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OTS Tips and Training PLUS How to Use Lynda.Com for your Professional Development

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

Thursday, February 9
Outlook 2010: Level I, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3

Friday, February 10
VoIP Phone Training via WebEx, 1:30 ? 2:30 p.m., Online

Tuesday, February 14
SharePoint Designer (Level 1): Creating a Web Site, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, February 15
CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 1 ? 2 p.m., LA 4331
CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 5 ? 6 p.m., LA 2303

Thursday, February 16
Word 2010: Working with Tables, 9:30 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3

Friday, February 17
Blackboard: Assignments and SafeAssign, 11 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m., Cook 3, Faculty Only

Monday, February 20
Blackboard: Discussion Boards, Wikis, Blogs and Journals, 1 ? 2 p.m., Cook 3, Faculty Only

Tuesday, February 21
Word 2010: Shapes, Pictures and Charts, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, February 22
Teaching @ Towson: How to Tune In Tuned Out Students, 1 ? 2 p.m., Cook 404B
VoIP Phone Training via WebEx, 1:30 ? 2:30 p.m., Online

SOFTWARE TIP OF THE WEEK

Lynda.com Using Lynda.Com for your Professional Development

Did you know that Towson University offers just in time video based training through a partnership with Lynda.com. Topics range from Office 2010 Applications to 3D-Animation and Photography. Here is an example of a recent release from the service:

Outlook 2010: Time Management
In this course, author Gini Courter details the robust task management features in Microsoft Outlook 2010. The course explains the difference between Outlook tasks and To-Do Lists, and shows how to use Outlook 2010 to handle both business and personal schedules, from making appointments, to creating and completing tasks, to color-coding calendars and tasks for at-a-glance review.

OTS Training maintains 12 logins. Logins are free and last 1 week. To request access to the service, please fill out this form:{http://form.jotform.com/form/20315411182}

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. You can also follow us on Twitter at {http://twitter.com/OTSTraining}.