University Information Services - Staff Learning & Development course timetable
October 2022
| Thu 6 |
UIS is offering new members the chance to join a virtual speed mentoring event. This energetic learning and networking activity will provide the opportunity to speak to some of UIS’ senior leaders and managers from different disciplines. UIS mentors involved with the event:
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| Tue 11 |
An informal coffee morning catch-up for mentees enrolled in the Mentoring scheme. |
| Wed 12 |
An informal coffee morning catch-up for mentors enrolled in the Mentoring scheme. |
| Thu 20 |
UIS new joiners welcome event
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New colleagues to UIS are invited to join a welcome event to meet our Chief Operating Officer, Steve Riley and members from our Administration and HR Office. |
| Mon 31 |
We all know that it can be impossible to understand data just by looking at a slew of numbers and stats. For data to be truly helpful, it needs to be presented in a logical, easy-to-understand way. This is where data visualisation comes in. It's the process of turning data into a compelling visual story through the use of graphics, like charts and graphs. This content community event will cover:
The session is for everyone interested in using data visualisation effectively. A recording of this event will be available on the Content Community SharePoint site for anyone who cannot attend. |
November 2022
| Tue 1 |
In this 2 hours online session, you'll learn techniques for creating your service roadmap and how to iterate it regularly. |
| Wed 2 |
In this 2 hours online session, you'll learn techniques for creating your service roadmap and how to iterate it regularly. |
| Mon 7 |
In this 2 hours online session, you'll learn techniques for creating your service roadmap and how to iterate it regularly. |
| Tue 15 |
In this 90-minute session, we'll cover GDS roles and how they operate in context. We'll also explain how BA and service manager roles fit within in GDS environment. To successfully build and run a service, you need to have a multi-disciplinary team with a range of skills. The size of your team and the roles you need will change during the different phases of development. |
| Wed 16 |
In this 90-minute session, we'll cover GDS roles and how they operate in context. We'll also explain how BA and service manager roles fit within in GDS environment. To successfully build and run a service, you need to have a multi-disciplinary team with a range of skills. The size of your team and the roles you need will change during the different phases of development. |
| Mon 21 |
In this 90-minute session, we'll cover GDS roles and how they operate in context. We'll also explain how BA and service manager roles fit within in GDS environment. To successfully build and run a service, you need to have a multi-disciplinary team with a range of skills. The size of your team and the roles you need will change during the different phases of development. |
| Wed 30 |
The Digital Presence Programme has been busy since 2020 exploring and researching how we could better build and support the University's intranets and websites. Join us for a day of demonstrations and hands-on workshops where we'll share with you our progress so far and help you to prepare for migration to the Intranet in a Box and Website in a Box templates, due for release in 2024. We'll share;
Join us in person at The Triangle, Cambridge University Press & Assessment's spectacular headquarters near Cambridge Train Station. Refreshments will be available. |
December 2022
| Mon 5 |
The Digital Presence Programme has been busy since 2020 exploring and researching how we could better build and support the University's intranets and websites. Join us for a day of demonstrations and hands-on workshops where we'll share with you our progress so far and help you to prepare for migration to the Intranet in a Box and Website in a Box templates, due for release in 2024. We'll share;
Join us in person at The Triangle Building, Cambridge University Press & Assessment's spectacular headquarters near Cambridge Train Station. Refreshments will be available. |
| Tue 6 |
What is the Search Inside Yourself programme? The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) programme is a popular immersive leadership programme born in Google and based on Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience and Mindfulness. SIY will teach emotional intelligence skills that lead to sustained peak performance, strong collaboration, and effective leadership. The mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills you'll learn will help you: Experience greater well-being, resilience and stress management Improve performance, collaboration and empathy Increase effectiveness and decision-making capacity Cultivate innovative, creative thinking Build more effective relationships |
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A workshop session exclusively for UIS colleagues who have been nominated to be a 'buddy' to support new joiners to the organisation. |
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| Wed 7 |
What is the Search Inside Yourself programme? The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) programme is a popular immersive leadership programme born in Google and based on Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience and Mindfulness. SIY will teach emotional intelligence skills that lead to sustained peak performance, strong collaboration, and effective leadership. The mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills you'll learn will help you: Experience greater well-being, resilience and stress management Improve performance, collaboration and empathy Increase effectiveness and decision-making capacity Cultivate innovative, creative thinking Build more effective relationships |
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| Tue 13 |
An informal coffee morning catch-up for mentees enrolled in the Mentoring scheme. |
| Wed 14 |
An informal coffee morning catch-up for mentors enrolled in the Mentoring scheme. |
| Thu 15 |
Most websites get the majority of their traffic from search engines. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is one key step to improving your content. This is where you consider how easy it is for users to find your website, what they are looking for when they do and try to make it easier for them. During this event, we will introduce you to Google Search Console and how to gain access to it. We will look at what Google knows about your website, and what people are looking for on Google Search when they find your website. Finally, we’ll explore how to use that data when optimising a page on your website. This content community event will also cover:
The session is for everyone interested in using Google Search Console effectively. A recording of this event will be available on the Content Community SharePoint site for anyone who cannot attend. |
January 2023
| Wed 25 |
The Next Generation of IP Register at Cambridge This seminar kicks off the consultation on the future of DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP address management) at the University of Cambridge. You'll learn how these services currently work, and how they are managed. Then we'll describe the challenges we're facing with the current systems, and some of the opportunities we have to make improvements. Finally, we'll introduce our proposal for future development of these services. Presented by Rob Bricheno of the UIS Network Systems group |
| Mon 30 |
UIS is offering new members the chance to join a virtual speed mentoring event. This energetic learning and networking activity will provide the opportunity to speak to some of UIS’ senior leaders and managers from different disciplines. UIS mentors involved with the event:
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Accessible content is easy to find, understand and interact with, regardless of the user's ability or the device they are using. One common misconception is that web accessibility only helps people who have a permanent disability. Though 1 in 5 of us in the UK have a disability, all of us experience temporary and situational disabilities during our lifetime. This session builds on existing accessibility guidance from the content community. This content community event will also cover:
The session is for everyone interested in creating content. A recording of this event will be available on the Content Community SharePoint site for anyone who cannot attend. |
February 2023
| Thu 23 |
A workshop exclusively for UIS colleagues who have been nominated to be buddies to support our new joiners. |
| Mon 27 |
Are you comfortable writing and editing content? Do you feel ready to make your content more accessible for people with disabilities and improve the overall user experience for everyone? If you are, we'd like to invite you to join us for this month's content accessibility workshop. Together we'll work through a piece of your own content, from your website or intranet, to make it more accessible wherever we can. We'll use a handy checklist to help us, which includes:
Please note: Workshop places are limited. Only book a space if you're sure that you can attend. If you do need to cancel, please cancel 48 hours in advance so that someone else can attend. |