IT Academy - January 2022 training and events

    January 13, 2022

    Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.

    Developer Lunch and Learn: Accessibility

    On Tuesday, January 18, from noon – 1:15 p.m., join the Digital Accessibility team for a session on Accessible Fonts and Typefaces.

    Some fonts and typefaces are easier to understand than others. Learn about what makes an accessible typeface, how to identify inaccessible fonts, and how you can improve the legibility and readability of your site for everyone.

    Pre-register for the January 18 Lunch and Learn training in Yale’s Training Management System (TMS). Login to Yale’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) may be required. The Zoom link will be emailed to individuals registered for the training session.

    FY22 Balanced Scorecard Training (required for ITS staff)

    The ITS Balanced Scorecard training (approximately 15 minutes) provides employees with an understanding of ITS strategic initiatives and highlights key areas of focus for the fiscal year. This session includes both insights from our CIO on the Balanced Scorecard as well as an in-depth review of the FY22 goals.

    Access the FY22 Balanced Scorecard training through Yale’s Training Management System (TMS). Login to Yale’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) may be required.

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    Upcoming Events

    Morrow LongUnderstanding Software Assurance Maturity Models, with Morrow Long

    Wednesday, January 19
    3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 
    via Zoom (Online only)

    Please join Morrow Long for an introduction and comparison between the two OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Software Assurance Maturity Models and other software maturity models:

    OWASP SAMM 2.0 (2020+)

    • The OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) v2.0 was released in January 2020. A major revamp a decade after OpenSAMM 1.0 came out ten years prior. OWASP had taken over the OpenSAMM project and released minor revisions (1.1 and 1.5).
    • What is OWASP SAMM?
    • What is new in SAMM 2.0?

    OWASP DSOMM – the DevSecOps Maturity Model

    • Though SAMM 2.0 CAN be used with the Agile development methodology and adapted to DevOps software development, DSOMM is specifically designed for Agile and DevOps.
    • What is OWASP DSOMM?
    • How does it differ from SAMM 2.0?

    Similar software development maturity models

    • BSIMM 12 (Building Security in Maturity Model)
    • SE-CMM (CMU’s Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model)
    • Not CMMC 2.0 (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)

     

    Michael VaughnInnovation Without Discrimination: An Update on Digital Accessibility, with Michael Vaughn

    Wednesday, January 26
    3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 
    via Zoom (Online only)

    It has been four years since Yale adopted the Web Accessibility Policy (1605). Michael Vaughn, Associate Director of Digital Accessibility, will give an update on what has been accomplished and what work remains to help assure that technology innovation does not leave some people with disabilities behind.

    Learn about the latest trends, including the upcoming 2.2 and 3.0 versions of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and efforts to improve the accessibility of the YaleSites platform.

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    All sessions
    3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
    via Zoom (Online only)

    • Register for these Tech Talks in Yale’s Training Management System (TMS); Login to Yale’s VPN may be required.
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      • February 9 - Drones: The History, Current Landscape, And How You Can Get in On the Action, with Brandon Tassone
      • February 23 - Quality Assurance Testing Shared Practices, ith Netal Patel
      • March 16 - Introduction to Ansible, With Michael Dunlap
      • March 23 - Bias in Technology Algorithms, with Ted Hanss
      • April 6 - NGN Progress & Technology Update, with Tim Sheets

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    January - March 2022

    All sessions
    3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
    via Zoom (Online only)

    Future sessions include:

    • February 2 - Negotiation Tactics, with Ted Hanss

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    January - March 2022

    While we have no upcoming InfoSec Chats planned for the first quarter of 2022, you can stay up to date on need-to-know information security trends or send an inquiry to the team by visiting Yale’s Cybersecurity web page.

    IT Academy staff development training resources

    Did you miss a past Tech Talk, InfoSec Chat, or Café IT event? Most were recorded and are available online:

    View upcoming IT Academy events and training through multiple channels:

    Get involved

    IT Staff Development welcomes speaker series presenters and other training topics to add to IT Academy - please contact paul.gruhn@yale.edu for more information.

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