Workshops

Roundtable on Multidisciplinary Learning

Tom Events, Workshops

Have you participated in the on-campus Hult Prize competition? Do you want to submit a proposal to the Davis Projects for Peace?  Are you looking for faculty guidance on an immersive learning experience or other independent project, such as capstone or a directed study?

The DLC is involved in a collaborative effort between faculty, staff, and students to explore how multidisciplinary learning can be promoted on campus through campus-wide challenges, competitions, and other activities that stretch beyond classroom walls.

Come share your experiences or learn from other students, and influence how MIIS prepares students to address the complex issues we encounter on and off campus.

Story+Maps Brown Bag Lunch Nov 10

Bob Cole Events, MIIS Update, Storytelling, TW@M, Workshops

What: Story+Maps Brown Bag Lunch
When: Tuesday, November 10 | 12:15pm-1:30pm
Where: DLC Design Sp@ce

Join Institute alumni Andy Stieglitz and Aaron Ebner, founders of the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development (AASD) in Peru, for a brown bag lunch focusing on using new media approaches to communicating the reach of organizations. The informal event is a space to share ideas and examples of how different mapping tools can be partnered with stories to convey impact. AASD will share the ArcGIS Story Map of their work, the Center for Social Impact Learning (CSIL) will walk us through their Ambassador Corps map created with help from the META Lab, and Intercultural Digital Storytelling Project (IDSP) Senior Fellows along with other immersive learning teams working on J-term project plans will brainstorm how maps might be used to help visualize their work in the field. We hope you’ll join us!

This event is a collaboration between the DLC, CSIL, and the META lab!

MORE MAPPING GOODNESS: Friday November 13 | 12-1pm
Follow-up with the META Lab team to learn more about working with open source mapping tools on Friday, November 13 from 12-1pm in the Pac Lab. Workshop Details here.

Mac OS X Workshop II

James Slaton Events, Max OS X, photos, productivity, Workshops

Hey Mac owners! Thanks for making the first Max OS X Workshop a great success! We had a great turn out, but if you weren’t able to make the first session, fear not! We’ve already got another one scheduled to address some of the more popular (yet sometimes frustrating) features that Max OS X has to offer. Come discover how to maximize your productivity, and work smarter, not harder!

Topics to be covered include: Creating different iPhoto Libraries and Using time machine and iCloud to back up your files.

The workshop is optimized for any version of Mac OS X you have running (Snow Leopard, Yosemite, etc.) and you didn’t need to attend the first workshop to attend this one!

Here are the Deets

What: Mac OS X Workshop II
When: Wednesday, October 28th, 11:00am-noon
Where: in the DLC Design Space
Topics Covered: creating iPhoto libraries, using iCloud, and using Time Machine

Fall 2015 Excel Learning Series – Session 4

Amy Slay Events, MIIS Update, Workshops

Are you looking to improve your Excel skills? Does the phrase Microsoft Excel make you nervous? Fear not friends, META LAB and the DLC are collaborating once again to provide a series of Excel workshops during the first half of the Fall 2015 term to support the MIIS community. The final session will take place on October 23rd, 12pm- 12:45pm in CF442, Pac Lab. All you need to bring is yourself! Your facilitator will be META Lab graduate assistant and Data Analysis Teaching Assistant: Mentru Nagbe.

When used properly, Microsoft Excel can be an extremely powerful tool to display, organize, and analyze large data sets. The series will contain hidden tips and tricks in addition to exercises that will make you an Excel champion in no time.

Session 4 Topics

  • more pivot tables
  • grouping of tabs
  • linking worksheets through formulas
  • If()
  • Vlookup()
  • SumIF()
  • macros basic

excel-signup-buttonTo get access to the learning series materials and receive information on future sessions, click the sign up button!

Resources

Lynda LogoLynda.com is an incredible online resource offering guided video tutorials and step by step instructions for all sorts of digital tools. As a member of the Middlebury community you have premium access. Here’s how it works:

  • Visit go.miis.edu/lynda
  • Input your MIIS login credentials
  • Search “Excel Essential Learning”

Max OS X Workshop

James Slaton efficiency, Events, Mac, productivity, Workshops

OS X El Capitan-970-80Hey Mac owners! Let me throw something out there and see if it sounds familiar: you own a beautiful Macbook Pro/Air and only use it to browse BuzzFeed and write the occasional grad school paper. If you sheepishly identified with that statement, don’t feel bad! I too was once guilty of under-utilizing my Mac. But then I discovered all the amazing tips and tricks built into this sleek machine, and it dramatically changed my grad-school experience!

Mac OS X is an extremely powerful operating system that can help you organize your life and set you up for success at grad school. Unfortunately, most people never take advantage of all it has to offer! If you’re a newbie to the Mac world, or even a veteran user looking for some additional help, join us at the Digital Learning Commons for a workshop on Max OS X. Come discover how to maximize your productivity and work smarter, not harder!

Some topics to be covered include: Track pad navigation, Using multiple desktops, Shortcut Keys, Creating different iPhoto Libraries, Working with split screens, Using time machine, using iCloud

Here are the Deets

What: Mac OS X workshop – learn how to maximize your productivity
When: Wednesday, October 21st, 11:00am-noon
Where: in the DLC Design Space
Topics Covered: Track pad navigation, Using multiple desktops, Shortcut Keys, Creating different iPhoto Libraries, Working with split screens, Using time machine, using iCloud

Keynote Features Unlocked at DLC Workshop

Tom Blog, Workshops

Tom-Keynote

An audience of students, faculty and staff attended the Keynote workshop at the DLC on Friday, October 2nd.  DLC graduate assistants Tom Stagg and James Slaton introduced the magic move, build animation, and interactive charts features of Keynote.

Those in attendance stated that they had not been using Keynote previously, and were curious about using it for their presentations. There was also interest in exporting Keynote presentations as Quicktime videos, including narrated slideshows.

Want to learn more about Keynote?  Make an appointment at the DLC!

Also, don’t forget that all MIIS students get free access to Lynda.com, which has Keynote tutorials.

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Keynote Workshop

Tom Blog, Events, Powerpoint, Presentations, Workshops

Keynote Workshop

Friday, October 2, 2015

11:00-11:50 AM

Digital Learning Commons

The legend of Keynote is that it was created specifically for Steve Jobs, who needed a program that he could use for presenting his annual keynote speeches to developers.  Jobs was not happy with PowerPoint.  He liked a program called Concurrence that he used in 1998, but it didn’t do everything he wanted.  Because none of the available programs did what he wanted, he had a team work on a presentation program just for him.  The software that became Keynote was used to present the iPod to the world in 2001. “Keynote was not originally designed to be a public software release, but the team built something so magical and so complete, Steve was convinced he would release the software to compete with PowerPoint.”

PowerPoint dominates the presentation field, although Prezi and Google Slides are becoming more commonly seen.  Keynote, however, is a great program that is unused by many Mac owners (sorry, PC fans!), and those who do use it might not know everything you can do with it.

Come to this DLC workshop to learn how to build charts within Keynote, and how to use the advanced feature of Magic Charts which can animate your data, as well as Magic Move which allows creative, but elegant transitions.  As with many features, a little goes a long way, so we will also talk about presentation design and how to avoid distracting your audience with too many of these tools.

Bring your laptop if you have Keynote, and try these tools during the workshop!

But I have Windows!  or I want to use PowerPoint.  While this workshop is focused on using the features within Keynote, the content will generally apply to creating presentations in other platforms as well.  To explore similar features in Powerpoint, make an appointment at the DLC.  If you want to try Keynote without switching to a Mac or buying the software, there are computers with Keynote installed that are available for student use at the DLC.  There are options available for exporting Keynote slideshows to other platforms for presenting on Windows PCs and other computers that do not have Keynote.

 

 

Fall 2015 Excel Learning Series – Session 2

Amy Slay Data Analysis, Events, Excel, TW@M, Workshops

Are you looking to improve your Excel skills? Does the phrase Microsoft Excel make you nervous? Fear not friends, META LAB and the DLC are collaborating once again to provide a series of Excel workshops during the first half of the Fall 2015 term to support the MIIS community.  The second of four sessions will take place on September 25th 11am – noon in MG100 (McGowan 100).  All you need to bring is yourself and your laptop! Your facilitator will be META Lab graduate assistant and Data Analysis Teaching Assistant: Mentru Nagbe.

When used properly, Microsoft Excel can be an extremely powerful tool to display, organize, and analyze large data sets. The series will contain hidden tips and tricks in addition to exercises that will make you an Excel champion in no time.

Sign Up

excel-signup-buttonTo get access to the learning series materials and receive information on future sessions, click the sign up button!

Session 2 Topics

  • Control 1 important and easy way to get to the format cell box
  • Formatting Cells
  • Tabs (part 2)
  • Row Height and Columns functions
  • Alignments
  • Text Wrap
  • Borders
  • Numerical Formatting
  • Dates
  • Time
  • Format
  • Conditional Formatting –
  • Tables
  • Hidden Function
  • Print Preview tab
  • Previewing Page Breaks
  • Page Set up and printing screen

Resources

Lynda LogoLynda.com is an incredible online resource offering guided video tutorials and step by step instructions for all sorts of digital tools. As a member of the Middlebury community you have premium access. Here’s how it works:

  • Visit go.miis.edu/lynda
  • Input your MIIS login credentials
  • Search “Excel Essential Learning”

IEM WordPress Workshop F15

Amy Slay Blogging, Events, Workshops

Sign-in hereHey new IEMers, need to submit your eportfolio url? Bring your laptops and come to one of our WordPress workshops in the DLC! We’ll help you create your site, set up your menu, add content, and more! The three sessions will cover the same content – seating is first come first serve.

Topics

  • create your url + site title
  • set your theme
  • create pages
  • add text + media
  • customize your menu

Links

Make an Appointment

If none of these times work for you, you’re using a different platform, or you have follow up questions, you can always make an appointment with us through our website: http://sites.middlebury.edu/dlc/appointment-request/

Resources

Lynda.com is an incredible online resource offering guided video tutorials and step by step instructions for all sorts of digital tools. As a member of the Middlebury community you have premium access. Here’s how it works:Lynda Logo

  • Visit go.miis.edu/lynda
  • Input your MIIS login credentials
  • Search: WordPress Essential Training

Alternative Platforms

  • Wix
  • Weebly

 

Fall 2015 Excel Learning Series

Amy Slay Data Analysis, Events, Excel, MIIS Update, TW@M, Workshops

Are you looking to improve your Excel skills? Does the phrase Microsoft Excel make you nervous? Fear not friends, META LAB and the DLC are collaborating once again to provide a series of Excel workshops during the first half of the Fall 2015 term to support the MIIS community. The first of four sessions will take place on September 11th at noon in CF442, Pac Lab. All you need to bring is yourself! Your facilitator will be META Lab graduate assistant and Data Analysis Teaching Assistant: Mentru Nagbe.

When used properly, Microsoft Excel can be an extremely powerful tool to display, organize, and analyze large data sets. The series will contain hidden tips and tricks in addition to exercises that will make you an Excel champion in no time.

Session 1 Topics

– cursor
– cells
– formula bar
– tabs
– worksheets
– templates
– fonts
– copy and paste
– wrap text
– mini toolbar
– quick access tool bar
– status bar
– entering data
– autofill
– undo/redo
– comments
– save
– writing + copying formulas
– $$$$$$

Sign Up

excel-signup-buttonTo get access to the learning series materials and receive information on future sessions, click the sign up button!

 

Resources

Lynda LogoLynda.com is an incredible online resource offering guided video tutorials and step by step instructions for all sorts of digital tools. As a member of the Middlebury community you have premium access. Here’s how it works:

  • Visit go.miis.edu/lynda
  • Input your MIIS login credentials
  • Search “Excel Essential Learning”