September’s collaborative tools training opportunities

Check out the September training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.

Featured Course of the Month 

Outlook – Calendar Basics

September 26, 1:00 p.m.

Outlook is not just for emails! In this exciting course, learn how to streamline your workflow and schedule using the Outlook calendar. Set up an Out of Office email, share your calendar with colleagues, and schedule meetings with multiple people without breaking a sweat using the Scheduling Assistant and Polls tools. Outlook – Calendar Basics is anything but basic!

 

What participants are saying…

“I enjoy the demonstrations and activity time, and the laughs make it even better.”

 

September Schedule

To register for the following virtual instructor-led training courses go to SpartansLearn.

 

OneDrive – Getting Started

September 6, 1:30 p.m.

Access, share, and collaborate on all your files from anywhere. This course will introduce the essential functions of OneDrive, the go-to app for storing data and synchronizing it across other Microsoft applications. Learn how to ensure that work is saved, backed up, and available wherever and whenever access is needed.

SharePoint for End Users

September 12, 9:30 a.m.

Join our live training to unlock the power of SharePoint! Discover its amazing features, effortlessly navigate the platform, create dynamic lists, and master the functionality of document libraries. Get ready for an engaging and hands-on learning experience.

 

Zoom – Getting Started

September 16, 10:00 a.m.

Engage new audiences, elevate customer experiences, and get more done together with an all-in-one communication platform. Our trainers will help you explore how Zoom seamlessly brings together remote teams for work that goes wherever you do. This course will cover the basics of Zoom Meetings to include settings prior to a meeting, starting a meeting, and managing meetings.

Zoom – Meetings

September 18, 1:00 p.m.

Unlock the full potential of Zoom and revolutionize your virtual meetings. Dive into the heart of collaboration as you learn to effortlessly orchestrate breakout rooms, harness the power of seamless recording and reporting, spice up engagement with advanced polls and quizzes, and discover the art of content sharing.

 

Microsoft Forms – Creating Forms and Surveys

September 19, 9:30 a.m.

Forms can help survey classmates, students, coworkers, or any group where feedback is needed. Learn how to create forms and surveys, format, branch, collect data, and share with others.

 

Microsoft OneNote – Getting Started

September 24, 10:00 a.m.

Learn how to seamlessly access information across countless devices and collaborate effortlessly with a legion of users. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn how this tool can supercharge your productivity.

OneDrive – Working with OneDrive

September 27, 1:30 p.m.

Expanding on the basics of OneDrive, learn more about this great storage tool. Discover navigation strategies, explore the desktop app settings and options, manage accessibility of files and folders, and more.

 

Can’t attend a live course? Watch on-demand anytime at SpartansLearn.

Weekly office hours are available for those with questions about content shared in the courses. Find the schedule at SpartansLearn.

All participants are invited to share anonymous feedback about their course through our End of Course Survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to help shape and inform our future offerings. Congratulations, Tyler Donelson, our quarter 2 drawing winner for completing an End of Course Survey!

For any other questions about technology training, please contact train@msu.edu.

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