to attendees' current Excel challenges.

1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

During this hands-on session, participants will learn how to preserve online content using Webrecorder, a free and open-source web archiving tool. The session will cover benefits of preserving web content, such as avoiding link rot and ensuring ongoing access to ephemeral or at-risk websites and webpages; give examples of use cases for web archiving; and give participants an opportunity to practice preserving web content on their own.

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.

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

We’re drowning in apps, notifications, news and comments: how do you recognize authentic content shared on your social media feeds versus what is fabricated? It’s not always easy!This session will discuss some of the technology that is used to create misleading content like deepfakes, but also simply clickbait or tricks to take over your attention. We’ll suggest some ways of recognizing and thinking critically about digital content. We will conclude with an open discussion about how di...

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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

As digital technology continues to impact everyday life, it is important to build an individual awareness of the risks that the digital age pose to the social and environmental systems that support human and planetary health. This session will explain the concept of Digital Sustainability - including understanding the negative impacts of digitalization, and exploring how digital tools can accelerate sustainable development and address challenges like climate change. The session will provide a...

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

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

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM | 40 minutes
Virtual

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.

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

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)...

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

During this session we will talk about how from the need of research project (SpokenWeb) we developed an open-source platform, called Swallow, that has now life on its own.

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

In this dynamic digitalized world, it is pretty essential to understand and properly address our "digital identities". Better awareness of that may help us to take better decisions on privacy and security.For example, in recent times at Concordia community, we have often been impacted by scam attempts through e-mails or other ways. While systems and policies are always trying to protect us from such risks, our awareness can safeguard us best.Hence, proposing a session on "digita...

Azfar Adib

Presenter
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...

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

Manufacturers of immersive technology hardware have begun to include Mixed Reality capabilities in their next generation of products. Whereas Virtual Reality offered fully immersive (and virtual) environments, Mixed Reality blends the Virtual with Reality, offering the learners access to both simultaneously. In this session, we will dive into the implications for education and learning contexts.

Ping Ng

Presenter
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

This session will be focused on Concordia University & the Udemy Business Learning Platform, primarily focusing on keeping pace with changing technology in a Digital World, with a focus on how Concordia learners are currently leveraging technical content to upskill & reskill.

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

Presentation of the different institutional repositories at Concordia: Network shared drives, HomeDrive, OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint. Pros and cons for each of them.

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

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.

3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:10 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

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.

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.

3:45 PM - 4:10 PM | 25 minutes
Virtual

Session Overview:1. eConcordia Courses - Student Demographics • Analyzing the demographic makeup of eConcordia online learners, including geographical location, language, number of courses taken, faculties etc.. 2. Motivations for Choosing Online Learning • Exploring the multifaceted reasons students opt for online education based on student feedback.• Comparing these motivations with traditional learning preferences, accessibility, and tools• Talking ab...