Learn new skills for the new year

OIT has added a new slate of workshops to kick off the new year. Don’t miss your chance to learn how to edit a video with Final Cut Pro X and DaVinci Resolve, manage devices with Jamf Pro, create web pages with WordPress, and much more.

Training opportunities include: 

Live Online Training

• Zoom Accessibility
  Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Learn how to make your Zoom courses and workshops accessible to all. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Calendar: Advanced Productivity
  Thursday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  Explore features of the Google Calendar interface, event details and calendar management that can help boost your overall productivity. This online workshop will cover topics such as sharing and embedding calendars, scheduling Hangouts, video conferencing, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Introduction to Final Cut Pro X
  Thursday, Jan. 21 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Improve your video editing skills with Apple’s award-winning Final Cut Pro X. In this class, you will learn the basics of importing; editing; keying; applying effects, transitions and titles; and exporting a project. You’ll also get an introduction to Final Cut’s Magnetic Timeline. To register, visit REPORTER. 
• Google Drive: Create, Collaborate and Get Organized
  Tuesday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  Learn how to use Google Drive to manage resources in a collaborative environment and explore topics such as sharing permissions, converting files and using common tools throughout Google’s suite of apps. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Forms
  Thursday, Jan. 28, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Learn how to create surveys and questionnaires, edit collaboratively and view data in spreadsheets and charts with Google Forms. This course will also highlight several advanced features such as custom themes, question validation and embedded forms in websites. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Color Grading in Final Cut Pro X
  Thursday, Jan. 28 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Learn the basics of color grading in Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s professional video editing software. The course covers the color board, color wheels and hue, saturation and lightness curves. To register, visit REPORTER. 
• Google Keep: Introduction
  Wednesday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  Organize your ideas, notes and to-do lists with Google Keep. Explore how to record notes with voice dictation, transcribe text from images, pin notes, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Cisco Jabber: Your all-in-one Collaboration Tool
  Wednesday, Feb. 3, noon to 1 p.m.
  Join OIT to explore how Cisco Jabber can be used to streamline your communications and enhance productivity by unifying instant messaging, voice, video, and conferencing capabilities. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Shared Drives at NC State
  Thursday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  Learn how to use Google Shared Drives, which are shared spaces where groups and teams can easily store, search and access files anywhere, from any device. Unlike My Drive, items in Shared Drives belong to the team instead of an individual. Learn more about the differences between My Drive and Shared Drives, user roles, best practices at NC State, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Content Creation Part 2 – Building Better Pages
  Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m
  Join members of the OIT Design & Web Services team for a hands-on, page-building exercise and to explore new ways to improve your WordPress web page. In this workshop, attendees will take a text document and turn it into a responsive, accessible and well-designed web page that communicates information clearly and efficiently. To register and view prerequisites, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Content Creation Part 3 – Building Many Pages
  Monday, Feb. 8, 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m
  Join members of the OIT Design & Web Services team to learn tips, tricks and techniques to give your users a quality experience across every page of your website. Attendees will get hands-on experience turning a bunch of web pages into a cohesive and usable website. To register and view prerequisites, visit REPORTER. 
• Gmail Level 2: Advanced Productivity
  Wednesday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  Take your Gmail account to the next level and learn more about labels, filters, canned responses, scheduling Google Calendar Events, Google Meet, and using Google Drive through Gmail. To register, visit REPORTER. 
• Cisco WebEx: Online meetings from anywhere, any device
  Thursday, Feb. 11, noon to 1 p.m.
  Get an overview of how Cisco WebEx Online Meetings enables you to virtually meet, share content and video conference with anyone in the world who has an internet connection, including mobile users. This workshop will specifically cover WolfMeeting, NC State’s WebEx solution. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Managing Apple Devices with Jamf Pro
  Thursday, Feb. 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  Explore best practices for Jamf Pro deployment at NC State for Apple devices running macOS, iOS and tvOS. Topics will include device management for individuals, bring your own device (BYOD) and appliance devices, web enrollment of new devices, initial setup, and self service. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Introduction to DaVinci Resolve
  Thursday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Learn more about video editing using Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve. This class will provide an overview of the software and demonstrations on how to import, composite, edit, and export files. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Slides Accessibility
  Thursday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Join OIT’s accessibility coordinator to learn how to make Google Slides presentations accessible to all. In this session, you will learn about alternative text, color contrast and reading order. You will also get an introduction to the new, accessible NC State-branded Google Slides templates. To register, visit REPORTER.

On-demand Training 

• System Access Request (SAR) Training
  Get an overview of the SAR application for campus requesters and approvers with a demonstration on how to submit requests for different connected systems. Before you register, review the SAR website for more information. To register, visit REPORTER.
  
• Google Calendar: Advanced Productivity
  Do you want to explore advanced functions in Google Calendar that could help boost your productivity? This workshop will dive into specific features of the Google Calendar interface, event details and calendar management. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Calendar Essentials
  Explore several powerful Google Calendar features to help organize your appointments and use your calendar to its fullest potential. This online workshop will demonstrate how to find available times to meet participants, add a video conference, set work hours, and configure free, busy and see all event details. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Drive: Create, Collaborate and Get Organized
  Learn at your own pace how to use Google Drive and Shared Drives to manage resources in a collaborative environment. Primary topics will include file organization, securing documents through sharing permissions, group editing, and using common tools throughout Google’s suite of apps. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Gmail Level 1: More Than Your Inbox
  Get an in-depth overview of how you can turn Gmail into a useful productivity tool. This workshop will cover contacts management, chat, tasks, and new features. To register, visit REPORTER. 
• Gmail Level 2: Advanced Productivity
  Explore planned and newly released features in Gmail that can help you save time. This online workshop will cover topics like filters, canned responses, scheduling Google Calendar and Google Meet events, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Forms
  Easily build surveys, plan events and gather data with Google Forms. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of creating forms, collaborative editing and viewing data in spreadsheets and charts. Other advanced features such as question validation and embedded forms in websites will be highlighted. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Sheets Level 1: Introduction
  Get an introduction to Google Sheets and how it integrates with other apps in the G Suite. You will learn about the powerful tools and functions of Sheets, including data validation, conditional formatting and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Sheets Level 2: Advanced
  Have you mastered the fundamentals of Google Sheets and now want to improve your spreadsheet skills? This online workshop will introduce you to advanced features of Sheets including named ranges, filters, Pivot Tables, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Introduction to Google Sites
  Explore the user-friendly interface of Google Sites and use the drag-and-drop functionality to help create a site practical for your needs. Workshop topics will cover how to create and organize new pages, implement customization and basic principles of web design, and publish web pages. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Slides: Advanced Presenter Tools
  Create more exciting and engaging slideshows with Google Slides tools. Features covered in this online workshop will include audience questions and answers, automatic closed-captioning, auto-play and custom timing, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
  
• Google Slides: Advanced Customization
  Explore how to create a custom reusable theme for presentations that is on-brand for your purposes. See how importing PowerPoint and Google Slides themes, master slides and one-click updates can transform the creative process and save you time. To register, visit REPORTER.
  
• Advanced Forms
  Learn about advanced features in Google Forms that can take your survey or questionnaire to the next level. This online workshop will cover topics including pre-filled form links, branching, response validation, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.

Training updates and new courses will be added to REPORTER as soon as they are available, so check back regularly. Search REPORTER for Google apps such as Gmail or Slides or scroll through all of OIT’s offerings. 

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