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Develop your Digital Skills: Term 3 training courses and more
By Katy O Foster, on 7 March 2024
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 3.
Term 3 training courses
To book, follow the links below or find more information here: How to book a course on MyLearning.
Mastering Excel
| General | ||||
| 30/04/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Excel functions we should all know | Online |
| 28/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Excel functions we should all know | Online |
| 28/05/2024 | 13:00 | 14:30 | DSD: Pivot tables in Excel – Workshop | Online |
| 29/05/2024 | 13:00 | 14:30 | DSD: VLookup in Excel – workshop | Online |
| 30/05/2024 | 13:00 | 14:30 | DSD: Charting with Excel | Online |
| Excel Essential Skills Workshops | ||||
| 08/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – Workshop 1 (campus-based) | In-person |
| 22/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Excel Essential Skills – Workshop 2 (campus-based) | In-person |
Data analysis and visualisation
| Choosing the right software | ||||
| 16/05/2024 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Software for success: Winning with charts | Online |
| R | ||||
| 24/04/2024 | 10.00 | 17.00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio (campus-based) | In-person |
| 01/05/2024 | 14.00 | 17.00 | DSD: Data visualization in R with ggplot2 (campus-based) | In-person |
| 23/05/2024 | 10:00 | 17:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio (campus-based) | In-person |
| 06/06/2024 | 10:00 | 17:00 | DSD: An Introduction to R with Rstudio (campus-based) | In-person |
| Stata | ||||
| 15/05/2024 | 10:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Getting started with Stata (campus-based) | In-person |
| 03/06/2024 | 14.00 | 16.00 | DSD: Scripting Stata Graphs | Online |
| 05/06/2024 | 14:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Scripting Stata’s Tables and Collections (Campus-based) | In-person |
| Nvivo | ||||
| 09/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Starting an Nvivo Project | Online |
| Excel | ||||
| 30/05/2024 | 13:00 | 14:30 | DSD: Charting with Excel | Online |
Interaction and collaboration
| General | ||||
| 30/04/2024 | 13.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Software for success: Survey tools | Online |
| 14/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Mentimeter – improving feedback and interaction | Online |
| REDCap | ||||
| 08/05/2024 | 13.00 | 14.00 | DSD: Introduction to REDCap for research | Online |
| 09/05/2024 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Data import and export in REDCap | Online |
| 09/05/2024 | 15.00 | 16.00 | DSD: Managing participants in REDCap | Online |
| 14/05/2024 | 12:00 | 13:00 | DSD: Options in designing consent forms in REDCap | Online |
| 14/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Using conditions and filters in REDCap | Online |
| 21/05/2024 | 13.00 | 14.00 | DSD: Setting up User Rights and Data Access Groups in REDCap | Online |
| Qualtrics | ||||
| 02/05/2024 | 13.00 | 14.00 | DSD: Qualtrics Tips and Tricks | Online |
Multimedia content: Creating and editing
| Graphic design and photo editing | ||||
| 30/04/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Design an impactful research poster using UCL templates | Online |
| 07/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Basic image editing using free tools – demo | Online |
| 16/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: An introduction to free graphic design tools – Inkscape | Online |
| 21/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Photo editing with Pixlr X – workshop | Online |
| 30/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Creating infographics using free web based tools | Online |
| Film and video | ||||
| 02/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Make a short film using your iPhone | Online |
| 07/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11:00 | DSD: Planning and filming advice for a short film | Online |
| 23/05/2024 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Explore the potential of UCL Mediacentral | Online |
| 29/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Best practice for video captions and transcripts | Online |
| Podcasting | ||||
| 25/04/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Podcasting made easy | Online |
Writing, presenting and referencing
| Mentimeter | ||||
| 14/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Mentimeter – improving feedback and interaction | Online |
| Microsoft Office | ||||
| 23/04/2024 | 10.00 | 12.00 | DSD: Format your Thesis (Windows) – Manage long documents in Word | Online |
| 23/04/2024 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations | Online |
| 07/05/2024 | 13:00 | 14:00 | DSD: PowerPoint for Researchers and Presenters: Words, Images and More | Online |
| 08/05/2024 | 10:00 | 11:00 | DSD: Word Tips and Tricks | Online |
| 04/06/2024 | 14:00 | 16:00 | DSD: Format your Thesis (Windows) – Manage long documents in Word | Online |
| Zotero | ||||
| 29/05/2024 | 14:00 | 17:00 | DSD: Kick-starting your literature review with Zotero (Campus-based) | In-person |
Accessibility and assistive technology
| Social media | ||||
| 28/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Creating accessible social media content | Online |
| Film and video | ||||
| 29/05/2024 | 10.00 | 11.00 | DSD: Best practice for video captions and transcripts | Online |
| Powerpoint | ||||
| 23/04/2024 | 14:00 | 15:00 | DSD: Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations | Online |
Programming
| Git version control | ||||
| 04/06/2024 | 13.00 | 14.00 | DSD: In a Nutshell: Git version control | Online |
| 05/06/2024 | 10.00 | 13.00 | DSD: Dive into Git version control | Online |
Social Media
| 28/05/2024 | 14.00 | 15.00 | DSD: Creating accessible social media content | Online |
LinkedIn Learning
In addition to the above, UCL staff and enrolled students can access over 16,000 courses for free on LinkedIn Learning.
Join us for an online webinar to discover more about the benefits and features of LinkedIn Learning:
| 18/06/2024 | 13.00 | 14.00 | Discover LinkedIn Learning | Online |
Digital Skills Support: Office hours
To make them more widely accessible, our drop-ins have been changed to an office hours format, with slots available each day. 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
Now with AI questions added for staff
The Jisc Discovery Tool now has a question set for staff on Digital skills in AI and Generative AI and a lot of new resources on AI skills have been added to the tool. Find out more in our blog post.
Contact us
For any questions on Digital Skills Development at UCL, email isd-digiskills@ucl.ac.uk