Tips and Training from the Office of Technology Services

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week’s software tip!

Wednesday, November 4
Creating Learning Outcome Course-based Assessments for General Education, 1 – 2:30 p.m., UU Loch Raven Room

Thursday, November 5
PowerPoint 2007 - Essential Skills, 1 – 3 p.m., Cook 3

Tuesday, November 10
Outlook 2007 - Intermediate Skills, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3
Teaching @ Towson Brown Bag: Accommodations for Online Learners with Disabilities, noon – 1:30 p.m., Cook 3
Windows Movie Maker - Advanced (with Audacity), 1 – 4 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, November 11
Using Images for Scholarly Presentations and Lectures, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Cook 404B

Thursday, November 12
SharePoint Sites for Collaborating, 10 – 11:30 a.m., Cook 3
Creating Learning Outcome Course-based Assessments for General Education, 1 - 2:30 p.m., UU, Loch Raven Room
Word 2007 Essential Skills, 1 - 3 p.m., Cook 3

Friday, November 13
Blackboard Assignments & Grade Center, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Cook 3
Teaching @ Towson: Online Feedback to Students, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Cook 3

Monday, November 16
Word 2007 - Mass Mailings, 1 – 3 p.m., Cook 3

Tuesday, November 17
SharePoint Designer: Templates and CSS, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3
PeopleSoft 9: Budget Overview/Transfers/nVision, 10 a.m. – noon, AD 408
Emerging Technologies: Blogs, 2 – 3:30 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, November 18
PowerPoint 2007 - Adding Transitions and Animation Effects, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3
Emerging Technology - Second Life Building 101 – Introduction to SL Building, noon – 1:30 p.m., Cook 3
Outlook 2007 - Using Outlook as a Time Management Tool, 1 – 3 p.m., Cook 3

To register for workshops and view additional course information, go to http://www.towson.edu/otstraining. The site also contains self-help documents and movie tutorials as workshop alternatives.

SOFTWARE TIP OF THE WEEK

Word 2007: Using AutoCorrect to Create Symbols

You can use the Autocorrect feature in Word to create symbols for use in your documents. Type the text on the left and Autocorrect will turn it into the text on the right.

• (c) gives you this: ©
• (r) gives you this: ®
• (tm) gives you this: ™
• --> gives you this: 
• <-- gives you this: 

To sign up for free technology workshops or view additional materials related to software training, visit OTS Training online at http://www.towson.edu/otstraining. You can also contact us directly regarding any software training related issues at training@towson.edu or 410-704-4070.

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