Excel: Fundamentals Thursday, April 12th, 2018 – 9:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Form a solid foundation of knowledge in Microsoft Excel. Office 365: OneDrive Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 – 2:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Collaborate, store and create documents and files using Microsoft OneDrive. OneNote: Introduction Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 – 2:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the […]
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The next Blackboard Upgrade is coming. Attend a demo to see what’s new
The Blackboard environment will be updated to the new Q4 2017 on August 11, 2018. If you would like to attend an open demo of the new features in Blackboard, the TU Blackboard team has the following dates and times scheduled: April 11, 1-1:30 p.m. – CFA 2032 April 12, 11:30 a.m.-noon, – Linthicum 111 […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Create a Meeting from an Email
Microsoft Word: Track Changes Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 – 11:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Keep track of edits to a document when collaborating. Duo Multi-Factor Authentication WebEx Session Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 – 11:00am-11:15am – WebEx Learn how to maximize security by using this multi-factor authentication software. WordPress for Faculty and Staff Wednesday, April 11th, […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Clear Text Formatting With This Keyboard Shortcut
Blackboard: Tests and Assignments Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:00am – Cook 404A Leverage the power of Blackboard to create and grade tests and assignments for your courses. OneNote: Introduction Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app. Excel: Advanced Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 – […]
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Blackboard: Tests and Assignments Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:00am – Cook 404A Leverage the power of Blackboard to create and grade tests and assignments for your courses. OneNote: Introduction Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app. Excel: Advanced Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 – […]
OTS Training Workshops + Use Force Quit on Mac to Terminate a Frozen Program
Blackboard: Tests and Assignments Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:00am – Cook 404A Leverage the power of Blackboard to create and grade tests and assignments for your courses. OneNote: Introduction Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app. Excel: Advanced Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 – […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Use Autofill in Excel
Creating Accessible PDF Documents Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 – 9:00am-10:30am – Cook 404A Learn how to take an existing document and make it accessible to people with disabilities. Duo Multi-Factor Authentication WebEx Session Thursday, March 8th, 2018 – 12:30pm-12:45pm – WebEx Learn how to maximize security by using this multi-factor authentication software. Blackboard: Grade […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Clear Text Formatting With This Keyboard Shortcut
Technology Toolkit Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Cook 404A Become oriented with the technologies considered critical to know by each employee of Towson University. Blackboard: Interactive Tools Thursday, March 1st, 2018 – 10:00am-11:00am – Cook 404A Find out new ways to engage students through Blackboard’s Interactive Tools. Blackboard: Informal Drop-in Monday, March 5th, 2018 […]
Blackboard maintenance this Saturday: expect service interruptions
Blackboard, Inc. will be performing scheduled infrastructure maintenance on Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 12 a.m. until 4 p.m. During that time, Blackboard Learn and Learn deployments may experience intermittent disruptions. Suggestions to help avoid issues: Plan to take online tests before or after the maintenance window Save a local backup of any Blackboard actions […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Recover Your Work in Microsoft Office
Blackboard: Tests and Assignments Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Cook 404A Leverage the power of Blackboard to create and grade tests and assignments for your courses. Blackboard: Interactive Tools Thursday, February 15th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Blackboard Collaborate Find out new ways to engage students through Blackboard’s Interactive Tools. Creating Accessible […]
OTS Training Workshops + Easily Ignore Annoying Reply All Conversations
OneNote: Introduction Thursday, February 8th, 2018 – 10:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app. Blackboard: Tests and Assignments Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Cook 404A Leverage the power of Blackboard to create and grade tests and assignments for your courses. Blackboard: Interactive Tools Thursday, February 15th, […]
OTS Training Workshops + Easily Group Your Blackboard Courses by Term
Panopto: Lecture Recording Software Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 – 12:00pm-2:00pm Cook 404A Utilize instructional recording software to enhance your course. Blackboard: Setting up Your Course Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 – 2:30pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Familiarize yourself with basic features in the Blackboard environment. WordPress for Faculty and Staff Thursday, February 1st, 2018 – 10:00am-12:00pm […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Create a Microsoft Office File from Office 365
Excel: Advanced Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 – 1:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Maximize the effectiveness of Excel using common power tools. Blackboard: Setting up Your Course Thursday, January 25th, 2018 – 10:30am-11:30am – Cook 404A Familiarize yourself with basic features in the Blackboard environment. WebEx Information Session Thursday, January 25th, 2018 – 11:00am-12:00pm – Online WebEx Session […]
OTS Training Workshops + Need to Work from Home? Try Virtual Workspace!
Technology Toolkit Thursday, January 18th, 2018 – 2:00pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Become oriented with the technologies considered critical to know by each employee of Towson University. Blackboard – Setting up Your Course Monday, January 22nd, 2018 – 10:30am-11:30am – Cook 404A Familiarize yourself with basic features in the Blackboard environment. OneNote: Introduction Tuesday, January 23rd, […]
OTS Training Workshops + Easily Recover an Unsaved Microsoft Office File
Creating Accessible PDF Documents Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 – 2:00pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Learn how to take an existing document and make it accessible to people with disabilities. Excel: Fundamentals Thursday, January 11th, 2018 – 9:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Form a solid foundation of knowledge in Microsoft Excel. SharePoint: Fundamentals for Site Contributors Tuesday, […]
OTS Training Workshops + Save Time with These Editing Tricks in Word
Office 365: OneDrive Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 – 2:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Collaborate, store and create documents and files using Microsoft OneDrive. Duo Multi-Factor Authentication WebEx Session Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 – 11:00am-11:15am – WebEx Learn how to maximize security by using this multi-factor authentication software. Creating Accessible PDF Documents Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 […]
OTS Training Workshops + Easily Keep Your Column Headers in View in Excel
Blackboard – Grade Center Drop-In Session Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 – 11:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Do you have Grade Center questions? Stop by to get some answers from a Blackboard administrator. Creating Accessible PDF Documents Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 – 2:00pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Learn how to take an existing document and make it […]
Blackboard unavailable December 23 at 8 p.m. due to application of cumulative patch
Starting at 8 p.m. on December 23, 2017, Blackboard will be down for approximately 12 hours. During this time, Blackboard engineers will apply a cumulative patch to the system. The purpose of this patch is due to end of life of the service Crocodoc, which is the current inline grading tool for assignments. After the […]
OTS Training Workshops + Quickly Create a New Document in OneDrive
Technology Toolkit Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 – 2:00pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Become oriented with the technologies considered critical to know by each employee of Towson University. Blackboard – Grade Center Drop-In Session Thursday, November 30th, 2017 – 10:30am-11:30am – Cook 404A Do you have Grade Center questions? Stop by to get some answers from a […]
OTS Training Workshops + Easily Setup an Out of Office Automatic Reply in Outlook
Panopto – Lecture Recording Software Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 – 2:00pm-3:30pm Cook 404A Utilize instructional recording software to enhance your course. Duo Multi-Factor Authentication WebEx Session Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 – 2:00pm-2:15pm – WebEx Learn how to maximize security by using this multi-factor authentication software. SharePoint: Fundamentals for Site Contributors Thursday, November 16th, 2017 – […]
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