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Develop your digital skills – new dates released for Spring 2023
By Louise Pollock, on 23 November 2022
How to book
- For staff on payroll and those who have previously booked on MyLearning:
Book via MyLearning - Everyone else:
Book via UCL Learning pages (students and non-payroll staff who haven’t previously booked on MyLearning)
As a reminder, please note that most of our events are interactive training sessions and are not recorded. Therefore, we ask that you please ensure you are able to attend before booking and cancel your place if you are no longer able to attend. If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know by emailing the ISD Digital Skills Development mailbox in advance: isd-digiskills@ucl.ac.uk
Please ensure you are using Desktop@UCL or the UCL VPN when booking.
Prizes to be won!
We have new monthly term-time prizes to be won by staff and students who attend and evaluate our courses. All you have to do to be in the running to win £20 ‘Love to Shop’ Gift Voucher is complete one of our training sessions, and submit our course evaluation form. The evaluation form should take no more than 1 minute to complete. Good luck!
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 and face-to-face for those who would like individual support on a specific issue. The dates and times of the sessions, along with the joining link, are available in our ISD Digital Skills Development Moodle course.
More digital skills development opportunities…
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Latest schedule
| Start Date | Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Venue |
| 31/01/2023 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Survey tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 31/01/2023 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Format your Thesis (Windows) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 31/01/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Creating accessible Word documents | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 31/01/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Creating Infographics using free web-based tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 01/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Introduction to REDCap for research | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 02/02/2023 | 11:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Data analysis & statistical tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 01/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:45 | DSD: Pivot Tables in Excel – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| DSD: Mentimeter for Continuous Module Dialogue (CMD) | This session has been cancelled but click the link to join the Interest list. | |||
| 02/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Podcasting made easy – workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 02/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Enhancing the Accessibility of your Moodle Courses | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 02/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 1: Beyond Basics Overview | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | PowerPoint for Researchers and Presenters: Words, Images and More | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/02/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Data Visualization in R with ggplot2 | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: Vlookup in Excel – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Planning a short film | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:30 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – WORKSHOP 1 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 07/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Filming advice for a short film | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 08/02/2023 | 11:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Working with Bibliography and Citation Apps | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 08/02/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Advanced statistics with Excel 2016 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 08/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: Styles and Table of Contents in Word – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 08/02/2023 | DSD: Use online whiteboards to encourage student interaction | This session has been cancelled but click the link to join the Interest list. | ||
| 08/02/2023 | DSD: Digital book-making | This session has been cancelled but click the link to join the Interest list. | ||
| 09/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Scripting Stata Graphs | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 09/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 1 (Remote classroom) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 14/02/2023 & 21/02/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Getting Started with SPSS – 2 parts | Campus-based sessions |
| 14/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 2: Managing & Participating in Meetings | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 14/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Design an impactful research poster using UCL templates | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 14/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Make a short film using your iPhone | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| DSD: Managing your digital profile and social media presence | This session has been cancelled but click the link to join the Interest list. | |||
| 15/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: User access and multiple instruments in REDCap | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 15/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Managing participants in REDCap | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 15/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Software for Success: Winning with charts | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 15/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:15 | DSD: Basic image editing using free tools (Demo) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 15/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:30 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – WORKSHOP 1 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 16/02/2023 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Data visualisation | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 16/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:45 | DSD: OneNote – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 16/02/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 2 (Remote classroom) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 17/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Software for success: Writing tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 21/02/2023 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Survey tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 21/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Sway, Microsoft’s modern presentation tool – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 21/02/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: An introduction to free graphic design tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 21/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – WORKSHOP 2 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 22/02/2023 | 10:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Think like a computer programmer | Campus-based session |
| 22/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Word Tips and Tricks | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 23/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Qualtrics tips and tricks | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 23/02/2023 | 10:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Scripting Stata’s new Tables and Collections | Campus-based session |
| 23/02/2023 | 15:00 | 17:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 3 (Remote classroom) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 23/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Microsoft Forms Demo | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 24/02/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Starting a Nvivo Project | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 28/02/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Format your Thesis (Windows) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 28/02/2023 | 10:00 | 11:45 | DSD: Pivot Tables in Excel – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 01/03/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – WORKSHOP 2 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 02/03/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio – Part 4 (Remote classroom) | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 02/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: Creating accessible PowerPoint Presentations | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/03/2023 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Software for success: Survey tools | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 07/03/2023 | 14:00 | 17:00 | DSD: A Quick Introduction to UNIX (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 07/03/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – WORKSHOP 3 (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 08/03/2023 | 14:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Further UNIX (Campus-based) | Campus-based session |
| 08/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: Microsoft Teams Workshop 3 – Document Management and Collaboration | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 08/03/2023 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Excel Tips and Tricks | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 09/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: LaTeX: Demo of Overleaf | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 09/03/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Creating accessible Word documents | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 10/03/2023 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Excel functions we should all know | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 14/03/2023 & 24/03/2023 | 10:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Introduction to Matlab – 2 parts | Campus-based session |
| 14/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD: OneDrive for sharing files | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 15/03/2023 & 16/03/2023 | 17:00 | 20:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio (Campus-based) 2 parts | Campus-based session |
| 15/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:30 | DSD:Vlookup in Excel – Workshop | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 22/03/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Intermediate statistics with Excel 2016 | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 22/03/2023 | 10:00 | 11:45 | DSD: Charting with Excel | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 23/03/2023 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Better Tables in R | This session will take place via an online teaching platform |
| 25/04/2023 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Enhancing the Accessibility of your Moodle Course | Campus-based session |