Copyright and Fair Use

Learn the basics of copyright law and fair use in regard to education.

Digital Publishing & Scholarship

Learn how to leverage digital publishing platforms (including Digital Commons and Omeka) to showcase faculty, student, or department work.

Information Literacy

Learn what information literacy is and how to find and critically evaluate resources such as news articles, websites, and scholarly journals.

Information Literacy Integration

Learn how to integrate information literacy instruction and research projects into the curriculum.

Library Resources

Learn about and discuss physical and digital resources in your field that the library should consider investing in.

Open Access

Learn what open access is, the benefits of joining the “movement”, and ways you and your students can publish your work in open access journals and platforms.

Apporto 

Learn how to teach your students to use software on various devices in the same environment using Apporto’s virtual desktop.

Audio Recording/Podcasting

Learn how to create a podcast and edit audio using Audacity.

Canvas

Learn the ins and outs of building your coursework in Canvas and organizing your content in an accessible and engaging way. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced training available.

Collaborating with Office 365

Learn how to use various Office 365 products (e.g. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Sway, Class Notebook, etc.) to streamline your teaching, share resources with students and colleagues, and facilitate online collaboration.

Course Design

Learn how to design your courses effectively in any format, including online, blended, hybrid-flex, or face-to-face.

Digital Identity and Citizenship

Learn what your digital identity is, how to use technology safely, how to be a responsible digital citizen, and the nature of online personalization.

Digital Storytelling

Learn how you or your students can leverage digital storytelling tools to tell a story or give a presentation in a digital format.

Digital Tools for Inquiry and Reflection

Learn how to use a variety of digital tools to help students ask questions, think critically, and engage in deeper reflection. 

Game-Based Learning

Learn how to design and incorporate games in the classroom for teaching and assessment purposes.

Going Paperless in the Classroom

Learn how to leverage Canvas and Office 365 to improve the accessibility of your course content and go completely paperless in the classroom.

Integrating Technology into Pedagogy

Learn the benefits of integrating technology inside and outside the classroom and how to take your technology integration to the next level.

Panopto

Learn how to use Panopto to pre-record lectures and tutorials, edit videos, and store videos.

Personalized Learning

Learn how to leverage technology to create a learning environment for your students that meets their individual needs.

Podcasting

Learn how you or your students can capture audio and create a podcast.

Solstice (wireless presentation software)

Learn how to use Solstice to wirelessly project your device and your students’ devices on the monitor in your classroom.

Spruce Up Your Presentations!

Learn how to create dynamic presentations using PowerPoint or Sway.

Student Engagement and Assessment

Learn how to use polling software and digital assessment tools to engage and assess your students.

Teaching with Video

Learn how to create and use videos for educational purposes by leveraging screen capture, video recording, and editing software. Perfect for any instructor who is interested in creating educational tutorials, capturing lectures, or using the flipped classroom approach!

Timeline Builders

Learn how you or your students can create a digital timeline.

Universal and Inclusive Design

Learn what universal and inclusive design are and strategies for ensuring your courses and online content are accessible and inclusive.

Unleashing Student Creativity through Digital Assignments

Learn how to create assignments that will allow students to express their creativity and demonstrate their understanding of learning objectives.

Virtual Meeting Software

Learn how to use Zoom or Teams to meet and collaborate with students and colleagues online.

Website and Blog Creation

Learn how you or your students can create a website or blog.

 

Avoiding Phishing Scams

Learn how to avoid email phishing scams, what to watch out for, and what to do if your account has been compromised.

Backing Up Your Data

Learn how to back up your data.

Colleague Navigation (Student Information System)

Learn how to navigate the Colleague system and basic concepts of using Colleague.

CROA (Colleague Reporting System)

Learn how to run reports using CROA for those who have access to this software.

Data Privacy and Security

Learn about data privacy standards and ways you can ensure your data and the college’s data is kept secure.

File Storage and Collaboration

Learn how to use the S-Drive and Office 365 to store files, share files, and work on projects together.

Grizzly Gateway (Faculty/Staff or Student Portal)

Do you have questions about what you can do in the Grizzly Gateway? Are you overwhelmed about how to use it? Learn the ins and outs of using Grizzly Gateway.

Leveraging Your Smart Phone and Tablet for Work

Learn how to maximize your mobile device use to accomplish your work away from your desk.

Microsoft Office (Office 2016/Office 365 or other)

Do you have questions about Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, OneDrive, Teams or any of the new apps in Office 365? Individual or group trainings can be arranged.

Multi-Factor Authentication

Learn what multi-factor authentication is, the role it plays in securing your data and the college’s data, how to set it up, and how to use it.

PDF Creation and Editing

Learn how to create and edit PDFs.

Phone Conferencing

Learn how to use phone conferencing.

Qualtrics (Online Survey Software)

Learn how to create, launch and analyze surveys through Qualtrics.

Reporting Services (Developed reports containing institutional data)

Learn how to run and print a report created for you in Reporting Services.

ShoreTel

Learn how to use the ShoreTel phone system.

SPTQs

Learn how to create personalized questions, access your student participation and your reports.

Virtual Chat Software

Learn how to leverage virtual chat software (e.g. Yammer, Microsoft Teams) to save time, increase productivity, have fewer meetings, and to collaborate with others over long distances.

Virtual Meeting Software

Learn how to use GoToMeeting to meet and collaborate with on-campus and off-campus colleagues online.

Wi-Fi

Learn how to use the campus Wi-Fi.

Windows Features

Learn how to use the new Windows 10 operating system and how to leverage its new features.

Website Editing

Learn how to create and edit your department websites.

Archives

Students learn about the archival materials in the library, how to access these materials, and how to find physical and digitized items.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Students learn how to avoid plagiarism and cite their sources correctly.

Copyright and Fair Use

Students learn the basics of copyright law and fair use.

Digital Curation and Metadata

Students learn about digital curation, how to digitize materials, and how to upload them to a digital publishing platform such as Digital Commons or Omeka. They also learn about metadata and how to use it effectively when curating or publishing digital artifacts.

Digital Fluency

Students learn what digital fluency is and how to grow in their digital fluency skills. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workshops available. Consult our Digital Fluency website for more details.

Information Literacy

Students learn what information literacy is and how to find and evaluate scholarly resources. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workshops available. Topics can include but are not limited to:

• Research process
• Information creation cycle
• Basic and/or advanced search strategies
• Database options 
• Finding specific types of resources (e.g. primary sources)
• How to evaluate resources (incl. websites, news articles, journals articles, etc.)
• How to deal with information overload

Introduction to the Library

Students learn about the library resources and services and go on a physical or virtual tour of the library.

Library Escape Room

By playing a cooperative game, students learn about the physical and electronic resources in the library, the Dewey Decimal system, basic search strategies, and the importance of recognizing the librarian as a go-to person for research help.

 

Apporto

Students learn how to use Apporto’s virtual desktop to access software on various devices.

Canvas

Students learn how to navigate and use the various features of the Canvas learning management system.

Digital Identity and Citizenship

Students learn what their digital identity is, how to use technology safely, how to be a responsible digital citizen, and the nature of online personalization.

Digital Fluency

Students learn what digital fluency is and how to grow in their digital fluency skills. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workshops available. Consult our Digital Fluency website for more details.

Digital Storytelling

Students learn how to tell a story or give a presentation in a digital format.

Digital Tools for Inquiry and Reflection

Students learn how to leverage digital tools for assignments that require them to inquire about and reflect on a variety of topics. 

ePortfolios

Students learn how to create an ePortfolio (or official “Bear Track”) in Canvas.

File Storage and Collaboration

Students learn how to use Office 365 to store files, share files, and work on projects together.

Game Design

Students learn how to design their own games.

Infographics

Students learn how to create infographics using Piktochart or Canva.

Instructional Technology Escape Room

By playing a cooperative game with a Star Wars theme, students interact with a variety of instructional technology, including virtual reality, animated videos, blogs, wireless projection, and more!

Mapping

Students learn how to use mapping tools to create a digital map.

Panopto

Students learn how to use Panopto to watch videos, complete video quizzes, and create their own videos.

Podcasting

Students learn how to use audio recording software (e.g. Audacity, Anchor) to create a podcast.

Polling Software

Students learn how to use polling software in the classroom.

Presentation Software

Students learn how to design engaging presentations in PowerPoint or Sway.

Timeline Builders

Students learn how to create a digital timeline.

Solstice (wireless presentation software)

Students learn how to use Solstice to wirelessly project their devices on the monitor in your classroom.

Universal and Inclusive Design

Students learn what universal and inclusive design are and strategies for ensuring their presentations and online content are accessible and inclusive.

Video Recording & Editing

Students learn how to create and edit their own videos using free software (e.g. Screencast-o-matic, Shotcut).

Website and Blog Creation

Students learn how to create a blog or website using WordPress.

Zoom

Students learn how to use Zoom to host synchronous sessions and interact with each other.

Avoiding Phishing Scams

Students learn how to avoid email phishing scams, what to watch out for, and what to do if their account has been compromised.

Backing Up Your Data

Students learn how to back up their data.

Grizzly Gateway and the Student Portal

Students learn the ins and outs of using Grizzly Gateway and the Student Portal.

Microsoft Office (Office 2016/Office 365 or other)

Students learn how to use Microsoft Office and/or any of the new apps in Office 365.