CIT Training

Find it Fast Workshops - OneDrive and SharePoint

Struggling to keep track of your digital files in OneDrive and SharePoint? 

Learn how to quickly access, organize, and manage your documents. 

These one hour virtual sessions will guide you through essential tips and shortcuts to streamline your workflow—whether you're using a PC or Mac.

We will explain how to:

• Navigate OneDrive (My Documents) and SharePoint with confidence
• Use the Waffle icon (app launcher) to easily switch between Microsoft 365 apps
• Leverage the SharePoint Start Page (All Sites) and learn how to follow sites for quick access
• Use SharePoint Document Libraries effectively and add them as shortcuts in OneDrive
• Integrate cloud storage with your desktop using File Explorer and the OneDrive cloud icon (Windows) or Finder and the cloud icon (Mac)

Join us for a one-hour training session on any of the dates and times listed below, by visiting go.geneseo.edu/finditfast

• June 3 - 1pm
• June 11 - 1:30pm
• June 16 - 10am

Brightspace: Self-Paced Online Training 

New to Brightspace? Take these courses and watch these videos.

Faculty and Staff:

• SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules (course)
• Navigating Brightspace (video)
• Set up a course (video)
• Using the Brightspace Editor (video)
• Creating course content (video)
• Create an assignment (video)
• Create a quiz (video)
• Create a discussion topic and forum (video)
• Grading in Brightspace (video)
• Grades Tool Overview (video)
• Grades Tool - Manage Grades (video)
• Grades Tool - Settings (video)
• Grades Tool - Set-up Wizard (video)

Students:

• Geneseo's Introduction to Brightspace for Students (course)
• Navigating Brightspace (video)
• Access course content (video)
• Submit an assignment (video)
• Take a quiz or exam (video)
• Participate in a discussion (video)
• View grades and feedback (video)

Familiar with Brightspace but have topic-specific questions?

• Brightspace Self-Help Collection (curated by CIT)
• Brightspace Higher Education Knowledge Base (curated by D2L Brightspace)
• Instructor Video Tutorials by Brightspace (for faculty/staff)
• Learner Video Tutorials by Brightspace (for students)

Contact the Brightspace Support Team with questions and concerns.

Digital Storage Strategy Webinar

CIT has developed a strategy for consolidating cloud storage platforms to improve productivity, collaboration, accessibility, and security for our community. 

We have completed our DSS sessions but you can watch the recording of our recent webinar! Microsoft Teams Meeting-20240620_143259-Meeting Recording.mp4

LinkedIn Learning: Self-Paced Online Training 

Geneseo students, faculty, and staff have FREE access to the entire LinkedIn Learning training library (over 7,500 courses, and more are added every week) through Geneseo's site license. For more information, visit the LinkedIn Learning Self-Help page.

CIT is available to tailor a training class for faculty in your department who want to learn together! To request a personalized workshop, submit a request. 

Contact Laurie Fox if you have questions or suggestions for future workshops.