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Registration open for free security training Oct. 12

Posted on by neilsin

Register now for the fifth K-State Security training event scheduled 8 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the K-State Student Union.

October is Cyber-Security awareness month, and this year K-State will be celebrating with a half-day of free training provided by the K-State IT Security team. The event will be open to all K-Staters and will feature a series of non-technical sessions designed to help you be more secure on K-State’s networks.

Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about securing your corner of cyberspace. More information on each of the sessions is on the October 2010 training event site.

Free, online course on Web Design Fundamentals at K-State

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

The Information Technology Assistance Center is offering a free, online course on “Web Design Fundamentals at K-State.” This ten-week course begins Tuesday, Oct. 5, and is designed to introduce K-Staters to the fundamental concepts, terminology, and best practices of web design. The course requires pre-registration.

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K-State technology seminars cover tools, tips, and resources

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

“Free Tools That Rule” is a joint session that kicks off K-State’s IDT Roundtable and TechBytes series this semester. Join us 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in Union 212 to learn about many of the free tools available on the Web. The session will feature tools that can be used for:

  • Collaboration
  • Research
  • Screen recording (video) and screen capturing (screenshots)
  • and more

Bring your favorite tools to share during the session.

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“Mac 101″ seminar Monday, Sept. 13

Posted on by clscott

Bought a new Mac? Interested in the basics of the Mac OS X? Make plans to attend a Mac 101 session 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, in Room 207 of the K-State Student Union. See the attached Mac 101 flier (PDF) for more information.

Christine Caplinger, the Apple student campus rep, will be the presenter. E-mail her at christine.caplinger@me.com with any questions about the session.

Mathematica 7 open training seminar Sept. 14

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

To support the Mathematica site license at Kansas State University, Wolfram Research will be on campus Tuesday, Sept. 14, to provide training for Mathematica 7. This training session will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. in 401 Hale Library, and there will be time after the training session to answer technical and licensing questions about Mathematica.

Mathematica is often thought of as useful for only math, but this training session will illustrate why Version 7 changes the pedagogy of teaching within biology, chemistry, economics, physics, engineering, and a number of other academic departments. Continue reading “Mathematica 7 open training seminar Sept. 14” →

New events posted on IT Training site

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

Upcoming training events have been posted on the IT Training site. All classes are free for K-State faculty, staff, and graduate students, but require pre-registration. Details are on the specific registration pages. Courses include:

  • Overview of  Zimbra Calendar
  • Various K-State Online classes
  • Introduction to Access 2007
  • Basic Functions in Excel 2007

K-State Online 9.2 now available; training opportunities in August

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State Online was successfully upgraded to version 9.2 Monday, July 19. Course owners and instructors will not need to complete any additional steps following the upgrade. Courses will appear as before, but will include the version 9.2 improvements.

For the complete list of new features and resolved issues, see the K-State Online 9.2 Release Notes.

Additionally, watch InfoTech Tuesday for fall K-State Online training offered by iTAC that begins in mid-August. Continue reading “K-State Online 9.2 now available; training opportunities in August” →

Microsoft Office training: 2 more classes, 1 time change

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

In addition to the Microsoft Office training classes advertised last week, the following class changes have occurred:

  1. Added: Beginning Word 2007 class, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, in Fairchild 9A
  2. Time change: Intermediate Word 2007 class has been rescheduled from Wednesday, June 30, to Friday, July 2
  3. Added: Introduction to Access 2007 class, 9-11 a.m. Friday, July 9, in Fairchild 9A

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Microsoft Word, Excel, Access training June 23-July

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[Editor’s note, June 29: Additions/updates to the schedule below are in yellow highlight.]

Faculty/staff and students can make this summer a time to get up to speed on Microsoft Office software. No enrollment is necessary for these free sessions (although K-Staters may e-mail bcad@k-state.edu and note the session they wish to attend).

Word 2007 (word processor)

  • Thursday, June 24, 9-11 a.m. in Fairchild 9A: Collaborating with Word 2007
  • Monday, June 28, 9-10 a.m. in Hale 301: Transitioning to Word 2007
  • Wednesday, June 30, 9-11 a.m. in Fairchild 9A:  Beginning Word 2007
  • Friday, July 2, 9-11 a.m. in Fairchild 9A: Intermediate Word 2007
  • Wednesday, July 7, 9-11 a.m. in Fairchild 9A: Using Word 2007 for Larger Documents
  • Thursday, July 8, 9-11 a.m. in Fairchild 9A: Mail Merge Using Word 2007

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Spotlight: UFM's summer technology classes on social media

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

People wanting to learn more about social media can tap into the UFM Community Learning Center’s (www.tryufm.org) low-cost classes this summer on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter — and even learn a few new tools. The following tech classes are listed in the Career and Finance section of the summer catalog:

  • Facebook — Saturday, June 5
  • Glogster — Tuesday, June 8
  • iPhone and iPod Apps — Saturday, June 19
  • Youblisher — Saturday, Aug. 7
  • Twitter 101 — Saturday, Aug. 14

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