Folks,
I am trying a few communication channels for our team to reduce some load off email. You may receive a few invitations from Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc., but please ignore them until I send a specific message.
Also, as I am exploring these options, please feel free to share your suggestions. I am not a big user of communication channels as I hate disruptions, but sending emails over pretty stuff is also not an ideal solution. I like Slack's chatting and searching services (we already have one that I use on and off), but Slack is costly if you want a full version of it (and I don't want our group to be a part of the giant DGP Slack which is very distracting). Microsoft Teams seems like e a good option to me for now, but I am exploring and open to suggestions.
The idea is that we will still use emails, especially for attachment and announcements. But we will mostly use the second communication channel for 1-1 conversations and if we want to share news, article, etc. A place like Slack or Teams is also good for keeping a list of reading group activities, scheduling, voting, etc.
What do you think?
Best Regards, Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FToronto