Category: Workshops and Training

Faculty/Staff, People, Software, Workshops and Training

Microsoft Office Overview

Robin Jacobsen

ITS is offering an overview of Microsoft Office 2007 to individuals or offices ready to upgrade. The overview will be held each Wednesday at 1:30 PM in Trotter 201 through August 8th. This summer, Office 2007 will be installed on all Windows Systems being upgraded, all computer classrooms and public area systems used by students. Office 2007 for Windows features newly designed menus and toolbars and new file formats. This overview of Office 2007 provides a brief explanation of the new product. After attending the Overview session, ITS will assist with the upgrade to Office 2007. Please register through the … Continue reading Microsoft Office Overview

Workshops and Training

Technology Training

Robin Jacobsen

ITS has recently purchased an on-line service, Atomic Learning, which provides technology training to faculty, staff and students at Swarthmore. Atomic Learning provides an extensive library of short, easy-to-understand tutorials. You can learn how to use the features of a number of software programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Just type your question into the search field and Atomic Learning will guide you through the application. To see what’s available, go to the recently launched ITS training web page http://www.swarthmore.edu/itstraining.xml section on video tutorials. This service is available from on campus and in the future ITS will support off campus … Continue reading Technology Training

Academic Technology, Software, Workshops and Training

Spring Technology Workshops – Digital Images, Video, Web Mapping

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We are happy to announce a series of Technology Workshops over Spring Break on several interesting digital media and web mapping topics. Click the links below for full descriptions of each workshop, and registration through the Campus Calendar. I. Digital Video Production with iMovie (shooting and editing) March 12, 2008 – all day iMovie Workshop Details and Registration II. Digital Image Editing with Photoshop March 13, 2008 – all day Photoshop Workshop Details and Registration III. Web Mapping March 14, 2008 – all day Mapping Workshop Details and Registration For more information, contact Academic Computing Continue reading Spring Technology Workshops – Digital Images, Video, Web Mapping

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Workshops and Training

Blackboard Training in January

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The Blackboard support team is offering Introductory and Advanced Blackboard workshops for faculty and staff over Winter Break. Click the links below to register for each workshop. I. Introduction to Blackboard If you haven’t used Blackboard before and want to learn to manage a basic site, this workshop is for you. We will cover Blackboard’s collection of on-line tools for courses or organization (committee, club, etc.) web sites, including: • Document sharing (syllabi, electronic reserves, digital drop box) • Communication (mailing lists, discussion boards, chat, groups) • Tools (online gradebook, announcements, calendar) • Links to other on-line resources (web pages, … Continue reading Blackboard Training in January

Academic Technology, Software, Workshops and Training

Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities

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College faculty and staff can participate free of charge (travel included) in a wide range of technology workshops through Swarthmore’s membership in NITLE. These hands on workshops are held locally or at peer institutions on topics relating to the use of emerging technologies in the classroom and for research. For a full list of workshops and more information, contact the Academic Computing team. Some upcoming workshops of interest include: * Social Software for Education: Collaborative Learning and Research Practices. Program Date: January 10, 2008. Rollins College. * Visual Literacy: Using Images for Teaching and Learning. Program Date: January 14, 2008. … Continue reading Technology & Teaching – workshop opportunities