Information Technology Services (ITS)

ITS Preparedness infographics: reflect critical services

Published on: March 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a large migration of the University of Toronto (U of T) community towards a remote working environment.

Helping students, staff and faculty through this technological transition is Information Technology Services (ITS). ITS staff is providing critical resources and services across the tri-campus community, including the creation of a central online hub for this information called ITS Preparedness.

To illustrate the work, demand and response of the ITS department, please review our infographics here, which also exemplify the IT@UofT Strategic Plan.

Infographic #1: IT@UofT People

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Infographic #2: IT@UofT Collaboration

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Infographic #3: IT@UofT Solutions

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Infographics #1: IT@UofT People

Note: Statistics presented are approximate and subject to change.

ITS Preparedness

A look at the University of Toronto’s Information Technology Services (ITS) response, usages and resources during COVID-19.

ITS staff status
  • 88% of ITS staff surveyed said they are prepared to work remotely.
  • 99% of ITS staff are now successfully working remotely.
Top topics addressed*
  1. Collaborate
  2. Assignments
  3. Quizzes
  4. Lecture Capture
  5. Course Access
  6. Gradebook
Who’s asking for help?

48% of inquiries were instructors seeking help on delivering lectures. Collaborate is U of T’s institutionally supported webinar tool.

  1. Instructors (48%)
  2. Students (17%)
  3. EdTech Office (15%)
  4. Staff (14%)

*Data: March 16-27, 2020.

Infographics #2: IT@UofT Collaboration

Note: Statistics presented are approximate and subject to change.

ITS Preparedness

A look at the University of Toronto’s Information Technology Services (ITS) response, usages and resources during COVID-19.

Connect+Learn webinars

Hosted by EASI (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)

  • Webinar sessions hosted: 18
  • Average attendees per session: 72
  • Total attendees: 1,289
Microsoft Teams usage*
  • Teams creation requests: 52
  • Channel messages: 4,050
  • Chat messages: 92,348
  • Calls: 1,413
  • Meetings: 969

* Data reflects month of March 2020

Knowledge sharing
  • 50+ FAQs created for remote workers
  • 35+ resources contributed in In the Loop newsletter (special edition)
  • 6 remote work security articles published

Infographics #3: IT@UofT Solutions

Note: Statistics presented are approximate and subject to change.

ITS Preparedness

A look at the University of Toronto’s Information Technology Services (ITS) response, usages and resources during COVID-19.

URL shortening services

50+ new unique uoft.me URLs created by ACT (Academic & Collaborative Technologies)

Education & Awareness

In the Loop e-news (special edition)

  • 900+ subscribers
  • 10 issues
  • 80+ ITS & U of T related news stories shared

(Reflects March to May 2020)
148% increased in ITS website page views (Since March 2020)

Quercus usage*

Most popular when accessing Quercus (Canvas):
Browsers

  1. Chrome
  2. Safari
  3. Edge
  4. Firefox
  5. Other

Computers

  1. MacIntosh (48%)
  2. Windows (42%)

* Data reflects months of March & April 2020)

Remote work rush

EASI (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration) increases:

  • Enterprise Services Centre incidents (120%)
  • SharePoint site creation (96%)
  • Digital Workplace average incidents (78%)