Technology training
We offer technology and software training to all UK employees interested in lifelong learning – by doing.
Guided by an instructor, you'll get hands-on practice to learn new digital skills. All training experiences are designed to enhance the contributions technological advancements make to your work, your department and the University, to show you strategies and solutions for doing your job more successfully, to enable you to meet and engage with colleagues, and to provide ways to assist you as you advance professionally.
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Basic Computer Skills WorkshopThis workshop is designed for individuals who have little or no computer experience and want to improve their skills. |
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Captivate: Advanced InteractionsThis Captivate workshop is designed for both new users as well as experienced Captivate users. |
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Captivate: Enhancing Your ProjectNow that you have a basic understanding of Adobe Captivate, it's time to add more creativity and functionality to your project. |
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Captivate: IntroductionLearn how to create a professional quality web-based tutorial that goes beyond screen capture. |
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Excel: Charts and GraphsLearn how to create a variety of charts and save them. |
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Excel: Data Tools and Time SaversExplore useful tools to combine, separate, or extract data in a spreadsheet, look up data from another spreadsheet, protect your Excel worksheets and create Macros to automate repetitive tasks. |
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Excel: Functions and FiltersLearn how to use relative and absolute references, build formulas, work with Excel Functions, apply sorting and filtering tools and use conditional formatting. |
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Excel: IntroductionLearn how to organize, format, and calculate data with formulas in a spreadsheet. |
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Excel: Pivot TablesLearn how to use this powerful tool to dynamically analyze Excel data sets. |
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Illustrator: IntroductionLearn how to use the Illustrator workspace to create and edit basic vector graphics. |
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InDesign: IntroductionThis workshop will introduce you to the InDesign user interface and show you how to work with text, images, and styles in a basic layout. |
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Microsoft 365: OverviewThis overview covers the basics of logging into Microsoft365 and navigating through the different online apps such as Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and OneNote. |
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Microsoft Teams: OverviewLearn how this collaboration tool can help improve communication and enhance productivity |
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OneNote: IntroductionLearn how to use this digital notebook that provides a flexible way to gather information and helps teams work together more effectively. |
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Outlook: Calendar FeaturesLearn how to customize your calendar and how to create appointments and meetings, invite meeting participants, and share calendars. |
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Outlook: IntroductionLearn the tools that you need to navigate the Outlook screen, work effectively with e-mail and manage your contact information. |
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Photoshop: Editing Techniques, Effects and FiltersLearn advanced features such as various masking techniques, add special effects using layer styles, and edit photos with filters and adjustments. |
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Photoshop: IntroductionLearn about the program interface and its basic image editing features. |
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Photoshop: Marketing Material DesignThis workshop covers several techniques that can be used to create innovative, high quality marketing materials such as flyers, handouts and business cards. |
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PowerPoint: Engaging PresentationsLearn how to develop multiple slide masters, save a custom presentation theme, effectively use transitions, add and modify SmartArt and use action buttons to create non-linear presentations. |
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PowerPoint: Graphics and AnimationLearn how to use various graphic types, insert shape objects, create unique graphics by modifying images, apply animation to slide objects and animate objects with motion paths. |
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PowerPoint: IntroductionLearn how to navigate the PowerPoint interface, insert slides, add basic content to slides, use the Slide Master, and present your completed slideshow. |
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Premiere Pro: IntroductionThis introduction to video editing software will show you how to set up a project, import videos, and arrange them on a timeline to produce a basic video composition. |
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Word: Beyond Basic DocumentsLearn how to easily manage longer documents with section breaks and style formatting. |
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Word: IntroductionLearn the basics of navigating through documents, as well as selecting, moving and formatting text, check spelling and grammar, utilize AutoCorrect features and insert a picture into a document. |