September 2021 Technology Workshops

The Information Services Office is offering the technology workshops listed below during the month of September. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff, and students. If you'd like to attend a workshop, then please contact Marcie Beintema to sign up. (Can't attend a workshop due to a scheduling conflict? No problem! Schedule an appointment for a session at your convenience.)

Introduction to Moodle
Thursday, September 9, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
This workshop is designed for faculty who have never used Moodle before or who would like to review basic material. In this workshop, you'll learn how to set up a new course site, upload files, create assignments, get started with the gradebook, and more.

Office 365 Overview
Tuesday, September 14, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
With Office 365, MC students, faculty, and staff have 50 GB of email storage space, the ability to install MS Office on up to five personal devices for free, access to Microsoft online apps, and more. In this workshop, you'll take a tour of Office 365 and learn about its features. You'll also learn how to perform common tasks in OneDrive, Outlook Web App, and Word Online.

Using the Moodle Gradebook
Thursday, September 16, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
This workshop provides a more in-depth look at the Moodle gradebook and its features. In this workshop, you'll learn how to add items to the gradebook for activities that students don't complete in Moodle, add extra credit items, drop lowest scores, add bonus points, clear grade overrides, hide grades, and more.

Getting Started with OneDrive & SharePoint
Tuesday, September 21, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud-based file storage service that comes free with your Monmouth College Office 365 subscription. SharePoint is a platform that provides a range of collaboration tools for groups, including document storing and sharing. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to access OneDrive and SharePoint, upload and share files, edit files, and more.  

Creating Assignments in Moodle
Thursday, September 23, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
The Moodle assignment activity can be configured in different ways depending upon the type of assignment that you want to create. (For example, you can create an assignment where students upload files, enter their answers directly in Moodle, or both.) In this workshop, you'll learn how to create several different types of Moodle assignments (including a group assignment), how to grade and enter feedback for assignments, and more.

Introduction to Excel
Tuesday, September 28, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hewes Library 124
This workshop introduces you to Microsoft Excel 2010. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to enter data on a worksheet, format numbers and dates, apply borders and shading to worksheet cells, create and use simple formulas, prepare worksheets for printing, and more.