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News 23 AprilA message from the Provost Professor Julie Cogin.
16 December 2020
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Once a year, ACU IT formally brings together all its members to review the year that was, plan for the year ahead, and learn important skills.
On 18-20 November, IT attended its first virtual IT strategy and planning day. The conference theme was ‘entrepreneurship’, as IT prepares for the year ahead and supporting staff and students in 2021. The intent was to provide staff with an understanding of key entrepreneurial skills that go beyond simply solving problems.
All sessions were held over Microsoft Teams, with the public preview for Breakout Rooms arriving just in time to provide a realistic conference experience. Being virtual, of course, came with a host of challenges such as keeping people engaged and replicating the collaboration and social atmosphere of an in-person conference.
To tackle this problem, IT engaged a series of strategies:
The unique conference format also brought out some ingenuity in the form of a conference app built in Microsoft Power Apps which helped guide attendees to each session.
Despite the virtual nature, this conference has been hailed as “the best conference yet”, which could not have been accomplished without the help and support from a number of directorates.
Kathryn Williams and Martin Evans from the Office of Student Success (OSS) helped to ignite the entrepreneurial spark in participants with a session adapted from a student workshop entitled EntrepreneurialYOU. Focusing on empathy and “see a need, fill a need”, Kathryn and Martin guided participants through a journey of realising their existing entrepreneurial skills, with ideas for developing further.
While still focusing primarily on students, OSS is happy to receive enquiries about delivering similar content to other staff.
All conferences need a little team bonding and ACU Sport was able to come up with a great program of rotational activities using The Track in Sydney and the Community Court in Brisbane. As Victorian staff were still working remotely, they were provided the option of a yoga session facilitated by ACU Sport or a private gentle walk.
Sydney staff in particular enjoyed discovering more about The Track and the activities on offer – relaxation chairs and the Nintendo being among the favourites.
Thank you to Tony Ciccone, Gabriella Munteanu, Kellie Maxwell and Reema Grima.
If your team needs a little time out, ACU Sport are happy to help.
The session covered key concepts such as growth mindset, resilience, and Change IQ.
Thank you, Anne-Marie Bennett.
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