As ASU and UTO have refined and innovated new approaches to learning experiences over the final months of fiscal year 2020, it became clear that the foundation of the work necessary to build a connected environment for students -- wherever they are…
While the topics differed, virtual summer sessions of ASU and UTO’s monthly speaker series, Innov8, were alike in that they looked forward to the broadening of communities and service to them. Whether the subject was smart cities or the value of IT…
When ASU was the first higher education institution to adopt real-time collaboration tool Slack enterprise-wide, it demonstrated the model of the workforce of the future. In collaboration with Deloitte and Slack, UTO and ASU developed this white…
Education changemakers from six continents around the world packed their bandanas, canteen and an open mind for the summer camp experience of a lifetime at Learning(Hu)Man 2020, hosted by ASU ShapingEDU.
When it comes to building capacity for high-quality research and education, Arizona is leading the way -- with thanks to an ongoing partnership between Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona. Now that…
By Andrew SchneiderDuring the week of July 20-27, 2020, ASU and ShapingEDU hosted Learning(Hu)Man 2020, a camp-themed, global education changemaking event that came to life on an immersive campus through VirBELA.
In conjunction with the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2020, the University Technology Office at ASU has published our priorities and goals for the next 365 days. Think of the priorities as our North Stars and the goals as the pathways that…
by Laura GeringerUTO Humble Heroes: Tom Castellano, Richard Chappell, Donelle Culley, Carolee Deuel, Stephen Garcia, Alyssa Goldstein, Fred Hernandez, Michelle Hernandez, Rebecca Hirschfeld, Martin Idaszak, Robert Kamilli, Ahmed Khalil, David Lee,…
By Andrew Schneider At a time when we’re all keeping each other at an arm’s length (or two), new learners bound for ASU are gathering in droves virtually on Devil2Devil, ASU’s private network for admitted students -- now integrated with Slack.
By Andrew SchneiderUTO Humble Heroes: Paul Alvarado & Mike Sharkey of the Action Lab at EdPlus
By Sophie Jones, Experience Center Customer Service Specialist
UTO Humble Heroes: Brett Woods + the Information Security Team, Alyssa Goldstein, Robert Kamilli, Kevin Lough, Sean Reichert and TJ Witucky
The ever-evolving world of cybersecurity encompasses a multitude of threats and potential ways to respond to them. Navigating the newest methods, like “Zero Trust” architecture and automated threat detection and response, is a high priority for many…
Read more Remote Resilience stories.By Antonio Miranda, UTO Training & Quality Manager
When the Girls Who Code club at ASU Preparatory Academy had to suddenly shift from in-person meetings to virtual ones, it wasn’t entirely clear how their projects would continue. But UTO’s volunteer educators took to Zoom to continue the lessons and…
Empower 2020, ASU’s IT Professional Community Day, was suddenly shifted to a virtual affair, like so many other events, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as with previous years, attendees gathered to share ideas and still look to the future…
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A new Zoom Research & Development center is coming to Phoenix in the near future, and the video conferencing tool’s connection to ASU will only grow stronger. Although no office location has been finalized, Zoom is already recruiting engineering…
Along with the rest of the world, the University Technology Office at ASU had to move fast to enable remote learning, teaching and working at scale. UTO’s quarterly achievements, always measured as examples not only of what has been accomplished in…