One IT Info Bytes

One IT Info Bytes is a staff lead speaker series that covers technology and technology-related fields. While Info Bytes is geared towards One IT staff and IT student employees, anyone is welcome to attend. Our interactive talks are 30 minutes long, followed by time for dialogue and Q&A with the presenter(s), and may be in any format (slides, debates, fireside chats, demonstrations, etc.)*

How to attend:

Join our Info Bytes listserv, and our events will be automatically added to your calendar. Additionally, we will post all Info Bytes to the One IT Events Calendar.

Steps to be a presenter:

Sign up to be a presenter via our intake form.
We'll review and schedule a date and location (virtual or in the Academic Innovation Studio) for your talk.

Upcoming 2024 Sessions:

Date/Location:	Presenter:	Topic/Description:	Resources:
Apr. 9	Rachel Hollowgrass, User Experience, Berkeley IT Copresenting with: Amanda Bent, Student Leadership Specialist, One IT Student Leadership Amy Azuma, Discovery DB Manager, Div of Undergraduate Education Brandon Wright, Senior Software Engineer, Campus Applications and Data Jun Hyung, Engineering Intern Tiffany Ho, Undergraduate: Cognitive science & psychology UX intern	"Students on the Team: Toward a culture of collaboration and academic relevance" Students can bring fresh energy and perspective to our work. When we include them on our teams and design positions that align with their academic learning, it can create a transformative work experience that benefits both the students and our teams. Together let's explore how we can craft student opportunities that are part of their educational path. During this session, you will get to: Hear from students and career staff from Berkeley IT's Student Information Systems (SIS) UX and Dev teams. Find out about tools to design and promote student opportunities through campus partnerships and the Discovery Database. Learn about a new resource guide coming soon for supervisors of students. Engage in discussion about connecting IT student jobs/internships to their educational journey.	Slides: Student on the Team Recording
May 14	Noah Wittman, Digital Learning Services	Futures Thinking
June 11	June 11 - Greg Merritt, Engineering Research Centers	Computer-based testing
July 9
Aug. 13
Sept. 10
Oct. 8
Nov. 12
Dec. 10

Previous Talks:

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**Special date/time**

Jan. 25

Jeffrey Williams, Productivity & Collaboration Services, Berkeley IT

"Google Apps Script + AI"

This talk presents my exploration into the integration of Google Apps Script and multiple AI APIs. This lecture also covers using LLMs as a problem-solving partner through the "invert, always invert" principle and the concept of backcasting (from an idealized future). The potential of AI will be balanced with both practical and theoretical concerns about current large language models.

Slides: Google Apps Script + AI

AI Recording

Mar. 12

Faye Snowden, Technology Program Office, Berkeley IT

"Writing a Business Case for Your Project"

As IT professionals, we like to solve problems. We like it so much that sometimes, we start critical initiatives from a solution-first approach without understanding the problem or the best way to solve it. Join this Infobytes session to learn how to uncover viable solutions by developing a business case for your project.

Slides: Business Case

Business Case Recording

Questions? Please contact one-it@berkeley.edu