http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/642 Training and workshops calendar for the Urbana campus at the University of Illinois. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27538802 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27538802 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 CDT In this hands-on workshop participants will practice building and organizing content within the Illinois Compass 2g environment. Special emphasis will be given to teaching tools including Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and the Grade Center. The workshop facilitator will also provide examples of best practices drawn from research on teaching and learning in both online and face-to-face settings. 'Duration: 2 hours 'Event type: Workshop 'Event sponsor(s): CITES Academic Technology Services http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27198205 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27198205 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT This 6 hour course is for individuals with little or no experience using Acrobat, but who need to create and share PDF files and PDF Portfolios. Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will open a PDF and explore the interface; create PDF documents in a variety of ways (from a file, using the Print command, from web pages and more); and navigate to and search for specific content in a PDF document (search multiple PDF documents, work with bookmarks, use links). We will learn how to update PDF documents (manipulate document pages, make basic editing changes to content, add page elements and extract content); optimize and convert PDF documents to other formats. Finally we will look at how to initiate a review of a PDF and how to optimize and convert a PDF to other file formats. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing basics http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27268319 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27268319 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT This intermediate-level course will cover topics such as calculating with advanced formulas, organizing worksheet and table data using various techniques, creating and modifying charts, analyzing data using PivotTables and PivotCharts, inserting graphic objects, and customizing and enhancing workbooks and the Excel 2010 environment. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26788698 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26788698 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Microsoft Lync 2010 provides a single interface on your computer that unites voice communications, instant messaging, and audio/video conferencing all at once. In this 3-hour hands-on instructor led workshop, attendees will learn how to start and sign on to Lync, learn how to navigate the Lync 2010 program window, learn about presence (availability status), add contacts to their contact list, and find help resources. Next attendees will learn how to use the voice and video features of Lync, including how to adjust audio settings, how to make and receive a phone call, a conference call, and a video call. Attendees will practice transferring and forwarding calls and learn how to check for missed calls and voicemail messages. Instant messaging is another form of communication in Lync. Attendees will learn how to start an instant message, how to reply, and how to format text in an instant message. Attendees will experience sharing their desktop or program window with someone else and see how easy it is to share files using Lync. Finally, the integration between Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Lync will be explored, including how easy it is to communicate with others from within an email message or calendar event. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27198208 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27198208 Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:00 CDT In this 2-hour workshop we will explore the Word 2010 interface while we type text on a page, fix spelling errors, change spacing and page margins, and save your work. We will practice navigating the document; select text to make revisions; and move text by cutting and pasting. Formatting tools will be next, where we will learn how to emphasize text with bold, italic, or underline formatting; and create bulleted and numbered lists. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27268326 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27268326 Tue, 28 May 2013 13:00:00 CDT This intermediate-level course is targeted for individuals whose job responsibilities include creating databases, tables, and relationships, as well as working with and revising intermediate-level queries, forms, and reports. It also introduces the integration of Access data with other applications such as Microsoft Word or Excel. Upon successful completion, attendees will be able to streamline data entry and maintain data integrity; join tables to retrieve data from unrelated tables; create flexible queries to display specified records, allow for user-determined query criteria, and modify data using queries; improve forms; customize reports to organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts; and share data between Access and other applications. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26816825 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26816825 Wed, 29 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT With Outlook 2010 Web App, you can use a Web browser to access your Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox from any computer with an Internet connection. You can use Outlook 2010 Web App with Internet Explorer or many other browsers for UNIX, Apple Macintosh, or computers running Microsoft Windows. In this new 3 hour workshop we will start with the fundamentals: logging in, exploring the interface, composing and sending e-mail, receiving and replying to e-mail and basic search tools and printing. Advanced e-mail topics will include using and managing rules, inserting a signature, and customizing the application. We will work with contacts (adding, editing, deleting); and learn how to create a contact group. Next we will explore the calendar feature: viewing a calendar, scheduling appointments and meetings (including recurring), setting reminders, responding to a meeting request, and sharing calendars. Finally, we will see how easy it is to work in the Tasks window: adding and updating tasks (including recurring tasks), and marking tasks as complete. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27538803 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/27538803 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 CDT In this hands-on workshop participants will learn to use the Grade Center to manage grading in their Illinois Compass 2g sites. Participants will learn how to grade assignments, upload scores, manually enter scores, develop calculations to determine student averages, and determine final grades. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26791501 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/26791501 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:00:00 CDT This new short course demonstrates how easy it is to set up and attend an online meeting using Lync 2010. Meeting schedulers will learn how to escalate an instant message or phone conversation into an audio or video conference; schedule an online meeting in Outlook 2010 using default options; customize advanced meeting options for unique meeting requirements; and schedule a meeting on behalf of another. Different meeting roles (attendee versus presenter) will be discussed; we will learn how to use a virtual waiting room known as a 'lobby' for control over who attends a meeting; explore settings for audio participation only (for those attendees who do not have Lync installed); how to set up meeting tools (whiteboards, desktop, document, and application sharing); and how to create a recording of the meeting. Attendees will also learn how to join a scheduled meeting as an invited participant. This course is offered at no cost to faculty, staff and graduate students. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416437 Training http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416437 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:00:00 CDT The campus Security Office is pleased to offer a Security Orientation for faculty and staff. Attendees will learn how to secure their computers, proper password management, IT security policies, how to protect sensitive University data, and how to protect their personal identity information. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28623373 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28623373 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT The new supervisory training program is here! Whether your title is manager, supervisor, or assistant-associate director, supervising people is for long distance runners and not for the faint of heart. Most of us weren't born excellent supervisors or managers, but we can learn the knowledge and skills to bring us to that level. The Complete Supervisor program is all about that. A series of upcoming supervisory training topics, June's session will focus on building employee relationships. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416444 Training http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416444 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:00:00 CDT The campus Security Office is pleased to offer an orientation for faculty and staff that work with sensitive data. Attendees will learn about how to protect sensitive data, securely share data with other people, and how to safely store or destroy data once they are done using it. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515812 Brownbag http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515812 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 CDT This workshop will demonstrate the new Email+ process for converting emails create in Word to Email+. The new process allows successful conversion of nearly any Word doc in minutes. Please join us online for the demonstration. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515813 Brownbag http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515813 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:00 CDT This workshop will discuss setting up Calendars and how to best organize events and calendars so that events feed directly into specific Campus Calendars. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/24453394 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/24453394 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:00:00 CDT This session will focus on changes to the polices for Graduate Minors and Graduate Concentrations which will go into effect in Fall 2013. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28623374 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28623374 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT The new supervisory training program is here! Whether your title is manager, supervisor, or assistant-associate director, supervising people is for long distance runners and not for the faint of heart. Most of us weren't born excellent supervisors or managers, but we can learn the knowledge and skills to bring us to that level. The Complete Supervisor program is all about that. A series of upcoming supervisory training topics, June's session will focus on building employee relationships. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515814 Brownbag http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515814 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:00:00 CDT This will include the new Mailserv function of the Blog and Discussion Board for distributing emails to subscribers. The Mailserv is much like a listserv plus it allows for easy managing, editing, and displaying content on the web. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416438 Training http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/22416438 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:00:00 CDT The campus Security Office is pleased to offer a Security Orientation for faculty and staff. Attendees will learn how to secure their computers, proper password management, IT security policies, how to protect sensitive University data, and how to protect their personal identity information. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/24453395 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/24453395 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:00:00 CDT http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515809 Brownbag http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/642/28515809 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:00:00 CDT This workshop will demonstrate all aspects of creating and conducting Surveys and Forms. Many new enhancements are available in both the Survey Builder and Form Builder such as file uploading, editing answer options, accessibility, and many more.