IT Academy News & Events - October 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.

Weekly Dynatrace Training

• Weekly Enablement Sessions - Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - noon, via Zoom
• Bi-Weekly Coaching Sessions - Second and Fourth Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

Café IT

“Slump and Grow” with Tedd Darash, Senior Project Manager
Wednesday, October 19
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Please join Tedd Darash, Senior Project Manager, who will help us reflect on, understand, and provide some tools to help those “slump” times we all go through.  Tedd brings a 35-year career experience at Pitney Bowes to Yale.

The “slump” phenomenon is an experience shared by many. In this presentation Tedd will lead a discussion on “slumps” formulated by some research intertwined with his 35 years of personal experience examples.
There are signs to recognize when we are in one, and steps to take to get out and when we are out, are we possibly better than before?

• Register for the October 19 Tech Talk (VPN required)
• Join on Zoom

“From Accident to Ironman” with Michael Van Emmenes, Operations and Portfolio Lead
Wednesday, October 26
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Please join Michael Van Emmenes, Operations and Portfolio Lead, who will share his personal story from having a severe bicycle accident to completing an Iron Man competition.

Sometimes we need a jolt in life to wake us up, sometimes that jolt needs to be quite traumatic, not only for ourselves but for those around us. I was involved in a bicycle accident; it shook many lives but has had a positive impact on my life and hoping the positivity has had some impact on others.

There continues to be physical and mental healing, but each day is a step forward. Every day I am working towards being a better husband, father, son, brother, friend, colleague, and person.

• Register for the October 26 Cafe IT (VPN required)
• Join on Zoom

Tech Talk

“World Usability Day: Desinging Inclusive Experiences” with Tabor Lightfoot, Michael Tullo, and April Tiddei

Thursday, November 10
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Celebrate World Usability Day with the ITS User Experience team. You’ll learn about inclusive design and how we each play a role in creating inclusive (digital) experiences for our community. You’ll also learn about the principles the team applies to their work and the approaches they use to ensure we’re designing for all.

• Register for the November 10 Tech Talk (VPN required)
• Join on Zoom

IT Academy staff development training resources

• Check the IT Academy Event Calendars and TMS IT Staff Development pages (login through Yale’s VPN may be required) for additional details on future Tech Talks, InfoSec Chats, Café IT, and other IT events and training.
• A myriad of training courses and opportunities are available on Yale’s LinkedIn Learning website, and It’s Your Yale Learn and Grow Calendar.
• If you missed a past Tech Talk, InfoSec Chat, or Café IT event, most were recorded and are available either through the IT Academy Speaker Videos Microsoft Stream Channel or via the IT Staff Development (Public) Box folder.

View our IT Academy Curriculum web page to search and find courses, trainings, speaker series videos, and more. Use the filtering capability to find trainings supporting our ITS Organization Priorities, IT Competencies, IT Academy Goals, IT Roles, and by topic.

We welcome input and other trainings to add to this tool, please contact paul.gruhn@yale.edu.