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Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams Up for Success
Optimize working remotely in this set of online courses—whether you’re new to remote work or not, and whether you’re leading a team or part of a team involving distributed team members. Discover how to be productive and stay connected when working from home or other remote environments. By LinkedIn Learning.
Cyber security checklist: Working from home
Working from home increases cyber security risk. The protective controls that are available on the university network are no longer protecting you, so increased diligence is required on your part in order to mitigate the increased risk. The following is a checklist to help you with your cyber security responsibilities as part of the extended IT Security team. Sending you a virtual high five for taking the time to protect our shared online environment!
Using VidyoConnect
VidyoConnect is a meeting solution that allows users to host online meetings from their laptop/desktop machines, tablets, and smartphones.
Instruction manual by Andrew Aran, McMaster Engineering IT
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Remote Work Tools
Information on McMaster VPN, MacDrive, Soft Phone Service and Voicemail Alerting Service
Instruction manual by Fazmin Nizam and Andrew Aran, McMaster Engineering IT
IT Continuity Tools & Services
Whether it is due to weather, a scheduled absence, emergency or illness— online collaboration and productivity tools provide continuity. This page provides an overview of IT tools and services that allow you to work from home. By McMaster University Technology Services.
Lightboard Demo
Examples of course-content recorded using the Lightboard are presented in this video. A demonstration of synchronous virtual-classroom teaching is also given. Basic use of the Lightboard is discussed including suggested best-practice, advantages and disadvantages. The integration of existing course content (for example PowerPoint slides) will also be demonstrated. Instructors who use a whiteboard and/or chalkboard in the classroom may be particularly interested in this session.
Facilitators: Prof. Michael Justason, Assistant Professor, Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
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Microsoft Teams
Recording Lectures, Application & Desktop Sharing, Quizzes, Sharing Recordings and more!
Remote Meeting Etiquette
Zoom: How to set up a virtual background
Instructions on setting up a virtual background, and McMaster Engineering branded images for download.
Zoom: How to set up a virtual background
Instructions on setting up a virtual background, and McMaster Engineering branded images for download.