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Employee trainings from the Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion: April 2021

Andrew Bruso

The Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion will offer the following trainings and workshops in the coming weeks. Each of these sessions is open to all members of the campus community, though they are designed primarily to support the development needs and interests of faculty and staff.

Each session will be presented via Webex; access information will be provided to those who register prior to the session.

More information and resources are available at https://www.newpaltz.edu/hr/training/.

Excel Pivot Tables – Thursday, April 8, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/zmz44rj00n33kb/

Learn how to summarize, analyze, and explore data in Excel using PivotTables. PivotTables can be used to summarize, group, total, average, or count the data on your spreadsheet.

This training is intended for employees with prior experience using Excel. Open to all members of the campus community.

Troubleshooting and Working with IT Support – Friday, April 16, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/zkpdlyz0gv6b6t/

This session will explore tips and tricks for troubleshooting issues that arise when working with technology. By the end of the session, participants will:

  • Know the three things to do when they encounter a technical issue
  • Be aware of on-demand resources to support your technology questions
  • Know the best practices for getting the help you need from IT support services

Open to all members of the campus community.

Using OneDrive – Tuesday, April 20, 2 – 3 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/z18cbwfy150irqs/

This session is an introduction to using OneDrive to organize, store, and share files and folders. By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Know how to access OneDrive and understand when and why to use it.
  • Understand the different elements of the OneDrive screen; how to modify the layout; how to create folders; and how to upload, download and move files within OneDrive.
  • Know several ways of sharing files, and best practices for doing so.

Open to all members of the campus community.

Creating Online Forms with Office 365 Forms – Wednesday, April 21, 2 – 3 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/z1dv0snp1f0qt3a/

In this session we will show how to create online data-collection forms using the Forms tool in Office 365.

Open to all members of the campus community.

Introduction to SharePoint – Thursday, April 22, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/zx9i18d0xmf6w2/

This session is an introduction to the basics of using SharePoint for team collaboration.

By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Know how create and organize folders within a SharePoint site.
  • Know how to organize, upload and download files.
  • Understand how to use tools within SharePoint to support teamwork.

Open to all members of the campus community with little or no experience using SharePoint.

Advanced PowerPoint (Animation, Transitions, Video Recordings) – Wednesday, April 28, 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/zbo2xs21y97x9p/

Topics will include Slide Transitions, Animation, and recording and inserting video content.

Open to all members of the campus community who are familiar with the basics of using PowerPoint.

Honing Your Listening Skills – Thursday, April 29, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Registration: https://newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/zsvkrtb1kdv0sk/

In conversation, do you take the time not only to hear what is being said, but also to listen and understand? Or do you let the words go in one ear and out the other while focusing on how you will respond?

Awareness of your listening habits can help you to avoid miscommunication and frustration by actively seeking to understand the message and viewpoint of the other half of the conversation.

We’ll explore the types of listening and when they’re appropriate, the challenges to good listening, and discuss some good listening behaviors.

Open to all members of the campus community.