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Office 365 training for October

As part of K-State’s Office 365 subscription, the Microsoft Store provides free training on Office 365 applications. They have expanded their service catalog so you may notice a few changes in their offerings. We have scheduled the following sessions with them for October:

All of the above sessions will be from 2-3:30 p.m.

When you click to join the Teams meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically. Continue reading “Office 365 training for October”

Advising in KSIS training dates now available for Fall 2022

Training dates for Advising in KSIS are now available for the fall 2022 semester. Sessions focus on the KSU Advisor Center functions. Full-time advisors and faculty advisors are encouraged to attend. Registration through HRIS is required. See Using HRIS to register for classes.

Advising training now available

The following Advising in KSIS sessions are provided in Zoom.  Zoom session information is provided on the morning of the training.  The available times are:

  • Monday, Sept. 19, 9-10:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1:30-3p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Friday, Sept. 30, 1:30-3 p.m.

Topics covered during the sessions include, but are not limited to:

  • Advisee information pages
  • Running and viewing a DARS audit
  • Removing advising flags
  • Viewing program/plan history
  • Viewing test scores

For more information on current advising processes, visit the KSIS for advisors web page. See the KSIS training web page for additional classes.

If the available training sessions do not meet your schedule, please contact Fred Darkow at fdarkow@ksu.edu for further training options.

KSIS Class Scheduler training available for Fall 2022

KSIS Class Scheduler training is now available for sign-up in HRIS. Sessions are designed for employees new to the Class Scheduler process as well as refreshers for employees who have previously updated class schedules.

Topics include:

  • Printing the Class Schedule report
  • Updating room locations
  • Updating instructors
  • Updating the section status
  • Other course-related details

All sessions are conducted via Zoom.  The dates and times for the Class Scheduler sessions are:

New Class Scheduler

  • Monday, Sept. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Thursday, Sept. 29, 1:30-3 p.m.

Registration through HRIS is required. See Register for classes in HRIS. If the current dates and times do not match your schedule, contact Fred Darkow at fdarkow@ksu.edu for more options.

KSIS Training sessions for Fall 2022 available

KSIS training dates and times are now available for fall 2022. Instructor-led, Zoom based training is available for faculty, academic advisors, and staff at no charge. However, registration through HRIS is required. See Using HRIS to register for classes.

Training for staff and faculty include the following topics:

  • Advising in KSIS
  • Class Scheduler
  • Grading in KSIS

For more information about each topic and the dates and times for training, visit the KSIS Training web page. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Fred Darkow, KSIS Training Coordinator, at fdarkow@ksu.edu.

Office 365 training opportunities

As part of K-State’s Office 365 subscription, the Microsoft Store provides free training on Office 365 applications. We have scheduled the following sessions with scheduled:

  • 9/12 – Calling and Meetings in Teams – Register
  • 9/15 – Exploring Teams and Channels – Register
  • 9/19 – Getting Started with Power BI  Intelligence – Register
  • 9/22 – Getting Started with Power Automate – Register
  • 9/26 – Getting Started with Excel– Register
  • 9/29 – Lists – Register

All of the above sessions will be from 2-3:30 p.m. Registration is required. After you register, a confirmation will be sent to you with a link to the session.

The sessions will be held in Microsoft Teams. When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically. Continue reading “Office 365 training opportunities”

Sept. 8: Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms training

Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms training is scheduled 2-3:30 p.m. in Microsoft Teams. With breakout rooms, meeting hosts can break participants into separate meeting rooms for smaller group discussions, then bring groups back to the main meeting.

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Objectives:

  • Discover how to set up breakout rooms in a Microsoft Teams meeting.
  • Understand how to manage breakout rooms as the meeting organizer.
  • Explore the participants’ experience of breakout rooms.
  • Learn how to bring breakout room participants back to the main meeting.

Registration is required. An email confirmation will be sent to you once you register with a link to the Teams Meeting. When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.

If you have any questions, submit a help ticket to the Service Desk.

Sept. 1: Microsoft Planner training

Microsoft Planner training is scheduled 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. The session will be presented in Microsoft Teams.

Registration is required. A confirmation message with a link to the session will be sent to you after you register. When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.

Planner allows teams to work together effortlessly by organizing your projects visually in an easy-to-use application that works seamlessly across all your devices.

Objectives:

  • Learn how to manage your team’s tasks and projects centrally
  • Create plans to execute for your team with an easy to read visual
    layout using Buckets, Cards, and Stacks
  • Create detailed cards that can hold additional information to ensure
    fidelity of each task assigned
  • Create a Plan Calendar that team members can subscribe to keep up
    to date on all their tasks, providing full transparency
  • Use automatic email notifications to ensure no tasks go unnoticed
  • Seamless integration in Microsoft Teams via Channels including how to
    assign important plans to a Tab for easy access
  • Create Plan Template to copy from to reuse as you need it

Office 365 training for August

As part of K-State’s Office 365 subscription, the Microsoft Store provides free training on Office 365 applications. They have expanded their service catalog so you may notice a few changes in their offerings. We have scheduled the following sessions with them for August:

  • 8/8- Increase collaboration with Microsoft Teams – Registration
  • 8/11 – Teams Chat and Meetings – Registration
  • 8/15 – Get started with Microsoft Power BI Desktop – Registration
  • 8/22 – Get started with Microsoft SharePoint Online – Registration
  • 8/25 – Go further with Microsoft Excel: Tables, formatting and collaboration – Registration

All of the above sessions will be from 2-3:30 p.m. Registration is required. After you register, a confirmation will be sent to you with a link to the session.

The sessions will be held in Microsoft Teams. When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.

Continue reading “Office 365 training for August”

Office 365 training for July

As part of K-State’s Office 365 subscription, the Microsoft Store provides free training on Office 365 applications. We have scheduled the following sessions with them for May:

All of the above sessions will be from 2-3:30 p.m. Registration is required. After you register, a confirmation will be sent to you with a link to the session.

The sessions will be held in Microsoft Teams. When you click to join the meeting, you will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.

Continue reading “Office 365 training for July”

Contract Lifecycle Management and Risk Evaluation training June 21

Kansas State University has partnered with Cobblestone Software to transform procurement and contracting activities at the university by implementing a  contract lifecycle management system, or CLM.

Two training sessions are available on Tuesday, June 21. You can either attend in person or via Zoom, and you must register in advance to attend. Continue reading “Contract Lifecycle Management and Risk Evaluation training June 21”