New Training Sessions Begin September 8th and Updated Zoom Resources!

Updated Zoom Resources 

NEW tutorials have been added to Canvas and Zoom sections of the
Technology Training Tutorial Page

Enable Zoom in Canvas - Video
Using Zoom in Canvas - Video
Upload Zoom Recordings to Canvas Studio - Video
Using Zoom with Canvas FAQ - Guide
Taking Attendance in Zoom - Guide

Technology Training Sessions

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Canvas Intro: Faculty
Sessions Beginning: September 8 and September 21

Canvas Intro is a prerequisite for Canvas Grades, all advanced Canvas sessions, Canvas Design Clinics and TOTAL. Canvas Introduction Online provides all content on the following topics as they pertain to Reynolds: Canvas Overview, Course Navigation, Course Essentials, Assignments, Modules, Publishing & Grades and Account Settings. Online sessions are delivered asynchronously through Canvas and will be capped at 12 participants. This Canvas session is self-paced over a 4-day period and takes approximately 2.5-3.0 hours to complete. Faculty who score 80% will receive 3 hours of Professional Development credit.

Canvas Grades: Faculty
Sessions Beginning: September 15

Reynolds Policy 2-16, Course Management Requirements within the Learning Management System (LMS) states that all teaching faculty must include 'Individual course grades' in each Canvas course. Technology Training is offering Canvas Grades synchronously via Zoom. Topics include: Creation and Settings of Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes and Modules. Gradebook views, settings and analytics will also be covered. This hands-on session is approximately 2 hours in duration and will be capped at 10 participants. Participants should expect to attend via video for the full length of the session. Faculty will receive 2 hours of Professional Development credit upon completion. (Trainers return to participants Sandbox post training to assess task comprehension.)
NOTE: Canvas Intro is a prerequisite to this session 

OneDrive: Faculty & Staff
Sessions Beginning: September 16

All college employees have access to Microsoft OneDrive through our Office365 email accounts. OneDrive offers users a simple way to store, sync and share multiple file types with others, create libraries and access through multiple devices. This session will also cover the use of Office Suite in the browser environment. Explore this hands-on training session to learn more.
NOTE: You will use your @Reynolds.edu email account to access OneDrive.

SharePoint 365: Faculty & Staff
Sessions Beginning: October 1

SharePoint makes the transition to cloud-based computing with SharePoint 365! This training will cover SharePoint basics for the new user, and the new operational features for the seasoned user. Learn to edit, save and share files, folders and sites. Also covered are permissions, syncing and SharePoint lists.
NOTE: You will use your @Reynolds.edu email account to access SharePoint.

Video Conferencing with Zoom: Faculty & Staff
Sessions Beginning: September 8

Zoom is the dominant video conferencing source to communicate with students, faculty and staff. This training has been developed to be delivered both asynchronously and synchronously. Asynchronous Portion: Content will be available in Canvas over a 3-day period and covers Zoom Access, Meeting Controls (Participant & Host), Web Portal, Scheduling and Best Practices. This portion is self-paced, takes less than 1.5 hours to complete and is required to participate in the synchronous (live) portion of training. Synchronous Portion: Live 1 hour Zoom session: Participants must appear on video and will be asked to demonstrate knowledge obtained in previous portion of session. They will also be asked to perform certain functions by trainers. Sessions will be capped at 12 participants who will receive 3 hours of Professional Development credit.

A new video, Designating an Alternative Host in Zoom explains the process to designate an alternative person to host the meeting if the original host is unable to attend.

This is also a suggested practice for Administrative Admins who are requested to coordinate meetings but do not actually attend the meetings.

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‘Zoombombing’ is becoming increasingly popular and many in education have experienced the effects. Suggestions to protect Zoom meetings were covered in the last episode of the Tech Training Roundup Series (Video).

This information has also been added to the Student Tech Support Page for student use. Faculty and staff can access additional Zoom security information our Zoom Tutorial page.

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Episodes from the Tech Training Roundup Series are now being archived on the Technology Training Services intranet page (shown below).

Technology Training Sessions
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Adobe Pro (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

Learn the functions of Adobe Pro for creating, editing, exporting and securing PDF documents. Creating Adobe Forms and Digital Signatures will also be covered.
NOTE: Training is required for Adobe Pro installation.

Google Drive and Docs (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

Google Drive is a file storage, sharing and collaboration service provided with your VCCS email account. This session will cover creating, uploading and sharing files and folders, as well as collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms. All faculty, staff and students have unlimited cloud storage on Google drive making it easy to store content and share files.

NOTE: Ensure you are able to log into MyReynolds PRIOR to attending this session!

Snagit (1 Hour): Faculty & Staff

Learn the NEW version of Snagit screen capture software. Explore the processes for grabbing and editing images to use in tutorials, word processing applications and presentations. Snagit has a new video component for quick captures that don’t require editing.
NOTE: Training is required for Snagit installation.

Camtasia 9 (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

Camtasia is a screen capture and editor for video projects. This PDO will cover the processes for pre-production, recording, audio (microphone), editing and publishing a video to desired format (i.e., CD, web, blog, YouTube, etc.)
NOTE: Training is required for Camtasia installation.

Outlook 2016 (2 Hours): Full-time Faculty & Staff

Learn the essentials of the downloaded Outlook application on our PC’s and laptops for Reynolds email communications.  (NOT browser based email) this session will cover email fundamentals including creating and replying to an email, managing and organizing your inbox by creating folders and rules, creating contacts and groups and scheduling single or group appointments on the calendar.

Canvas Intro (2 Hours): Faculty

**Must have active sruser ID and @reynolds.edu email account **

Saturday: March 7^th   10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

March 9^th & 11^th 5:30 – 7:30 PM 

Learn the necessary features of Canvas, the college's Learning Management System, used for delivering instructional materials, faculty information and grades to students as well as creating engaging virtual learning environments.

NOTE: All faculty are expected to complete Canvas Introduction

Canvas Grades (2 Hours): Faculty

Saturday: March 7^th   1:00 – 3:00 PM

March 10^th & 12^th 5:30 – 7:30 PM

According to Reynolds Policy 2-16, all faculty are expected to provide student grades using the Grades tool in Canvas. Learn the features of the Gradebook when creating and grading assignments, quizzes and discussions. SpeedGrader will also be covered.

NOTE: Canvas Intro is a prerequisite to this session 

OneDrive (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

All college employees have access to Microsoft OneDrive through our Office365 email accounts. OneDrive offers users a simple way to store, sync and share multiple file types with others, create libraries and access through multiple devices. This session will also cover the use of Office Suite in the browser environment. Explore this hands-on training session to learn more.

NOTE: You will use your Reynolds.edu email account to access OneDrive.

SharePoint 365 (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

SharePoint makes the transition to cloud-based computing with SharePoint 365! This training will cover SharePoint basics for the new user, and the new operational features for the seasoned user. Learn to edit, save and share files, folders and sites. Also covered are permissions, syncing and SharePoint lists. 
NOTE: You will use your Reynolds.edu email account to access SharePoint.

Google Sites (2 Hours): Faculty & Staff

Google Sites is offered by Google through our VCCS Gmail account. This web-page creation tool makes it possible to create sites for informational purposes or to create a team oriented site where multiple people can collaborate and share files.
NOTE:  Google Drive is a pre-requisite to this session.