MSU IT provides no-cost training on collaborative tools to all students, faculty, and staff. Check out the following courses available in October and visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.
Two of our newest Spartan 365 courses are available again in October:
NEW! Planner: Getting Started
Tuesday, October 13, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Friday, October 23, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Stop managing work. Start mastering it. Discover how Microsoft Planner can help you organize work, track progress, and keep your team aligned across Spartan 365 and Microsoft Teams.
NEW! SharePoint for Editors
Wednesday, October 21, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Turn a basic SharePoint site into a destination. Learn how to customize SharePoint sites with branding, navigation, settings, document libraries, lists, modern pages, and interactive web parts.
October also features the following courses:
Microsoft Forms – Creating Forms and Surveys
Thursday, October 8, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Discover how to effortlessly create engaging forms and surveys, customize their format, add branching logic, collect data seamlessly, and share them with ease.
Microsoft Teams – Getting Started
Thursday, October 15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Learn Microsoft Teams basics for chatting, meeting, and collaborating with individuals, groups, and teams.
Microsoft OneNote – Getting Started
Monday, October 19, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Learn OneNote basics for organizing notes, research, plans, and information in one place.
OneDrive – Working with OneDrive
Tuesday, October 27, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Dive deeper into Microsoft OneDrive and master navigation techniques, explore the desktop app’s features and settings, and learn how to seamlessly manage and share your files and folders with ease.
Additional Resources
- New Training Resources: Find curated training from Microsoft, Adobe, elevateU, YouTube, LinkedIn Learning, and more.
- Microlearning Videos: Quick, bite-sized videos (1-3 minutes each) focused on our most popular tips.
- On-Demand Training: Can’t attend a live course? Watch anytime.
- For any other questions about technology training, please contact train@msu.edu.
BI Open Labs
- Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
D2L
MSU IT offers a number of academic technology training opportunities for Spartans who use D2L (Desire2Learn). Visit https://help.d2l.msu.edu to view resources, enroll in self-paced courses, and browse documentation libraries.
elevateU: Self-paced professional development training
MSU HR and MSU IT sponsor elevateU, an e-learning tool that can be accessed from the convenience of your computer or mobile device at no charge as part of our ongoing commitment to continuing MSU employee development.
Login and get started today at elevateu.percipio.com.
View a short elevateU Overview video.
Web Accessibility
The Instructional Technology and Development team keeps an up-to-date list of accessibility classes and workshops available to colleges and departments.
