Cal State San Bernardino’s Information Technology Services will host Tech Fest 2020, Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 6-9, for university students, faculty and staff to learn about available technology services.

The annual four-day event, this year titled “Dia de los Tech,” will include Student Tech Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6; Staff Tech Day on Wednesday, Oct. 7; Palm Desert Campus Tech Day on Thursday, Oct. 8; and Faculty Tech Day on Friday, Oct. 9.

The event will be held via Zoom and can be accessed at https://csusb.zoom.us/j/94856265852. The passcode is TECHFEST20.

Tuesday, Oct. 6: Student Tech Day 

8:50 – 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks

  • CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales
  • Vice President for ITS Samuel Sudhakar

9 – 10 a.m.: Panel Discussion: Hispanics in Higher Ed Tech

  • Panelists: Rafael Espinosa, CIO, CSU Stanislaus; Faust Gorham, CIO, CSU Bakersfield; and Yubelkys Montalvo, executive director, Hispanic Education Technology Services (HETS)
  • Moderator: Karina Alvarado

10 – 11 a.m.: 7 Steps in Completing FAFSA

  • Presenter: Veronica Medina, Financial Aid

11 a.m. – noon: HETS Presentation

  • Presenter: Yubelkys Montalvo, executive director

Noon – 1 p.m.: Virtual Technology Support Hour, Meet the TSC Techs, Kahoot/Trivia

https://csusb.zoom.us/j/9095377677

1 – 1:45 p.m.: Student Training: Microsoft Teams for Students

  • Presenter: Janette Flores, Training Services

2 – 3 p.m.: Coyote Connection: Engagement Starts Here!

  • Presenters: Jackie Varela, interim director, Office of Student Engagement; and Daria Graham, associate vice president and dean of students

3 – 3:45 p.m.: Student Training: Sharing Files from a Cloud Drive

  • Presenter: Sara Garcia, Training Services

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.: Free Software Download Party

Wednesday, Oct. 7: Staff Tech Day 

9 – 9:45 a.m.: Coyote Connection: How to Leverage Engage for Your Department or College

  • Presenters: Jackie Varela, interim director, Office of Student Engagement; and Daria Graham, associate vice president and dean of students

10 – 10:45 a.m.: Training: Sharing Files from a Shared Drive

  • Presenter: Sara Garcia, Training Services

11 – 11:45 a.m.: Alumni Outcomes: Program-Specific Employment Data

  • Presenter: Andrew Montgomery, Institutional Research

1 – 1:45 p.m.: A More Cyber Secure You

  • Presenter: Laura Carrizales, Jessica Garcia, Cierra Lavarias and Annel Martin, Compliance Initiatives

2 – 2:45 p.m.: Microsoft Teams: Overview and Tips and Tricks

  • Presenter: Janette Flores, Training Services

3 – 3:45 p.m.: Zoom: Participant Engagement Training

  • Presenters: Janette Flores and Sara Garcia, Training Services

Thursday, Oct. 8: PDC Tech Day

9 – 9:45 a.m.: Student Training: Microsoft Teams for Students

  • Presenter: Janette Flores, Training Services

10 – 11 a.m.: Understanding Financial Aid

  • Presenter: Veronica Medina, Financial Aid

11 a.m. – noon.: PDC Free Software Download Party

1 – 1:45 p.m.: Training: Sharing Files from a Shared Drive

  • Presenter: Sara Garcia, Training Services

2 – 2:45 p.m.: Meet Your ITS Leadership Team, Presentation and Q&A

 Friday, Oct. 9: Faculty Tech Day

9:30 – 9:33 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • VP Samuel Sudhakar
  • Provost Shari McMahan 

9:33 – 9:35 a.m.: ATI Leadership, Bradford Owen, interim chief academic technology officer 

9:35 – 10:20 a.m.: xReal Lab Team 

10:20 – 11:10 a.m.: Faculty Live Panel 

  • Moderator: Mihaela Popescu, professor, communication studies and faculty director, xREAL Lab  

11:10 a.m. – noon: Accessibility  

Noon – 1:40 p.m.: Instructional Design 

1:40 – 2:30 p.m.: Live Panel Virtual Course Design and Live Discussion 

  • Moderator: Moni Becerra, interim director of Teaching Resources Center (TRC) 

2:30 p.m.: Closing

  • Bradford Owen, interim chief academic technology officer 

For more information visit the CSUSB Information Technology Services website.