November 3, 2021 All Articles 0
By Jeané Blunt. Ezra Daly is an educational technologist at UC Berkeley. Like many others in the UC IT community, the pandemic created new challenges for Ezra and his department. Learn how he continues to adapt his role to support the…
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By Sheri Ledbetter. Kian Colestock, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer in UCI’s Office of Information Technology, recalls the weekend in which he learned that his unit would be supporting the technological transition of a major research university to an…
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By Allison Henry. (Originally posted in Medium, September 16, 2020.) A few months ago my daughter was working on a school assignment involving career exploration, and as part of her research she asked me, “Mom, what do you do at…
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January 20, 2021 All Articles 0
By Mark Cianca and Yvonne Tevis. Well, COVID—and Remote Work and Learning The most-viewed blog article for 2020 is an open letter in February by UC’s CIOs endorsing alternative and…
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November 18, 2020 All Articles 2
By Katie Chappell. I recently celebrated one year with the University of California – I’ve now worked for UC Irvine remotely and during a pandemic longer than I have on campus in normal circumstances. I am doing this while co-parenting…
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By Annelie Rugg. We’re well past 100 days of the COVID-19 quarantine and still counting. Everything we thought we knew, including how to balance work and life, has required us to change, at least for now. And while we yearn…
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Registration for the Virtual UC Tech Webinar on August 11, 2020, is now open. The theme is “The UC Response to COVID-19.” Registration is required but there is no registration fee. Don’t wait until the last minute to plan…
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By Rita Rosenthal. Like many colleges and universities across the country, the demand for technical teams to expand existing services or build new services in support of the campus community during COVID-19 has been at a steady hum. Early in…
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During shelter in place, the email and Zoom are endless. UC IT just has to step away from it every now and then. We asked coworkers from around UC to send in photos of what they see on their “screen…
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By Imran Ghori. Ensuring that UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff members can access proper equipment and technology has been a key part of the campus’ transition to remote learning and working. Information Technology Solutions, or ITS,…
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