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U of T hosts Kuali Student development leader

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on August 6, 2010 - 3:22pm

The CIO is pleased to announce the participation of Rajiv Kaushik as a new member of the Information + Technology Services (I+TS) team.

Rajiv Kaushik joined us on Tuesday, August 3rd in the role of Director, Kuali Student Development, under a partnership arrangement with the Kuali Foundation. Now based at U of T, Rajiv will continue to lead the Kuali Student product development team of about 40 staff distributed across universities in the US and Canada.

Dr. Avi Hyman appointed as Institutional Academic Technology Strategist

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on August 6, 2010 - 3:00pm

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Avi Hyman has been appointed to the position of Institutional Academic Technology Strategist at the University of Toronto, effective September 1, 2010. The Institutional Academic Technology Strategist (IATS) will report to both the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and will provide strategic and tactical leadership in the development and implementation of information technology services that support the academic mission.

Never Mind the Edupunks; or, The Great Web 2.0 Swindle

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on August 6, 2010 - 9:21am

by: BRIAN LAMB AND JIM GROOM - EDUCAUSE

Has the wave of the open web crested? What does "open educational technology" look like, and does it stand for anything?

http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume45/N...

A big THANK YOU to TechKnowFile 2010 Sponsors!

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on May 25, 2010 - 10:47am

TechKnowFile 2010 has been proudly sponsored by the following vendors, U of T faculties, divisions and departments. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to U of T's Professional Development for IT staff.

The Information Commons License Software Office Now Available on UShop!

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on January 26, 2010 - 9:59am

Procurement Services is proud to announce it is launching a new UShop vendor, the Information Commons Licensed Software Office, also known on campus as the LSO. This partnership marks the first time that an internal UofT vendor is being offered online through UShop. The LSO has been offering software at educational prices to all UofT staff, faculty and students since 1990. They negotiate and administer software license agreements with various vendors in order to decrease overall software costs to the University.

Students: How do YOU want to COMMUNICATE

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on January 13, 2010 - 11:57am

Dear TechKnowFilers,

We are all here to serve the students, so help us get the word out so we can improve their e-communications platform! Read below...

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Students: Tell us how YOU want to COMMUNICATE

Information + Technology Services has launched a Student Consultation on e-communications. We would like to invite all interested students to let us know how they would like to see e-communications services improved at the University.

Welcome to techknowfile.org

Submitted by Greg Mount on April 26, 2009 - 1:56pm
Electronic Classroom

TechKnowFile is an annual conference that celebrates the University of Toronto IT community and explores the effective use of technology in support of the academic mission of the university. TKF.09 will take place on May 26, 2009 at the Medical Sciences Building, 1 Kings College Circle.