Spring forward your IT goals 

This spring, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is offering a number of live and on-demand workshops that can help you enhance your IT knowledge and skills. Learn more about Google Workspace apps, WordPress, accessibility, Report2Web, and much more!  

New training opportunities include: 

Live Online Training

• Google Drive: Create, Collaborate & Get Organized
  Wednesday, March 17, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.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 Workspace’s suite of apps. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Sheets Level 2: Advanced
  Thursday, March 18, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Explore intermediate to advanced features in Google Sheets to help step up your data analysis. Topics explored in this workshop include advanced chart editing, grouping cells, pivot tables, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Calendar: Advanced Productivity
  Tuesday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  Check out 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, event attachments and scheduling video conferencing. To register, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Administrators: So You’re an Admin
  Wednesday, March 24, 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
  Are you an administrator of a WordPress website? Join representatives from the OIT Design & Web Services team to learn what you need to know and how to avoid breaking your website. This session will include a hands-on walkthrough of the WordPress dashboard from an admin’s point of view, troubleshooting techniques and an overview of useful tools available to you. To register and view prerequisites, visit REPORTER.
• Pope Tech Automated Accessibility Scanner Training
  Wednesday, March 24, 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Learn how to use the Pope Tech accessibility scanner report and fix accessibility errors found on your website. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Cisco Jabber: Your All-in-One Collaboration Tool!
  Wednesday, March 31, 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 in a secure manner. To register, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Content Creation Part 1 – Meet the Block Editor
  Tuesday, April 6, 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
  Have you made the jump from classic WordPress to the Gutenberg block editor? Join representatives from the OIT Design & Web Services team for a tour of the Gutenberg block editor and an introduction to must-use blocks in WordPress. This workshop will provide a basic understanding of the anatomy of a block, hands-on experience using blocks and tips to create content in WordPress. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Forms
  Wednesday, April 7, 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 page breaks, question validation and embedding forms in websites. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Gmail Level 2: Advanced Productivity
  Thursday, April 8, 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. 
• Accessible Annual Reports Coffee Chat
  Thursday, April 8, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Attend an informal coffee chat on how campus groups are providing accessible annual reports. You will learn how to create an accessible document using InDesign, export it as a pdf and how to use the accessibility checker in Acrobat. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Cisco WebEx: Online Meetings from Anywhere, Any Device
  Thursday, April 8, 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! To register, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Content Creation Part 2 – Building Better Pages
  Thursday, April 8, 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
  Join representatives from the OIT Design & Web Services team for a hands-on, page-building exercise to explore new ways to improve your WordPress web page. Attendees will take a text document and turn it into a responsive, accessible and well-designed page that communicates information clearly and efficiently. To register and view prerequisites, visit REPORTER.
• Report2Web Training
  Thursday, April 8, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  Learn how to navigate Report2Web, an enterprise report distribution, archival and retrieval solution, to find and approve reports and critical business documents for which you have access. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Universal Design for Learning During a Pandemic
  Thursday, April 8, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
  The pandemic has created complex learning barriers for many students. Learn how to utilize the three principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to serve diverse learners and identify opportunities to implement UDL in your online, hybrid or in-person classroom. To register, visit REPORTER.
• WordPress Content Creation Part 3 – Building Many Pages
  Tuesday, April 13, 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
  Join representatives from the OIT Design & Web Services team to learn tips, tricks and techniques to give users a quality experience across every page of your website. Attendees will gain hands-on experience turning a bunch of web pages into a cohesive and usable website. To register and view prerequisites, visit REPORTER. 
• Google Slides Accessibility
  Tuesday, April 13, 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Learn how to make your Google Slides presentations accessible to all. In this session, you will learn about alternative text, color contrast and reading order, with an introduction to the new accessible NC State-branded Google Slides templates. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Introduction to Google Sites
  Wednesday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  Explore the user-friendly interface of Google Sites with drag and drop functionality. Attendees will build a new site and learn how to create and organize new pages; choose themes for color schemes and font styles; embed Google Drive folders and files; add images, videos and URLs; implement customization and web design principles; set permissions; and publish pages. 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
  Are you wanting 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 full 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 & Get Organized
  Learn at your own pace how to use Google Drive to manage resources in a collaborative environment. Primary topics will include file organization, securing documents through sharing permissions, group editing, an overview of Shared Drives, and using common tools throughout Google Workspace’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 your Gmail Inbox 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 filters, canned responses, scheduling Google Calendar events and Google Meet conferencing, 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 custom themes and embedding 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 Google Workspace. Additional tools and functions of Sheets will be covered, 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 ready 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 include how to create and organize new pages, implement customization and web design principles, publish your pages, and more. 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, animations and transitions, and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
• Google Slides: Advanced Customization
  Explore how to create a custom reusable theme for presentations that are 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 pre-filled form links, add-ons, 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 by Google Workspace apps such as Gmail or Slides or scroll through all of OIT’s offerings. 

For custom training, complete the Custom Training form. A technology trainer will contact you to discuss options to meet your business needs.