Batoul Farhat
Sessions in which Batoul Farhat attends
Thursday 22 February, 2024
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.
Characters create warmth, familiarity, human connection, inclusivity, diversity, and engagement in courses. This presentation will show a case study of a course in higher education that used characters, an intern and a mentor, to introduce topics, ask questions, and drive the course forward!
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.
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...
SaaS based development become an essential technology asset for incremental and agile development to achieve business values by leveraging open computing technologies and AI services. This session will share basic principles in design SaaS and associated practices on architecture design of microservices, and data transformation pipelines.
Powerpoint is a tool used by many of us in our day to day work, but there can be so much more to it than putting text and images on the slide. In this short, beginner-friendly session, we will explore a few additional features that can help spice up your future presentations... and unlock your creative powers through the use case of creating an interactive game in Powerpoint, because why not?
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...
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...
