New Digital Skills Development courses released this term

How to book

Please ensure you are using Desktop@UCL or the UCL VPN when booking.

What’s on offer

ISD Digital Skills Development have released new dates for Term 2. Most of our sessions will be offered remotely using Blackboard Collaborate and Microsoft Teams, however, this term there are a couple which will take place on campus. These are marked in the schedule as ‘campus based’. See our latest schedule below.

We are offering a wide range of courses covering R, Stata, Microsoft apps (including Teams, OneNote and Sway) and much more.

We are also delighted to announce the addition of our campus-based ‘Think like a computer programmer‘ course this term. This is a brand new course targeted towards non-coders which introduces learners to programming concepts and helps to demystify coding.

Find out more

For more information on how to book and join a session on the day, please visit our Practical Course Information page.

Drop-ins

We are also hosting our usual weekly drop-in sessions remotely via Blackboard Collaborate for those who would like individual support on a specific issue. The dates and times of the sessions, along with the direct Blackboard Collaborate link, are available in our ISD Digital Skills Development Moodle course.

More digital skills development opportunities…

Learn online with a vast range of high-quality video-based courses from LinkedIn Learning.  These cover technical skills but also business, personal and creative skills as well.  Visit the UCL LinkedIn Learning page to find out more.

DigiLearn Online is a library of online videos which covers UCL IT essentials. Topics include remote connectivity, data storage essentials, Microsoft Office 365 applications, and much more. Visit the DigiLearn Online webpage to access the video guides.

Latest schedule

Date	Start	End	Class title	Delivery mode
18/01/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Managing Long Documents in Word 2016	Remote classroom
19/01/2022	17:00	20:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 1	Campus based
14/02/2022	17:00	20:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 2	Campus based
20/01/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Word tips and tricks	Remote classroom
21/01/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Excel tips and tricks	Remote classroom
28/01/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 1 (Orientation and materials)	Remote classroom
04/02/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 2 (Using Stata)	Remote classroom
11/02/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 3 (Scripting techniques)	Remote classroom
17/02/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 4 (Modelling and reporting)	Remote classroom
21/01/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Sway, Microsoft’s modern presentation tool – Demo	Remote classroom
25/01/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Creating Infographics using free web-based tools	Remote classroom
25/01/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Kick-starting your literature review	Remote classroom
26/01/2022	13:45	14:30	DSD: Excel Essential Skills programme (self-paced) – Orientation	Remote classroom
26/01/2022	14:45	16:00	DSD: Inspiration: Mind mapping tool – an overview demo	Remote classroom
26/01/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Intermediate statistics with Excel 2016	Remote classroom
26/01/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Mentimeter: Encourage online student interaction	Remote classroom
26/01/2022	13:45	15:30	DSD: VLookup in Excel – workshop	Remote classroom
27/01/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Creating Accessible Word Documents	Remote classroom
27/01/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Data Manipulation in R with Rstudio	Remote classroom
28/01/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Microsoft Teams Introduction (Prerequisite Course for Advanced Workshops)	Remote classroom
01/02/2022	13:45	15:30	DSD: Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations	Remote classroom
01/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 1: Beyond Basics Overview	Remote classroom
02/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Introduction to stop motion animation	Remote classroom
02/02/2022	10:45	12:00	DSD: Read&Write: Text-to-speech software – an overview	Remote classroom
02/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: Software for success: Data analysis & statistical tools	Remote classroom
02/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Sway, Microsoft’s modern presentation tool – Workshop	Remote classroom
03/02/2022	13:45	17:00	DSD: A Quick Introduction to UNIX	Remote classroom
03/02/2022	09:45	11:10	DSD: Basic image editing using free tools	Remote classroom
03/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Video editing with Adobe Creative Cloud Express	Remote classroom
08/02/2022	14:00	16:00	DSD: Data Visualization in R with ggplot2	Campus based
08/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: Introduction to REDCap for research – demo and Q&A	Remote classroom
08/02/2022	13:45	15:45	DSD: Pivot Tables in Excel – Workshop	Remote classroom
08/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Podcasting made easy	Remote classroom
09/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Excel Essential Skills programme (self-paced) – Worksheet 1 Review	Remote classroom
09/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 2: Managing & Participating in Meetings	Remote classroom
10/02/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Microsoft Forms Demo	Remote classroom
10/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: Software for success: Working with Bibliography and Citation Apps	Remote classroom
15/02/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Getting Started with SPSS (Part 1)	Remote classroom
22/02/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Getting Started with SPSS (Part 2)	Remote classroom
15/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: Inspiration: Mind mapping tool – an overview demo	Remote classroom
15/02/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Kick-starting your literature review	Remote classroom
16/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: Software for Success: Winning with charts	Remote classroom
16/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: XMind mind mapping tool – workshop	Remote classroom
17/02/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Managing Long Documents in Word 2016	Remote classroom
17/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 3: Document Management and Collaboration	Remote classroom
23/02/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: Data Visualization in R with ggplot2	Remote classroom
23/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Excel Essential Skills programme (self-paced) – Worksheet 2 Review	Remote classroom
23/02/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: OneDrive for sharing files	Remote classroom
23/02/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Word tips and tricks	Remote classroom
24/02/2022	13:45	17:00	DSD: Advanced statistics with Excel 2016	Remote classroom
25/02/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: In a Nutshell: Starting an Nvivo Project	Remote classroom
01/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 4: Forms Polling in Channels, Chats and Meetings	Remote classroom
01/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Planning a short film	Remote classroom
02/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations	Remote classroom
02/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Managing your digital profile and social media presence	Remote classroom
03/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 1 (Remote classroom)	Remote classroom
10/03/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 2 (Remote classroom)	Remote classroom
17/03/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 3 (Remote classroom)	Remote classroom
24/03/2022	13:45	16:00	DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 4 (Remote classroom)	Remote classroom
03/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Excel tips and tricks	Remote classroom
03/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 1 (Orientation and materials)	Remote classroom
10/03/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 2 (Using Stata)	Remote classroom
17/03/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 3 (Scripting techniques)	Remote classroom
24/03/2022	09:45	12:00	DSD: Getting Started with Stata – Part 4 (Modelling and reporting)	Remote classroom
08/03/2022	13:45	17:00	DSD: Further UNIX	Remote classroom
08/03/2022	13:45	15:45	DSD: OneNote 2016 – Workshop	Remote classroom
08/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Filming advice for a short film	Remote classroom
09/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Creating Infographics using free web-based tools	Remote classroom
09/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Excel Essential Skills programme (self-paced) – Worksheet 3 Review	Remote classroom
09/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Make a short film with your iPhone	Remote classroom
09/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Pivot Tables in Excel – Demo	Remote classroom
09/03/2022	09:45	11:00	DSD: Video editing with Adobe Creative Cloud Express	Remote classroom
11/03/2022	11:45	13:00	DSD: In a Nutshell: Excel functions we should all know	Remote classroom
15/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Microsoft Teams Introduction (Prerequisite Course for Advanced Workshops)	Remote classroom
16/03/2022	09:45	11:45	DSD: Charting with Excel 2016	Remote classroom
16/03/2022	10:00	17:00	DSD: Introduction to Matlab (Part 1)	Campus based
18/03/2022	10:00	17:00	DSD: Introduction to Matlab (Part 2)	Campus based
16/03/2022	13:45	15:15	DSD: Styles and table of contents in Word – Workshop	Remote classroom
16/03/2022	13:45	15:00	DSD: Video editing with iMovie	Remote classroom
22/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Sway, Microsoft’s modern presentation tool – Workshop	Remote classroom
23/03/2022	09:45	11:10	DSD: Basic image editing using free tools	Remote classroom
24/03/2022	09:45	11:45	DSD: Pivot Tables in Excel – Workshop	Remote classroom
29/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: VLookup in Excel – workshop	Remote classroom
30/03/2022	09:45	11:30	DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 1: Beyond Basics Overview	Remote classroom