Workshops

February 2024, Training, Workshops

Technology Training Spring Workshop Schedule

File Management 101

Monday, March 11 at 2 PM – Zoom

Feeling file fatigue? Join ITS to learn strategies and best practices for organizing and managing files, clearing digital clutter, and determining storage solutions. In this workshop, we’ll go over:

Naming conventions
Sorting file/folder hierarchy
Pros/cons of different storage solutions
Guidelines for file retention and deletion

Click here to register!

Adobe Acrobat Basics

Thursday, March 28 at 10 AM – Zoom

Learn how to edit, create, annotate, organize, and digitally sign PDFs with Adobe Acrobat. Powerful and user-friendly, Acrobat is one of the most popular PDF apps on the planet, with built-in text recognition, drag-and-drop editing, easy page organization, and file compilation. PDFs are ideal for public-facing communications or forms as their formatting stays consistent across different applications, browsers, and devices.

In this workshop, we’ll go over:

Combining PDFs
Creating fillable PDF forms
Adding your digital signature to a PDF
Making PDFs more accessible

Click here to register!

Setting Up Shared Libraries in OneDrive & Teams

Wednesday, April 10 at 1 PM – ASEC 111 or Zoom (Hybrid)

Harness the power of cloud computing to take control of project or departmental documentation, collaboration, and file storage. Shared libraries allow you and your colleagues increased storage capacity, seamless collaboration, and greater permission control over documents, folders, and changes.

In this workshop, ITS will go over:

Differences and similarities between OneDrive and Teams
Permission management
Document retention
Best practices for file transfer/migration

Click here to register!

February 2023, Workshops

Technology Training for Staff and Faculty

The Help Desk and Tess Walsh, our Technology Training Specialist, is excited to invite staff and faculty to attend our upcoming online workshops.

Check out our schedule below and look for more workshops in the future on our Tech Training webpage. Also if you have any requests for the summer or Fall schedule, please let us know!

Microsoft Excel 101

Swimming in spreadsheets? Join Tess on Tuesday, March 7 at 10 AM online to learn the basics of Excel, one of Microsoft’s trickiest and most powerful tools. This one-hour workshop will cover:

Basic Excel navigation
Creating and navigating tables of data
Basic Excel functions

This workshop is appropriate for those who have limited Excel experience or those who would like a refresher on its foundations. More advanced workshops will be offered at a later date.

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Microsoft Tips and Tricks

This workshop online on Friday, March 24 at 11 AM will go over the hidden and handy tricks within different Microsoft tools, such as OneDrive, Teams, Word, and more. If you’re comfortable with the basics and ready to learn some time-saving secrets, please join us!

In this one-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to:

Easily access shared files and libraries
Make your documents easier to navigate
much more!

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Can’t make it?

If you can’t make these workshops, visit our Technology Training page regularly to see more workshops – both live and virtual, or request custom training.

Tess is particularly eager to meet with departments to design custom, focused training to address your groups’ needs. Contact techtraining@clarku.edu for more information and to schedule your group training.

January 2023, Workshops

Technology Training for Staff and Faculty

The Help Desk and Tess Walsh, our Technology Training Specialist, is excited to invite staff and faculty to attend our upcoming online workshops.

Check out our schedule below and look for more workshops in the future on our Tech Training webpage.

Introduction to OneDrive

Wondering about OneDrive? Join Tess online on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 11 AM to learn more about how this cloud system helps you save time, protect your files, and create flexibility in your workflow. During this one-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to…

Access OneDrive
Create and upload files with OneDrive
Share, collaborate, and organize documents and projects

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Get Started with LinkedIn Learning

Want to gain valuable career skills or help students access professional resources? Learn more about LinkedIn Learning online on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 PM, which provides guides and courses on topics ranging from stress management to data analytics and everything in between! LinkedIn Learning (LIL) is free to all members of the Clark community.

This one-hour workshop will cover:

Finding, saving, and navigating online courses for personal and professional development
Sharing LIL resources with colleagues or students
Creating and adding learning content for members of the Clark community

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Get Started with Microsoft Forms

Join Tess on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 3 PM online to learn about Microsoft Forms, an accessible and intuitive alternative to other survey software such as Qualtrics. Get real-time results, easily export data, and share surveys with the click of a button.

This one-hour workshop will cover:

Creating, saving, and sharing forms with multiple types of questions
Viewing and exporting results
Using Microsoft Forms in other Microsoft apps, such as Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook.

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Microsoft Excel 101

Swimming in spreadsheets? Join Tess on Tuesday, March 7 at 10 AM online to learn the basics of Excel, one of Microsoft’s trickiest and most powerful tools. This one-hour workshop will cover:

Basic Excel navigation
Creating and navigating tables of data
Basic Excel functions

This workshop is appropriate for those who have limited Excel experience or those who would like a refresher on its foundations. More advanced workshops will be offered at a later date.

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Microsoft Tips and Tricks

In this one-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to:

Easily access shared files and libraries
Make your documents easier to navigate
much more!

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Can’t make it?

If you can’t make these workshops, visit our Technology Training page regularly to see more workshops – both live and virtual, or request custom training.

December 2022, Workshops

Technology Training for Staff and Faculty

The Help Desk and Tess Walsh, our Technology Training Specialist, is excited to invite staff and faculty to attend our upcoming online workshops.

Check out our schedule below and look for more workshops in the future on our Tech Training webpage.

Getting Organized with Outlook (Windows)

Join Tess online on Wednesday, December 21 at 11am. We’ll discuss how Outlook can help you and your department:

Increase productivity through efficient communication
Improve personal and group organization and workflows
Support your needs for better work-life balance

Seats are limited, so click here to register now. An equivalent workshop for Mac users will be held in January.

Getting Organized with Outlook (Mac)

Join Tess online on Monday, January 9 at 1pm. We’ll discuss how Outlook can help you and your department:

Increase productivity through efficient communication
Improve personal and group organization and workflows
Support your needs for better work-life balance

Seats are limited, so click here to register now. An equivalent workshop for Windows users will be held in December.

Introduction to OneDrive

Access OneDrive
Create and upload files with OneDrive
Share, collaborate, and organize documents and projects

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Get Started with LinkedIn Learning

This one-hour workshop will cover:

Finding, saving, and navigating online courses for personal and professional development
Sharing LIL resources with colleagues or students
Creating and adding learning content for members of the Clark community

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Get Started with Microsoft Forms

This one-hour workshop will cover:

Creating, saving, and sharing forms with multiple types of questions
Viewing and exporting results
Using Microsoft Forms in other Microsoft apps, such as Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook.

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Microsoft Excel 101

Swimming in spreadsheets? Join Tess on Tuesday, March 7 at 10 AM online to learn the basics of Excel, one of Microsoft’s trickiest and most powerful tools. This one-hour workshop will cover:

Basic Excel navigation
Creating and navigating tables of data
Basic Excel functions

This workshop is appropriate for those who have limited Excel experience or those who would like a refresher on its foundations. More advanced workshops will be offered at a later date.

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Microsoft Tips and Tricks

In this one-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to:

Easily access shared files and libraries
Make your documents easier to navigate
much more!

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Can’t make it?

If you can’t make these workshops, visit our Technology Training page regularly to see more workshops – both live and virtual, or request custom training.

October 2022, Workshops

Technology Training for Staff and Faculty

The Help Desk and Tess Walsh, our Technology Training Specialist, is excited to invite staff and faculty to attend our upcoming online workshops.

Check out our schedule below, and look for more workshops in the future on our Tech Training webpage.

Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Join Tess online on Thursday, November 15 at 2pm. We’ll discuss how Microsoft Teams can help you and your department:

Improve communication among and across hybrid teams
Increase effective collaboration, project management and file sharing
Support hybrid working environments

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Getting Organized with Outlook (Windows)

Join Tess online on Wednesday, December 21 at 11am. We’ll discuss how Outlook can help you and your department:

Increase productivity through efficient communication
Improve personal and group organization and workflows
Support your needs for better work-life balance

Seats are limited, so click here to register now. An equivalent workshop for Mac users will be held in January.

Getting Organized with Outlook (Mac)

Join Tess online on Monday, January 9 at 1pm. We’ll discuss how Outlook can help you and your department:

Increase productivity through efficient communication
Improve personal and group organization and workflows
Support your needs for better work-life balance

Seats are limited, so click here to register now. An equivalent workshop for Windows users will be held in December.

Can’t make it?

If you can’t make these workshops, visit our Technology Training page regularly to see more workshops – both live and virtual, or request custom training.

September 2022, Workshops

Staff Workshop: Introduction to OneDrive

The Help Desk and Tess Walsh, our Technology Training Specialist is excited to invite staff to join her for an in-person Introduction to OneDrive workshop on Monday, October 3 from 2:30 PM – 3:30PM

Have you ever left a document on your campus computer that you need to work on from home?
Have you ever spent time integrating feedback from multiple teammates into one final version of a file?
Have you ever been confused about which versions of a document should be considered final?

If so, this one-hour workshop is for you! Developed specifically for staff who are interested in learning more about OneDrive, we’ll discuss how this tool can help you and your department:

Improve collaboration among and across teams
Increase efficiency in document management
Support hybrid working environments

Seats are limited, so click here to register now.

Can’t make it?

If you can’t make this workshop, visit our Technology Training page regularly to see more workshops – both live and virtual, or request custom training.