Office of Innovative Technologies Student Workshop Descriptions (Summary)
Online Self-Paced Workshops
OIT Online Self-Paced Workshops are available in Canvas Catalog, our outreach learning platform.
View and enroll in the workshops at: To access individual workshops, please select the "Enroll in Online Workshop" link in the descriptions.
Adobe Photoshop: Improving your Photos

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In this class, participants learn to use masks to protect parts of an image from change, just like using masking tape to paint a room or a vehicle, or using a stencil to letter a sign. Students also learn to retouch photos. They will learn to remove unwanted objects from a picture, change a gray sky to partly cloudy, and brighten the colors.

Workshop occurs in Eastern Standard Time (EST).


S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
Best Practices for Surveys

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This workshop presents essential guidelines and strategies for designing and conducting effective online surveys. Key topics include planning and structuring surveys, designing clear and unbiased questions, survey flow, pilot testing, recruiting participants, reducing risk of fraudulent responses, data cleaning, and preparing data for analysis.

Workshop occurs in Eastern Standard Time (EST).


S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
Canvas Q&A

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45 minutes of Canvas Q&A with some demonstration of certain Canvas functionality

S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
Microsoft Excel: Worksheet Basics

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Students will learn the basics of using the Excel interface to accomplish the following tasks: create and edit worksheets, enter data and formulas, format text and values, use sort and filter tools, insert pictures, and manage a workbook.

Workshop occurs in Eastern Standard Time (EST).


S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
Microsoft Word: Formatting for Resumes

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Students will learn the basics of using Microsoft Word to format a resume by using styles in the document, adjusting the fonts, and using alignment tabs.

Workshop occurs in Eastern Standard Time (EST).


S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
Microsoft Word: Track Changes

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This 40-minute workshop will introduce participants to Microsoft Word’s Track Changes features.

Workshop occurs in Eastern Standard Time (EST).


S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
OneDrive: Sync Files on Windows and Mac

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This 50-minute workshop introduced students to OneDrive and walked them through adding OneDrive to their Finder/File Explorer and add a shortcut to a course folder.

S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
ONLINE, SELF-PACED: Canvas Training for Students

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A self-paced, asynchronous workshop for UTK students to learn about Canvas and get comfortable with its environment. The workshop provides essential training to students new to Canvas, students needing a Canvas refresher, or students wishing to stay updated with Canvas changes.

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S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
ONLINE, SELF-PACED: Getting Started in OneNote

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OneNote is a Microsoft application designed for taking notes and gathering information on any device. In this self-paced course, you will learn how to use OneNote to take notes more efficiently, collaborate on note taking, and more. We will dive into how to set up OneNote for your specific use, as well as give you the necessary steps for continued use of the program. This course will also give you tips and best practices.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • create and organize notes in OneNote.
  • export and share notes.
  • collaborate asynchronously and in real time.
  • work with tables in OneNote.
  • add media objects, such as audio recordings and video, and Excel files to notes.
  • integrate OneNote with other Microsoft apps.
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S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.
ONLINE, SELF-PACED: MS Word for Theses and Dissertations

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In this course, you will explore how Microsoft Word can create different features for your writing and help you format your document. Please note that this course is not a comprehensive list of all of the requirements and guidelines for your thesis/dissertation, but rather a resource to help you structure your thesis/dissertation using Microsoft Word as a tool.

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S This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.