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Upcoming workshop & training sessions hosted by Learning and Applied Innovation Center (LAIC) staff.
View our previously recorded training sessions here.
Upcoming Training for Faculty, Staff, and Students
Workshop: Thesis Formatting
Date: Tuesday Oct 20th
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
Description: This workshop is intended for graduate students who are working on their graduate papers and provides instructions on how to use Microsoft Word 2019 to format a thesis that meets the NDSU Graduate School requirements.
In Person Registration (QBB 132)
Online Attendance Registration(Zoom)Workshop: Excel 2019: Doing Something with Data: Filters, Graphs, & Pivot Tables
Date: Monday Oct 26Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Description: Take your knowledge of Excel a step further and learn how to manage, manipulate, and represent your data in a meaningful way. Use filters to only see the data that's the most relevant to your analysis. Create graphs and charts to create a visual representation of your data. Learn the basics of the powerful Pivot Tables and Charts to analyze all of your data at once.
View our registration page for more in-depth workshop information and to register.
In Person Registration (QBB 132)
Online Attendance Registration (Zoom)Workshop: Thesis Formatting
Date: Thursday Nov 5th
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Description: This workshop is intended for graduate students who are working on their graduate papers and provides instructions on how to use Microsoft Word 2019 to format a thesis that meets the NDSU Graduate School requirements.
In Person Registration (QBB 132)
Online Attendance Registration(Zoom)Workshop: Excel 2019: Shortcutting Excel: Advanced Formulas and Macros
Date: Friday Nov 13thTime: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: Trying to apply the same calculation to a large set of data can be time consuming and tedious. Luckily, Excel has several ways to speed up tasks that require repetition. Formulas and Macros save both time and energy, automatically doing your repetative calculations and formatting for you. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Excel is required.
View our registration page for more in-depth workshop information and to register.
In Person Registration (QBB 132)
Online Attendance Registration (Zoom)Upcoming Workshops for Faculty
No registration is needed , sessions will be recorded and available for playback.
Using Blackboard Grade Center Effectively
Date: Monday, October 26 - Session 2
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
To join via Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/93673688282Using Breakout Rooms Effectively in Zoom
Date: Thursday, October 22
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
To join via Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/93673688282
Zoom breakout rooms can be used for groups to work together and have discussions digitally.
- Enabling Zoom breakout rooms for your meeting or class
- Assigning breakout rooms before or during your Zoom session
- Managing breakout rooms
- Tips and how-to demonstrations with time for Q&A
Using Breakout Rooms Effectively in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Date: Friday, October 23 -
CANCELED
Using Blackboard Tests to Improve Assessments and Analyze Student Performance
Date: Thursday, October 29
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
To join via Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/93673688282
Learn more about what Blackboard online tests can tell you about your students' performance and the effectiveness of the assessment.
- Question Categories, Topics, Levels of Difficulty & Keywords help you to assign just the right mix of questions when deploying a test
- Column Statistics provide overall class performance information
- Attempt Statistics displays average score and distribution of student responses
- Item Analysis helps to recognize questions that might be poor discriminators of student performance
VoiceThread training
How to add assignments in Blackboard, watch a VT assignment, create a VT assignment (presentations and demonstrations), submit a comment assignment (quizzes and graded discussions), show how to grade in the interface, showcase multiple examples of each type of assessment.
- If you're new to VoiceThead, watch this webinar for a VoiceThread overview: VoiceThread Basics 1: Upload, Comment, and Share
- VoiceThread Webinar - Recorded 10/14/2020
- For on-demand VoiceThread webinars visit: https://voicethread.com/workshops