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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

UM joins Digital Governance Council to advance responsible innovation

December 9, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba has become the first university to join the Digital Governance Council, a national organization dedicated to ensuring confidence in the responsible design, architecture, and management of digital technologies.

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Community guidelines for using AI at UM

September 15, 2025 — 
Faculty, students and staff encouraged to explore responsibly

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Students

Digital for all

July 3, 2025 — 
Digital tools offer some of the most intuitive ways to improve equitable access. Here are some of ones currently available to UM students and employees.

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Tech-savvy teaching

March 6, 2025 — 
Many faculty are using technology to take their teaching to the next level

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Managing data at a digitally-driven university

November 29, 2024 — 
UM in the process of creating a new governance model

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Making space for AI

November 5, 2024 — 
When AI is used safely and ethically it can create better post-secondary experiences for learners, educators and staff.

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Digital security at UM and beyond

April 30, 2024 — 
It seems that everywhere you turn, there is news of a new scam or fraud. Critical thinking can be your best defense.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Accessibility in UM’s digital spaces

March 12, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba is the university for Manitobans. And in Manitoba, 29.2% of people over the age of 15 have at least one disability, according to Statistics Canada.  That’s why UM is committed to accessibility not only in its physical spaces, but also in its digital spaces. 

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Building teaching skills – digitally

January 29, 2024 — 
A new program being piloted through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning aims to support faculty in developing skills for various aspects of teaching, including interpersonal communication, conflict management and negotiation that can be a challenge to practice.

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Exploring virtual reality in teaching and learning

December 5, 2023 — 
One of the newer opportunities in simulation education is virtual reality, which provides opportunities to teach things like prioritization, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.

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