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Training Opportunity: Technology Mashup

Posted: 09:13:30, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015   Expiration: 09:13:30, Friday, Jan 16, 2015  

On Wednesday, January 14 and Thursday, January 15, Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Instructional Center for Educational Technologies (ICET) will again be hosting Technology Mashup. This winterim event features an afternoon of "pre-events" followed by a day of campus technology topics of interest to instructional and non-instructional staff, targeting new and seasoned technology users alike.

January 14: New! Pre-Mashup Panel Discussions

New this season, ITS and ICET are sponsoring two Pre-Mashup Panel Discussions on Wednesday, January 14, 2015:

    2:00 Tech Talks - Short presentations of lesser-known campus resources with time for Q/A
    3:15 Teaching and Learning Connections with Technology - Faculty and instructors at UW-Platteville discuss their innovative uses of technology to enhance student learning

No registration required! Both sessions will be held in the Prospective Students Presentation Room on the first floor of Ullsvik Hall. Full details are posted on the Mashup website at http://www.uwplatt.edu/icet/technology-mashup-0

January 15: Technology Mashup

Scheduled workshops cover new campus technologies like Office 365, closed captioning, and PhotoShop as well as campus standards like Desire2Learn, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.  New topics include HRS/My UWSystem, Travel Expense Report (TER), and Flipping the Classroom – Invigorating Class Time (with the Teaching & Learning Center).

Recommended for new employees!
  • Getting Started with Office 365 (email, calendar)
  • Desire2Learn – Getting Started (faculty/instructional staff)
  • HRS: Learn How to Access your Benefit & Payroll Information
For workshop details, Mashup FAQ, and registration information, check these resources:

Lunch hour demo January 15: Unified Communications 2015: More than just a Desk Phone

Over the summer of 2015 Information Technology Services (ITS) will upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure at UW-Platteville to deliver new and improved functionality.  Stop by the lounge outside Ullrich 202 at noon on Thursday, Jan 15 and join Greg Bies (ITS) to learn more about UW-Platteville’s unified communications project. No registration required!

Register now! If you have questions about Technology Mashup, please contact Deb Meyer at meyerdeb@uwplatt.edu or Regina Nelson at nelsonreg@uwplatt.edu.

 

-- UW Platteville: Deb Meyer

Created: 09:22:17, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015 (by Deb M.)
Updated: 09:22:17, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015 (by Deb M.)