Policy that establishes governance for Information Technology at the U of T.
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IT Services Catalogue
The IT Services Catalogue service offering advises on available IT services at University of Toronto.
Campus Wi-Fi
The Campus Wi-Fi service offering conveys access to the university’s online resources as well as general outside access. It is widely available across the University of Toronto tri-campus area.
System Status Panel
The System Status Panel service offering advises on the current service status for major University systems such as E-mail, Portal, ROSI/ACORN, AMS, Wireless and more.
Virtual Firewall
The Virtual Firewall service offering provides a central packet filtering service which will allow network administers to control all traffic, to and from their LANs, from one unified interface.
Policy on Information Security and the Protection of Digital Assets
The Policy on Information Security and the Protection of Digital Assets service offering formulates IT Services policies pertaining to information security and protection of digital assets based on community consultation and feedback. Information regarding the Policy may be found here. The U of T Chief Information Security Officer is the designated authority for the Policy’s implementation and application.
User Research and Usability Lab
The User Research and Usability Lab service provides guidance and assistance for units seeking to improve the quality of their user interface. The unit runs acceptance testing for the delivery of software design based on user friendly principles and user requirements.
EDUCAUSE Membership and Services
Educause is a world-wide organisation focused on the support of information technology professionals in higher education. Educause provides research materials, case studies from other institutions on a broad range of topics, toolkits, special interest groups, and professional development resources and opportunities. The University participates in the annual Educause Core Data Service and the ETRAC – Education Technology Research in the Academic Community surveys for undergraduate students and faculty. Educause runs an annual conference and multiple functionally-specific conferences and Webinars throughout the year. The University has a full membership that includes access to the Educational Learning Initiative (ELI), Educause Center for Applied Research (ECAR).
TechQual Survey
The TechQual Survey service offering advises on the quality of IT services at the University of Toronto.
Educause Technology Research in the Academic Community
Annual undergraduate and biennial faculty surveys on a range of IT service related activities such as connectivity, access to learning tools, experiences with digital learning resources.