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Workshops for: TU Faculty, Staff and Students | Faculty and Staff | Faculty Workshops for TU Faculty, Staff and StudentsExcel 2007 - New Features Microsoft Excel 2007 is the latest version of Microsoft Excel. This workshop is designed for users who are producing spreadsheets, charts, databases in previous versions of Microsoft Excel. NOTE: This is NOT a beginner's workshop. New Excel users should join us for Excel 2007 - Essential Skills Workshop attendees will: Prerequisites: experience/training using Excel 2003
Office 2007 - Overview/Road Show Welcome to Office 2007! This one-hour workshop is part demonstration, and part hands-on. The objectives of the workshop are to: This overview is essential to making a smooth transition to the new Office 2007 environment. Prerequisites: none
Photoshop Elements II - Image Editing, Part A This workshop will focus on using Photoshop Elements' tools to correct and enhance photos in a non-destructive fashion--no bridge burning here! Prerequisites: Photoshop Elements I - Overview
Photoshop Elements III - Image Editing, Part B In this workshop, we continue to examine the image editing capabilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements, adding text elements and exploring the power and flexibility provided by the Layers palette/panel. Prerequisites: Photoshop Elements II - Image Editing, Part A
PowerPoint 2007 - New Features Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint. This workshop is designed for users who are producing presentations currently using a previous version of PowerPoint and will provide hands-on instruction in some of the new features of this latest version. Workshop attendees will: Prerequisites: previous experience/training using PowerPoint 2003
PowerPoint 2007 Essential Skills Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is the newest version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Designed for the novice Microsoft PowerPoint user, workshop attendess will: - examine the Office 2007 interface including the Ribbon - start a new presentation - enter text into slide placeholders - select and format text - insert additional slides - apply various slide layouts to slides - insert clip art images and shapes into slides - resize and move clip art images and shapes - format shapes - reorder slides - delete a slide - save a presentation in both Office 2003 and Office 2007 formats - apply a design template to a presentation - run a slide show - close and exit PowerPoint Prerequisites: none
SharePoint Designer: Creating a Web Site With Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 (SPD), TU faculty, staff and students can create and maintain Web sites with relative ease. In the course of this workshop, participants will learn how to open and edit their "personal" Web sites on the Tiger (Students) and Pages (Faculty/Staff) Web servers, creating pages with formatted text, images and hyperlinks. Attention FrontPage Users: This is a basic level workshop for those relatively new to Web publishing. If you have mastered the basics and are more interested in learning how SPD and FrontPage differ, you will find "SharePoint Designer: Transitioning from FrontPage 2003" more beneficial. Prerequisites: None
Shortcuts/Tips/Tricks Office 2007 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint Ever wish you could find a quicker way to do some of the tasks you do on the computer? Would you like to know some of the shortcuts, keystrokes or other tidbits that will make your work easier? Would you be willing to spend one short hour learning tips that will save you LOTS of time? This is the workshop for you! You'll learn quick tips to use in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2003. Prerequisites: Some background with Office 2007
Windows Vista Essential Skills Windows Vista is the new operating system for computers.The look and feel of your computer desktop is very different in Windows Vista.Many of its exciting features will be examined in this hands-on workshop. Workshop attendees will: Prerequisites: Experience accessing applications and creating folders
Word 2007 - Mass Mailings Suppose that you need to address envelopes and send a personalized letter or e-mail message to twenty of your colleagues. Creating each one separately would take hours! Learn to save time using the mail merge feature in Word 2007 and recipient data from Access or Excel. You will learn to: Prerequisites: Basic use of Word 2003 or 2007
Word 2007 - New Features Microsoft Word 2007 is the latest version of Microsoft Word. This workshop is designed for users who are producing documents, and tables in previous versions of Microsoft Word. Workshop attendees will: Prerequisites: Experience or training in a previous version of Microsoft Word
Workshops for TU Faculty and Staff Excel 2007 Basics for PeopleSoft Financials Users This workshop is designed for PEOPLESOFT FINANCIAL USERS. The topics address how Excel 2007 is used in conjunction with the PeopleSoft application. Topics in this workshop include: Prerequisites: none
New Employee: Important Information for Campus Computing Whether you are a new employee or a current one this workshop will cover the following basic important information for campus computing:
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Outlook 2007 Essential Skills Microsoft Outlook 2007 is the email and calendar software used by employees at Towson. Outlook 2007 is the latest version of the software Workshop attendees will: Learn how to navigate through Outlook 2007, send and receive e-mail, set-up folders, and manage different views. Also learn the basics of using the Outlook Calendar. This workshop is designed for those new to Microsoft Outlook or self-taught users who would like tips on some of the basic features. Prerequisites: none
PeopleSoft 9:Budget Overview/Transfers/nVision THIS IS A CUSTOM WORKSHOP. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. If you manage your departmental budget, or have Signature Authority for your Department, this is the class for you. Topics in this class include how to: This course will also show you how to access your reports online using the PeopleSoft reporting tool - nVision. Online help options: Click here to view the Basic Navigation tutorial. Click here to view the Chart of Accounts tutorial. Prerequisites: Attendees must view Basic Navigation and Chart of Accounts tutorials
Workshops for TU Faculty Blackboard Content Management Blackboard is the online course delivery tool at Towson. This workshop introduces the Content management features in the Blackboard environment. Blackboard Content Management training is appropriate for faculty members who wish to centralize their course materials for easy updating and deployment to students and other faculty. The Content Management system allows users to assign thier content to personal, course or institutional access. The electronic portfolio features allow students to create a dynamic online presence to store and showcase their coursework. This hands-on workshop will give you the opportunity to share files and collaborate with colleagues within the Blackboard environment. Prerequisites: Current Blackboard User
Blackboard Fundamentals - New Faculty This workshop is designed for incoming faculty or faculty who are new to the Blackboard online environment. In this brief overview of the Blackboard software capabilities, you will learn: Although this workshop includes some hands-on experience, there will be little time for creating your own course materials during the session. Faculty are encouraged to contact Blackboard directly for followup support or join us for additional Blackboard workshops. Prerequisites: Basic Windows Skills
Blackboard Grade Center In this workshop you will learn how to: Prerequisites: none
Blackboard: What's New in Version 8 OTS is pleased to announce the Blackboard upgrade to version 8. This workshop will be a show and tell of the new features. Only faculty or staff currently using Blackboard should attend. If you have never used Blackboard and need training you will want to attend one of the Blackboard Fundamentals workshop in September. To find out more informaiton about the upgrade please visit Prerequisites: You must have an existing Blackboard Course or Community Site
Emerging Technologies -Social Networking/Facebook for Faculty Click to view facebook Brown Bag Promo So what is Social Networking? Well to put it simply, its a group of people who have similarities in interest, experiences, and activities interacting via software that may have cataloging features, voice, chat, video and sharing capabilities. Facebook, Linked In and MySpace are examples of social networking sites and during this brown bag we will discuss the role social networking applications has in expanding our concept of instruction. Join us as we explore Facebook, create accounts, join the Emerging Technologies Facebook group and discuss how we can use social networking solutions to enhance our courses. Prerequisites: none
New Faculty Orientation Welcome to Towson University! This orientation is full of essential information to assist you with your use of various technologies employed by the Towson community. Topics include: You will be introduced to personnel from the Office of Technology Services and they will be available to answer specific questions, provide tours of various technology resources or troubleshoot account issues. Prerequisites: Required orientation
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