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Natalie Donfrancesco

Sessions in which Natalie Donfrancesco attends

Thursday 9 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
HybridIn-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 9 taking place at Concordia’s 4TH SPACE. Take the opportunity to network with attendees and presenters at the university’s uniquely flexible street-level venue. Please note that the in...

10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 45 minutes
Hybrid

One of the greatest challenges with developing digital skills is figuring out what you need to learn and to what extent. This session provides a framework for guiding you through both challenges. Specifically, by the end of this session, you should be able to (1) use a search strategy that identifies the types of ...

Saul Carliner

Keynote speaker
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 30 minutes
Hybrid

In this presentation, I would like to introduce how artificial intelligence can be used in the context of the university, and how it can benefit the Concordia community: from AI usage in a student service context (such as a Chatbot), to helping students learn better (AI Learning Assistants) to a fully immersive learning experience (conversing with an AI entity in Virtual Reality). The objective is to help attendees get a better understanding of what AI is and wh...

1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
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 saf...

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes
Virtual

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 domina...

4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes
Virtual

The session is aimed to introduce participants to Loop components in Teams , and how it can be used to smooth out on-the-fly collaboration.Please click

Friday 10 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | 30 minutes
Virtual

Have you been in situation where you are you working with an application which you have little experience? Or have had to refresh your knowledge due to change in process?Join us in this session to learn about our adoption tool.Interested in learning how to use this tool, so you have at your fingertips the instructions and the documentation in the moment of need.

10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | 30 minutes
Virtual

During my session, I will show a live demonstration of how using a digital Kanban board can help with project management. I will go into detail regarding some of the principals of an Agile framework, a framework which Kanban follows. Kanban boards are an easy way to visualize to-do lists and help break down bigger projects into smaller, more manageable pieces.Please click

10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Are you struggling with managing your overflowing emails? Are you trying to control the emails in your inbox with no avail? Are you tired of always typing the same response over and over?In the session, you will learn Outlook functionalities which will address those issues, save you time and help you manage your emails effectively.

11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
Virtual

Learn how to use Power BI to create analytical visualizations and dashboards based on data in the Institutional Data Space (IDS). An introduction to Power BI will be provided and the steps to build a simple visualization using SIS source data will be demonstrated. No experience in Power BI is required.

1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
Virtual

This session will cover Teams features specific to organizing and managing private and channel meetings in Teams. The relationship between Teams and other MS 365 applications and services will be presented in the context of Teams meetings (Forms, Stream, OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook).Topics will include:- how to schedule meetings from Outlook and Teams - What is the difference between notific...

2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour
Virtual

An overview of the current cybersecurity landscape and how is Concordia impacted.From theory to practice, through the cybersecurity trenches, based on facts and stats, the most common threats, how Concordia fights to protect its community, and how everyone can help.

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Data analytics is the process of examining data sets in order to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain. It has become the most important tool in any auditor’s tool box. In the past, audits were done with the use of statistical sample, today, we are able to examine full population data and identify anomalies in a matter of minutes.In the session, I will provide 3 ex...