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Technology
training roster expanded
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to upgrade your technical
skills? If so, e-operations would like to remind people that it’s
not too late. Three new courses have been introduced to our technology
training roster: Microsoft OfficeGraphics, Macromedia Dreamweaver
Boot Camp, and Web Publishing. These classes were designed to provide
the valuable tools that computer users need to quickly master the
ability to design, manage, and publish Web pages and to enhance
printed materials with professional-quality graphics.
Macromedia Dreamweaver Boot Camp is the first day-long workshop
in a series that will take a comprehensive look at a complete set
of software skills. Participants who walk in the door with little
or no experience will leave with the knowledge and practice to utilize
important features of the Dreamweaver program. It’s still possible
to attend three-hour workshops on Dreamweaver, but the new boot
camp format will enable participants to concentrate on quickly acquiring
new skills.
Microsoft Office Graphics is a three-hour course designed to equip
participants with the skills to create and manipulate images in
Microsoft Office. It is a class intended for people who are already
familiar with software like Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint,
but who have had difficulty getting those programs to move, crop,
and resize pictures. This workshop will cover how to insert images
and layer objects, as well as how to create text boxes, arrows,
and other items to build basic shapes into meaningful descriptive
images.
Web Publishing is a three-hour course that covers the project skills
needed to publish documents on the Web. Participants will see examples
of design images, how to create a site map, and learn how to incorporate
key elements of Web design. By the end of the class participants
will understand how to create and maintain a site that is hosted
by either the university or a Web service provider.
E-operations continues to offer a full roster of classes on university-supported
software as well as customized training for individuals and departments.
By using training resources here on campus, departments can save
the cost of sending their staff to external programs. The e-operations
training calendar can be accessed on the portal at my.american.edu
by clicking the TRAINING link in the WORK @ AU section.
For more information, contact Thuha Tran, manager of training and
documentation, at 885-2219, or Chuck Kirkpatrick, training coordinator,
at 885-2776.
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