Blogs

As the 2023-2024 academic year approaches for many, with classes starting in August, make sure to stay attentive to conversations where you, as a BRM, can provide support for innovative ideas. Take a moment to reflect and acknowledge those who have been supportive of you. Remember, being a BRM doesn't have to solely rely on technology-driven approaches. A big thank you to all of you for participating in the BRM Community! Shine bright and embrace the possibilities ahead! Michelle

You’ve heard about esports in the boardroom. You’ve heard your coworkers talk about it by the water cooler. After a long day’s work, you’ve sat down, turned the TV onto TSN to watch the game and discovered that your favorite athletes are now getting into professional gaming too . The world of esports seems almost inescapable. The collegiate esports scene is rapidly growing. Robert Morris University launched the first varsity esports program in North America in 2014. Now, in 2023, there are nearly 300 schools offering scholarships for students to compete in esports competitions . If you work at a college campus — in athletics & recreation, ...

Modernizing Campus-IT & Hands-on Labs with Microsoft Azure Schedule: 5 th May, 12:30 PM EST REGISTER HERE Higher education leaders everywhere are facing increasing challenges to ensure continuity of teaching and learning using their existing on-prem/physical infrastructure. Educational IT architects are unable to make data-informed decisions efficiently to improve student success and retention. All this, while making sure operations are secure, scalable, and cost-effective. During this 1 hour round table discussion session, you will learn how Microsoft Azure Labs and tools have helped Seneca College address challenges in delivering ...

AI and Machine Learning impact our entire world, changing how we live and how we work. That's why it’s critical for all of us to understand this increasingly important technology, including not just how it’s designed and applied, but also its societal and ethical implications. Consider this set of videos as a way to make first steps into AI: Seeing AI: Making the visual world more accessible (3:27) Fighting bias in algorithms (8:44) Machine Learning and Human Bias (2:33) The Ethics of AI (8:03) Machine Learning: Solving Problems Big, Small, and Prickly (5:19) How does your phone know this is a dog? (5:57) What is AI? ...