{"id":8791,"date":"2021-09-15T13:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/?p=8791"},"modified":"2024-06-21T00:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T04:42:42","slug":"introducing-the-tech2u-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/introducing-the-tech2u-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Repost: Introducing the Tech2U Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tech2U is an exciting\u00a0new pilot program\u00a0that\u00a0employs over 125 students to provide instructors with personalized tech support as they make their long-awaited return to teaching on campus.\u00a0This week\u2019s post is a repost from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U of T News<\/a>, where Tech2U was featured in a recent article written by Staff Reporter at U of T News, Rahul Kalvapalle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-300x200.png\" alt=\"Logo of Tech2U: A tablet and conversation bubble overlapping, reading 'Tech2U - Informed by TIL'. There are connecting dots representing community and growth. \" class=\"wp-image-8794\" width=\"376\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Tech2U_2021_White-with-text-2048x1366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the article, stakeholders, instructors and researchers discuss the vision behind the creation of Tech2U, and the impact\u00a0it will have on teaching and learning on campus.\u00a0At\u00a0The Innovation Hub, we are\u00a0very excited to be launching this program\u00a0in partnership with Learning Space Management (LSM), and\u00a0to be sharing this article with you!\u00a0If you would like to learn more\u00a0about the program, check out\u00a0our\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/05\/TIL_FinalApril2021_Compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research report<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/05\/TIL_CaseStudy_FinalWebsite.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0that helped inform the design of Tech2U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/news\/work-study-students-provide-u-t-professors-tech-support-fall\">Read the article!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"937\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-2.43.17-PM-1024x937.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the U ofT News webpage. \" class=\"wp-image-8792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-2.43.17-PM-1024x937.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-2.43.17-PM-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-2.43.17-PM-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-2.43.17-PM.png 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Preview of the U of T News Article, photo by Ken Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tech2U is an exciting\u00a0new pilot program\u00a0that\u00a0employs over 125 students to provide instructors with personalized tech support as they make their long-awaited return to teaching on campus.\u00a0This week\u2019s post is a repost from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U of T News<\/a>, where Tech2U was featured in a recent article written by Staff Reporter at U of T News, Rahul Kalvapalle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/innovationhub\/introducing-the-tech2u-initiative\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Community Repost: Introducing the Tech2U 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