Workshop & Training Opportunities

Last updated: 07/25/08

The Offices of Instructional Technology & Design and User Services offer technology training workshops each semester for students, faculty, and staff.  If you need additional training or would like to suggest a special workshop, please feel free to contact us by emailing help@support.lis.uiuc.edu, by calling 1-800-377-1892 (toll free) or (217) 244-4903, or by visiting room 211 in the GSLIS building.

LEEP Live Session Workshops

The LEEP Live Session Workshops are available both in-person in Room 52 (unless otherwise noted) of the GSLIS building and online in our Moodle workshop space (which we call the Ice Cream class to make it more fun, less intimidating). For information on how to enter and participate in a live session, please review our tutorial and contact the Help Desk with any additional questions. Recommended for students taking their first LEEP class, although anyone in GSLIS is welcome.

• Monday August 18, 9am-10am CDT. Room 12 GSLIS or Online*.
• Tuesday August 19, Noon-1pm CDT. Room 12 GSLIS or Online*.
• Friday August 22, 4pm-5pm CDT. Room 52 GSLIS or Online*.

*If attending online, please download and install Real Player Software (freely available) and click on one of the audio streams (top left) when you login to the Live Session. 

LEEP "Practice Live Sessions"

The LEEP Practice Live Sessions are an opportunity to log in to a LEEP session to make sure both you and your computer are ready for the upcoming semester. These are informal sessions during which a staff member from ITD is online to chat, answer questions and help prepare you for your LEEP class. You do not need to stay the entire session, but are welcome to stay logged in for as long as you'd like. This is a time to practice what you have already learned by attending a LEEP Live Session Workshop. While we can review the information covered in the workshop, this is not a replacement for that content. For information on how to enter and participate in a live session, please review our tutorial and contact the Help Desk with any additional questions.

• Wednesday July 30, 11am-1pm CDT. Online.
• Friday August 1, 11am-1pm CDT. Online.
• Monday August 18, 8pm-10pm CDT. Online.
• Thursday August 21, 8pm-10pm CDT. Online.

Introduction to Moodle Workshops

An introduction to using Moodle, the open-source course management tool that is used by most classes in GSLIS. Recommended for new students, although anyone in GSLIS is welcome.
Note: We will broadcast each workshop and use Webhuddle so you can follow along at-a-distance. The Webhuddle session for each workshop will be sent as a slide at the start of the workshop. You can listen on audio and participate in the chat room.

• *No workshops scheduled at this time*

File Storage in GSLIS

Learn about your options for storing files in GSLIS, including the H Drive, I Drive, and other file storage options at UIUC. Recommended for new students, although anyone in GSLIS is welcome.
Note: We will broadcast each workshop and use Webhuddle so you can follow along at-a-distance. The Webhuddle session for each workshop will be sent as a slide at the start of the workshop. You can listen on audio and participate in the chat room.

• *No workshops scheduled at this time*

Intro to HTML Workshops

Come learn (or brush up on) some HTML basics!
Note: We will broadcast each workshop and use Webhuddle so you can follow along at-a-distance. The Webhuddle session for each workshop will be sent as a slide at the start of the workshop. You can listen on audio and participate in the chat room. If you will be taking this at a distance, please read about and activate your I: Drive and if you wish to follow the online demo, download and install SeaMonkey (a free html editor).

• *No workshops scheduled at this time*

CITES Technology Workshops

In addition to ITD workshops, CITES (the larger UIUC computing wing) offers a number of other workshops and training opportunities that may be useful for GSLIS students, staff and faculty.  Selected workshops are listed below; additional offerings for students, faculty, and staff are listed on the CITES Training website. Most require registration and a small fee.

CITES Laptop Clinics

The CITES Security Group and the CITES Help Desk offer regular laptop clinics open to all members of the University of Illinois community. These laptop clinics not only help improve the security and performance of your laptop, but in turn, help improve the security of the campus network by making more machines secure. The laptop clinics are offered at no cost.

• August 6, 10am-3pm, Undergraduate Library
• September 10, 10am-3pm, Illini Union Room B
• October 8, 10am-3pm, ACES Library
• November 20, 10am-3pm, Illini Room B

FAST³ (CITES/CTE) Workshops

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Level 1 (Introductory)

• Monday July 28, 8:30am-4:00pm (lunch on your own from 11:30am-1:00pm)

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Level 2 (Intermediate)

• Tuesday, July 29, 8:30am-4:00pm (lunch on your own from 11:30am-1:00pm)

PowerPoint 2007, Level 1

• Monday, August 4 (lunch on your own from 11:30am-1:00pm)

Graduate College Professional Development Workshops

The UIUC Graduate College offers professional development workshops for students at various points in their careers.  Check their Events Calendar for more information, or contact the Career Services office.

• *No workshops scheduled at this time*

Additional Training Opportunities

The UIUC Writers' Workshop is available for all on campus students, faculty, and staff who need help at any stage of the writing process. Writers' Workshop consultants are also familiar with web design and programs like Dreamweaver, and are available to help with these types of projects. For more information, please visit their website or call 217-333-8796 to set up an appointment.

Parkland College (the community college for Champaign-Urbana) is a great place to take tech specific classes and learn more about computers.

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