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Webinar: Effective Virtual Meetings
SPEAKER: Scott Rolph
DATE: Thursday, Dec. 10th
TIME: 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
This workshop is open for registration in the Atlas Learning Center, and is designed for all MIT Support Staff.
Please register in the Learning Center - http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CTD30070c&sys=PS1
This workshop will cover the basics of effective virtual meetings. Participants will learn about the importance of an agenda, goals, roles, and clearly defined processes. They will also explore the difference between in-person and virtual meetings and identify and commit to ways they can and will contribute to better virtual meeting experiences and outcomes. Conducted via Zoom, this workshop will also highlight Zoom features that can enhance virtual meetings.
Participants who complete this workshop will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of an effective virtual meeting
- Explain how each person in a meeting, no matter their role, can contribute to a successful meeting
- Be intentional about how they show up in virtual meetings to help achieve better meeting experiences and outcomes
MIT’s Diversity Inclusion Strategic Plan
presented by: Dr. John Dozier and Dr. Tim Jamison
DATE: Friday, Nov. 13th
TIME: 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
ZOOM: https://mit.zoom.us/j/98216082763
Meeting ID: 982 1608 2763
John Dozier is the MIT Institute Community and Equity Officer.
- Read the Feb., 2020 announcement of his appointment. -
Tim Jamison is an Associate Provost, the Robert R. Taylor Professor of Chemistry and head of the Department of Chemistry and the Jamison Research Group.
- See the news story of his 2019 appointmemnt as Associate Provost -
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Webinar: Prepare to Care: A Caregiving Planning Guide for Families
SPEAKER: Ruth Levitsky (WGSS, Co-Chair, Professional Development)
DATE: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
TIME: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Caring for a loved one is - or may become - an important role for many people. Learn what is involved in planning to become a caregiver. For those of us already caregiving, learn what else you can do or gain new skills to manage your daily challenges.
In this Zoom webinar you will learn 5 important steps that will help you plan effectively: how to start vital conversations, how to form caregiving team, how to make a caregiving plan, how to find support out in your community, and how to care for yourself
Join Ruth Levitsky and Kelli Leffler from the AARP for this life-changing workshop.
Registrants will be emailed a link to the Zoom webinar the day before the event. sign up at (email Ruth at levitsky@mit.edu if you have any problems)