Improve your Computer Skills _Mini Workshops _July & August 2022

Wow, a new term starts!! After a happy and peaceful term break, we are welcoming a new and vibrant period with fresh starts!!

Would you like to update your computer skills to complete your assessments smoothly or for future work? Feel confused about locating course materials / assessment due dates? -- Voila!  These online mini workshops are what you need!

What you’ll Learn:

• Organise your files and folders
• Install study software
• Back up your assessments and other files to the hard drive and cloud 
• Brightspace Navigation skills
• Use WebEX for  presentation skills 
• Use Microsoft Word for developing  assessments 

For online mini workshops timetable and details, please see below:

ONLINE Mini Workshop - July 2022

1. Organise your PC 

Do you find it hard to locate documents on your computer? Worried that you might lose your work? Come along to this 30-minute workshop and learn how to organise files, install/ uninstall software and back up your files using a USB, hard drive, or the cloud.

For session days/times, please check below:

ONLINE Mini Workshop- August 2022

2. Navigate Brightspace

Not sure where to find unit information or assessment tasks on Brightspace? Join this 30-minute workshop and develop confidence to locate important study information, content, and upcoming tasks and activities. Learn how to navigate tabs, menus and icons required to undertake your course.

For session days/times, please check below:

3. Mini Workshop – Use WebEx for meetings and presentations

Do you use WebEx for assessment tasks? Some assessment tasks require students to conduct meetings, role plays or presentations using a virtual meeting room. Will your future job require you to meet online? Join this 30-minute workshop and learn how to schedule, start, and record an online meeting. You will also learn how to download the WebEx recording and upload the video to Brightspace. You will also learn tips and hints for positive engagement and interactions for online classes.

For session days/times, please check below:

4. Mini Workshop – MS Word: Format your assessments

Using Microsoft Word to write your assessment tasks? Will you need to write documents in your future workplace? Come along to this 30-minute workshop you will learn the formatting tools in a Word document which will help you format your documents the way you want, saving time and stress.

For session days/times, please check below:

5. Mini Workshop – MS Word: Useful tools to develop your assessments

(Part 1)

Do you need to add pictures, diagrams, or data into your assessment tasks? This 30-minute workshop will teach students how to locate and use Word functions to insert tables, shapes, textbox, comments, and references into written documents.

For session days/times, please check below:

6. Mini Workshop – MS Word: Useful tools to develop your assessments

Part 2

Do you proofread your assessments before submitting? This 30-minute workshop will show you how to do a grammar check and use accessibility functions such as read aloud and dictation. You will also learn about other functions such as when to use Save and Save as, how to save a document as a PDF and navigate Print options and shortcuts.

For session days/times, please check below:

Cannot attend the online mini workshops? Contact the Learning Skills Centre for personalised support:

E: learningskills@holmesglen.edu.au

T: 9564 1880

https://holmesglen.edu.au/Learning-Skills-Centre/