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Develop your digital skills: Term 2 training courses and more
By Katy O Foster, on 8 December 2023
From training and support to helping you improve your digital capabilities, read below to find out what exciting opportunities Digital Skills Development can offer UCL staff and students in term 2.
Term 2 training courses
To book, follow the links below or find more information here: How to book a course on MyLearning.
Data analysis and visualisation
Mastering Excel
Accessibility and assistive technology
| 16/01/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Creating accessible Powerpoint presentations | Online |
| 16/01/2024 | 10:00 | 12:00 | DSD: Creating accessible Word documents | Online |
| 14/02/2024 | 14.00 | 17.00 | DSD: Creating accessible documents with LaTeX (Campus-based) | In-person |
| 28/02/2024 | 14.00 | 17.00 | DSD: Creating accessible documents with LaTeX (Campus-based) | In-person |
| 29/02/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Best practice for video captions and transcripts | Online |
| 19/03/2024 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Creating accessible social media content | Online |
Programming
| 12/03/2024 | 10.00 | 17.00 | DSD: Think like a computer programmer (campus-based) | In-person |
| 18/03/2024 | 14:00 | 17:00 | DSD: A Quick Introduction to UNIX (campus-based) | In-person |
Interaction and collaboration
| 19/03/2024 | 12:00 | 14:00 | DSD: Software for success: Survey tools | Online |
Multimedia content: Creating and editing
| Graphic design and photo editing | ||||
| 24/01/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Design an impactful research poster using UCL templates | Online |
| 06/02/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Basic image editing using free tools – demo | Online |
| 15/02/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: An introduction to free graphic design tools – Inkscape | Online |
| 22/02/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Creating infographics using free web based tools | Online |
| 06/03/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Photo editing with Pixlr X – workshop | Online |
| Film and video | ||||
| 24/01/2024 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Explore the potential of UCL Mediacentral | Online |
| 31/01/2024 | 14:00 | 15:30 | DSD: Introduction to stop motion animation – workshop | In-person |
| 27/02/2024 | 10.00 | 11:00 | DSD: Planning and filming advice for a short film | Online |
| 27/02/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Make a short film using your iPhone | Online |
| 29/02/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Best practice for video captions and transcripts | Online |
| Podcasting | ||||
| 22/02/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Podcasting made easy | Online |
Writing, presenting and referencing
Office hours
If you have a question or would like individual support on a specific issue, book an appointment with one of our team: Digital Skills Development Office Hours
Upgrade your skills with the Discovery Tool
In partnership with Jisc, the Digital Skills Development team have put together a Discovery Tool to help UCL staff and students identify gaps in their knowledge and improve their skills. Use the self-assessment questions to start your journey towards better digital skills today: Discover your digital
LinkedIn Learning
UCL staff and enrolled students can access over 16,000 courses for free on LinkedIn Learning.
Contact us
For any questions on Digital Skills Development at UCL, email isd-digiskills@ucl.ac.uk