NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURALAND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY

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1020 Wendover AvenueGreensboro, NC 27411(336)285-4493training@ncat.edu

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James MeeksStudent Trainer

James is a graduate student at N.C. A&T State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. He joins Technology

Training for a second year as he continues his education seeking a masters in software development.

James assists with the design of printed materials, web content and helps facilitate workshops for ITSDE.

AboutTechnology Training

As a part of ITSDE, Technology Training offers a variety of learning resources to empower students, faculty and staff. We offer in-person workshops, on-line learning experiences, as well as printable materials to help you Learn Your Way.

Technology Training is located in the 1020 Wendover building and the majority of our in-person workshops are hosted in the Faculty Resource Center, Suite 206, or in the Technology Training Lab on the ground floor.

Sara NevedalTechnology Trainer

Sara earned her Associate’s Degree in Visual Communications from Northwestern Michigan College and she studied Animation, Interactive

Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects at Kendall College of Art and Design, and Columbia College of Chicago. Sara is trained as an Adobe Creative Suite Instructor and she has certifications in Apple iOS Mobile, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple Aperture. Sara has over 11 years of experience in training and graphic design. Prior to joining N.C. A&T, she was a trainer with Apple, Inc. for 10 years where she provided workshops for customers, employees, and small businesses.

Services WorkshopsTechnology Training offers free hands-on software training to faculty, staff and students. To view current offerings and sign up visit: aggies.gosignmeup.com

On-lineAll students, faculty and staff now have access to Lynda.com. Start learning today at: lynda.ncat.edu (Use your OneID credentials. To obtain your credentials visit: directory.ncat.edu/oneid)

CustomizedCustomized workshops are available for groups of 5 or more and will be held in the Wendover Computer lab unless another space is provided by your group. Call: (336)285-4493 or Email: training@ncat.edu to find out more.

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Technology Training offers a wide variety of in-person workshops. N. C. A&T students, faculty and staff can sign up for free hands-on training in any of three categories. Productivity offers learning experiences in the Microsoft Office applications.

Creativity includes workshops on the Adobe Creative Suite, design and other multimedia platforms. Finally, Teaching and Learning with Technology includes a variety of practical applications to incorporate technology in the classroom.

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Microsoft Office

Access Getting Started Access databases can help you store and track just about any kind of information, such as inventory, contacts, or business processes. Explore the paths you can take to create an Access desktop database, add data to it, and then learn the basic concepts of forms, queries and reports. (Advanced courses available on lynda.ncat.edu)

Excel Getting StartedAre you a list person? Do you love numbers? Learn how to enter and organize data, perform calculations with simple functions, format the appearance of your data, and build charts in this essential class. (Advanced courses available on lynda.ncat.edu)

Outlook Desktop Application* Need to stay connected? Leverage the power of Microsoft Outlook to stay connected. This course will tour the desktop application interface and show you how to connect to your exchange account on your devices. Go further with email, contacts, and meetings. Communicate and connect at the next level.

Office 365 Using Webmail*New to Outlook? Let’s take a tour of OWA, the web-based version of Outlook, and discover why it is a great solution to access your email from anywhere. Send, receive and manage your exchange email on the web. Learn the basics of tagging and orga-nizing your mail and discover how to make appointments, request meetings and view multiple calendars.

OneNote & OneDrive Get Organized Do you want to reduce the clutter and confusion of paper notes in your workspace? Join us as we explore the power of the digital and synchronized workflow available by utilizing OneNote and OneDrive on your computer, mobile devices and from anywhere.

PowerPoint Essential TrainingWant to add impact to your ideas? It’s time to make your point! Explore the essential concepts of PowerPoint. We will create slides, animate our content, save and share our presentations.

PowerPoint Advanced - AnimationsFeeling creative? Ready to stand out in the crowd? Its time to create your own theme and insert videos. Make your content dynamic and interactive with animations and triggers. This advanced session will help you take your presentations to the next level.

Publisher Getting Started Would you like to create your own brochures, newsletters, and flyers? Do you need to prepare them for professional printing, email distribution, or posting on the web? This workshop will help you design with text frames, format text and insert and position objects to customize the layout and design of publications.

* Also offered as a Webinar

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Word Essential Training Are you new to Microsoft Word? Have you ever used shortcuts? Do you want to add pictures, shapes and more formatting to your documents? Explore the basics of Microsoft Word with other beginners. We will create, save, organize, and share our documents in this fun group workshop.

Word Going FurtherMaking labels? Designing a newsletter? Want to create your own templates to streamline your workflow? Take your communications and efficiency to the next level with this course. We will focus on mail merge, desktop publishing features and time-saving tips.

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Other Productivity Workshops

Creating Accessible Word and PDF DocumentsCan everyone access your information? Join us in discovering design considerations that can help eliminate barriers in information technology. By using proper formatting and notation with Microsoft Word, you can create accessibility compliant documents that can convey your message to a wider audience.

Delivering Engaging PresentationsWant to learn some pointers to help engage your audience? This workshop will focus on best practices to keep all types of learners connected with your message. This course concentrates on design and delivery of a great presentation. (See Office 365- PowerPoint Essential Training for software instruction.)

Skype for Business*It’s time to start collaborating on-line. Learn to find, schedule and host video collaboration sessions with anyone in the directory. Skype for Business offers professional meetings and collaboration with up to 250 people—all integrated with your Office apps.

Mac BasicsNew to Mac? Want to understand what everyone is raving about? Bring your own Mac or use one of ours to learn navigation, organization and productivity fundamentals. We will identify all of the free creative tools that come on your new Mac and best practices for teaching and presenting with the OSX platform.

Getting Started with Windows 10This workshop covers everything you need to know to customize Windows 10 to your liking, and start working with files and applications. Learn how to navigate the interface, manage folders, use the photo app, and take screen shots.

* Also offered as a Webinar

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Adobe Creative Suite*

Illustrator Essential TrainingNeed to create some graphic elements from scratch? Want to learn more about the power of vector images? Let’s jump into an introduction of Vector drawing concepts in this introductory course. We will create shapes and then apply colors, strokes, fills and effects. Learn about tools such as the pen, pencil, paint bucket and brushes. Finally, we will save and export our work for print or web.

InDesign Getting Started InDesign is an essential tool for designers, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and freelancers around the world. It’s used to build everything from traditional print publications to interactive PDFs, digital magazines, and ebooks. This workshop is an introduction to the core features that make this page layout application so powerful, fun, and easy to use.

Photoshop Essential TrainingDo you want to add some professional visual touches to your presentations, documents and newsletters? Join us to learn practical Photoshop techniques you can use to edit and enhance images. Learn how to resize images without losing quality, how to sharpen images, and non-destructive techniques for retouching.

Photoshop IntermediateDo you want to get creative and make interesting compositions with layers? Are you looking for tips to make your Photoshop collages more realistic? Together we will fully uncover the power of layers and layer masks as well as working with text in this hands-on learning experience.

*Availability of Adobe Creative Suite software varies by department.

Audio & Video

Recording and Editing Video with Windows Movie MakerDo you want to add video content to your on-line courses, presentations, website or other communications? Get some hands-on video experience! We will record a short video, import our video to Windows Movie Maker, edit it and learn how to publish.

iMovie for Mac Users Edit videos like a pro. This workshop will focus on getting comfortable with the fun and user friendly iMovie for OSX. Bring your own Mac or use one of ours for hands on practice importing media, organizing assets, working on the timeline and exporting to various hosts.

(See Office Mix and MyMediasite under the web section for more audio and video training options.)

Web

Learn Your Way with Lynda.comWith over 6,000 courses available, it’s good to know a few tips to get the most out of your Lynda experience. Learn how to find and filter content, create custom playlists, make and view assigned content, integrate instructional videos in Blackboard and post your completions to LinkedIn.

Office MixBring it all together with Office Mix. Learn to download and install this free plug-in and get started with this integrated solution for adding screen capture, quizzes, polls, click-able links and voice-over to your online lessons.

Online Icebreakers, Games and ActivitiesLet’s play games together with technology! Join in the fun as we demonstrate activities you can use to add community and engagement in your online courses.

Recording and Hosting Video with My MediasiteN.C. A&T supplies faculty and staff with Mediasite server space and recording/editing software. Learn to capture video using Mediasite Screen Recorder, upload and edit videos recorded with any device.

Social Media: A Field GuideDo you feel like Twitter is a foreign language? Join us as we explore several social media platforms and learn how to protect ourselves in the Social Media community.

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Design

Creating Infographics with PowerPointBecome a wiz with the design tools available in PowerPoint. Learn tricks to make your content become more engaging with illuminating visual ele-ments.

Typography to Enhance Your E-LearningWhat is your font saying? Let’s discuss examples of how typography can impact understanding and accessibility as well as practice with some hands-on activities.

WordPressDo you need to build a website? Have you been thinking about blogging or getting your portfolio on-line? Join us as we explore the possibilities with WordPress, which version is right for you and how to get started.

NovemberDate Day Time Workshop

11/8 Tues 1p - 2:30p Microsoft PowerPoint Essential Training

11/9 Wed 10a - 12p Recording and Editing Video

11/11 Fri 1p - 2:30p Recording and Hosting Video with My Mediasite

11/15 Tue 10a - 12p Office Mix

11/16 Wed 10a - 11:30a Microsoft Word Essential Training

11/17 Thu 1p - 2:30p Microsoft Publisher Getting Started

11/22 Tue 1p - 3p Adobe Photoshop Getting Started

11/23 Wed 10a - 12p Social Media: A Field Guide

11/29 Tue 10a - 11a Learn Your Way with Lynda.com

11/30 Wed 1p - 3p On-line Icebreakers, Games and Activities

December12/1 Thu 10a - 12p WordPress

12/6 Tue 1p - 2:30p Microsoft Word Going Further

12/7 Wed 10a - 12p Adobe InDesign Getting Started

12/8 Thu 1p - 2:30p Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced - Animation

12/12 Mon 10a - 11:30a Creating Accessible Word and PDF Documents

12/13 Tue 1p - 3p iMovie (Bring your own Mac)

12/15 Thu 10a -12p Office Mix

12/16 Fri 10a - 12p Mac Basics (Bring your own Mac)

January1/5 Thu 11a - 12p Webinar: Using Webmail*

1/10 Tue 10a - 11:30a Webinar: Microsoft Outlook Desktop Application*

1/12 Thu 10a - 12p Office Mix

1/17 Tue 1p - 3p Adobe Photoshop Intermediate

1/18 Wed 10a - 12p Adobe Illustrator Essential Training

1/19 Thu 2p - 3:30p OneNote and OneDrive Get Organized

1/23 Mon 10a - 11:30a Typography to Enhance Your E-Learning

1/25 Wed 1p - 2p Learn Your Way with Lynda.com

1/26 Thu 10a - 11:30a Recording and Hosting Video with My Mediasite

*Details to join webinar sessions will be emailed to you 2-3 days before the workshop. Email training@ncat.edu to set up a quick equipment test before the event if needed.

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Registration is required for participation in all sessions. Most workshops will be held at 1020 E. Wendover Ave. Check registration site workshop details to confirm location.

To register for a workshop:• Visit: aggies.gosignmeup.com• Login using your N.C. A&T email user name and email password. (ex: email = johnsmith@ncat.edu then user name= johnsmith)

For more information or registration assistance: Sara Nevedal - sjneveda@ncat.edu (336)285-4493

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February2/1 Wed 9a - 11a Creating Infographics with PowerPoint

2/2 Thu 1p - 3p Microsoft Word Essential Training

2/3 Fri 10a - 12p Microsoft Excel Getting Started

2/7 Tues 1p - 3:00p Getting Started with Windows 10

2/9 Thu 10a -12p Microsoft Access Getting Started

2/10 Fri 1p - 2:30p Microsoft Publisher Getting Started

2/14 Tue 10a - 12p Office Mix

2/16 Thu 10a - 12p Recording and Editing Video with Windows Movie Maker

2/17 Fri 1p - 2:30p Delivering Engaging Presentations

2/21 Tue 1p - 2:30p Webinar: Skype for Business*

2/23 Thu 10a - 12p Social Media: A Field Guide

2/24 Fri 10a - 11a Learn Your Way with Lynda.com

2/28 Tue 1p - 3p On-line Icebreakers, Games and Activities

*Details to join webinar sessions will be emailed to you 2-3 days before the workshop. Email training@ncat.edu to set up a quick equipment test before the event if needed.

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Please reach out to us with any course suggestions you may have. Your feedback impacts our future offerings. Also, don’t forget to take advantage of Lynda.com.

All students, faculty and staff have unlimited access to Lynda.com. With Lynda.com, gain invaluable business and creative skills by accessing high-quality on-line instructional videos on the latest software, career development and technology training titles.

To access your account, visit: lynda.ncat.edu and click Log in. Use your OneID credentials to access the system. (To obtain your OneID credentials, visit directory.ncat.edu/oneid)