Professional Development & Training

Upcoming IDC professional development opportunities and workshops for instructors, TAs, students, and staff. No registration is needed.

Current Workshops

July

July Workshops
Date Time Workshop Title Duration
(minutes)
Audience In-person room / Online Link
Tuesday, July 7 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word 30 Instructors, TAs, Students, and Staff Online -  Zoom
Thursday, July 9 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Excel 1: For Beginners Only 60 Students, and Staff Online - Zoom
Wednesday, July 15 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Creating and Remediating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 30 Instructors, TAs, Students, and Staff Online - Zoom
Thursday, July 16 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Excel 2: Data Analysis with Sorts, Filters, Formatting, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts 60 Students, and Staff Online - Zoom
Tuesday, July 21 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro 30 Instructors, TAs, Students, and Staff Online - Zoom
Wednesday, July 29 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Creating and Remediating Accessible Files in Microsoft Excel 30 Instructors, TAs, Students, and Staff Online - Zoom
Thursday, July 30 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Thesis Formatting in MS Word 30 Students, and Staff Online - Zoom

August

August Workshops
Date Time Workshop Title Duration
(minutes)
Audience In-person room / Online Link
Tuesday, August 17 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Blackboard Ultra Introduction for Graduate Teaching Assistants 75 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 116
Tuesday, August 17 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook 60 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 116
Tuesday, August 17 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook 60 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 116
Wednesday, August 19 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Getting Started with Vevox 60 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 160
Wednesday, August 19 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Faculty Help Hours
120 Instructors, TAs Online - Zoom
Thursday, August 20 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Faculty Help Hours
120 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 160
Monday, August 24 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Faculty Help Hours
180 Instructors, TAs In-person - QBB 160

Recorded Sessions

Practice Workshop Files

Please visit our IDC Practice Workshop Files website to access and download the sample documents for hands-on practice during the workshops.

Workshop Accommodation

If you require an accommodation, please email the IDC (instructional.design@ndsu.edu) at least 24 hours before the workshop.



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Created:
2020-06-18
Updated:
2026-07-24
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