New Video Course for Sitecore Now Available

With the recent upgrades of SMU websites to newer, more streamlined design templates, the need for new training materials became apparent. After several live training sessions with select campus groups, we are now happy to offer a brand-new training video for those of us on campus who do basic editing in SMU web pages. The new Sitecore for Content Editors course is available below and at smu.edu/sitecore.

We also hope to restart live webinars and eventually in-person Sitecore training sessions soon. Stay tuned to smu.edu/ittraining for future sessions!

Summer 2020 Training Opportunities

Learning Starts NowThe past several months have been transformative for all of us here at SMU. OIT is here for you to provide systems and services to make sure life is easier, and we also have classes and resources to further help you succeed! Here is what we have to offer over the summer months: Continue reading Summer 2020 Training Opportunities

Spring 2020 Training Opportunities for Faculty & Staff

New semesters always means new opportunities to take part in one of our many training sessions.

Along with our usual catalog of training courses, our Academic Technology Service Directors will also be providing faculty-focused training sessions for all kinds of systems and services to improve your skills in Canvas course design, Microsoft Teams, Qualtrics, and even open labs to tackle all of your burning academic tech questions. For more information on faculty courses, check out our calendar!

Also, here’s a sampling of staff-focused courses. Continue reading Spring 2020 Training Opportunities for Faculty & Staff

Making Sitecore Approachable with Individual Instruction

Sitecore Individual InstructionWith Sitecore being the official web tool for the campus, we want it to not only be a success for the University but using it to be successful for you too. OIT provides regular training classes, webinars, and SMU-specific documentation for using Sitecore. Beyond that, we offer several Sitecore Clinics, walk-in sessions where users can get their questions answers, and Individual Instruction, where users can get personal assistance with using features and forms. Continue reading Making Sitecore Approachable with Individual Instruction

Build Your Data Science Skills with LinkedIn Learning

R U In?The realm of Data Science is one of the fastest-growing professions today. From academic research labs to the corporate boardroom, data scientists are in high-demand to help take enormous amounts of data and process and visualize it to help make big decisions. Data Science is also a constantly changing industry, with many different programming and scripting languages to serve all kinds of disciplines.

If you want to make more sense out of Data Science, LinkedIn Learning can help! Continue reading Build Your Data Science Skills with LinkedIn Learning