Workshop & Training Opportunities

Last updated: 10/30/09

• GSLIS Technology Workshops
• CITES Technology Workshops
• Graduate College Professional Development Workshops
• Library Workshops
• Additional Training Resources

GSLIS Technology Workshops

The Office of Instructional Technology & Design and the Help Desk offer technology training workshops each semester for students, faculty, and staff.  If you need additional training, please feel free to contact us by emailing "help@support.lis.illinois.edu"-help, at support.lis.illinois.edu->, by calling 1-800-377-1892 (toll free) or (217) 244-4903, or by visiting the 2nd floor east wing in the GSLIS building.

• Have feedback or suggestions? Please let us know by filling out our GSLIS Workshops Feedback and Suggestions form. Note: You will need your NetID and NetID password to access the form.
• For additional resources, check out our Tech Tutorials (GSLIS Login Needed).

LEEP Elluminate "Practice Live Sessions"

The LEEP Practice Live Sessions are an opportunity to log in to a LEEP session to make sure both you and your computer are ready for the upcoming semester. These are informal sessions during which a staff member from ITD is online to chat, answer questions and help prepare you for your LEEP class. You do not need to stay the entire session, but are welcome to stay logged in for as long as you'd like. This is a time to practice what you have already learned by attending a LEEP Live Session Workshop. While we can review the information covered in the workshop, this is not a replacement for that content. Please contact the Help Desk with any additional questions.

• Tuesdays, 9am-10am, online

CITES Technology Workshops

In addition to ITD workshops, CITES (the larger UIUC computing wing) offers a number of other workshops and training opportunities that may be useful for GSLIS students, staff and faculty.  Selected workshops are listed below; additional offerings for students, faculty, and staff are listed on the CITES Training website. Most require registration and a small fee.

CITES Laptop Clinics

The CITES Security Group and the CITES Help Desk offer regular laptop clinics open to all members of the University of Illinois community. These laptop clinics not only help improve the security and performance of your laptop, but in turn, help improve the security of the campus network by making more machines secure. The laptop clinics are offered at no cost.

• August 14, 2009, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, ACES Library
• September 23, 2009, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Undergraduate Library, Room 295
• October 15, 2009, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Undergraduate Library, Room 295
• November 10, 2009, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, DCL 224
• January 27, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, ACES Library
• February 18, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Undergraduate Library, Room 295
• March 16, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, ACES Library
• April 14, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Undergraduate Library, Room 295
• May 20, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, DCL 224
• June 22, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, ACES Library
• July 21, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Undergraduate Library, Room 295

FAST³ (CITES/CTE) Workshops

4- Day Intensive Web Design Workshop
Basic Computer Skills Lab
Digital Photography for Beginners
Dynamic Pages with Dreamweaver
Microsoft Access Workshops
Microsoft Excel Workshops
Microsoft Powerpoint Workshops
Microsoft Word Workshops
Web, HTML, and CSS Workshops

Graduate College Professional Development Workshops

The UIUC Graduate College offers professional development workshops for students at various points in their careers.  Check their Events Calendar for more information, or contact the Career Services office.

CVs and Cover Letters

• September 21, 2009, 3-4:30pm, 407 Illini Union

Resumes and Cover Letters

• September 23, 2009, 1pm-2:30pm, 407 Illini Union

Library Workshops

The Library offers a variety of workshops each semester through its Savvy Researcher Series, including "Drowning in Data? RefWorks can Help," "Where's the Money? Finding and Securing Grant Funding," and "Practical Copyright: Considerations for Teaching and Research." For more information, contact "Merinda Hensley"-mhensle1, at illinois.edu-, Instructional Services Librarian.

Additional Training Resources

The Center for Writing Studies Writers' Workshop is available for all on campus students, faculty, and staff who need help at any stage of the writing process. Writers' Workshop consultants are also familiar with web design and programs like Dreamweaver, and are available to help with these types of projects. For more information, please visit their website or call 217-333-8796 to set up an appointment.

Parkland College (the community college for Champaign-Urbana) is a great place to take tech specific classes and learn more about computers.

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