December's Microsoft 365 feature roundup focuses on updates in Microsoft Teams.
The November Microsoft 365 feature roundup covers a wide range of helpful updates in SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Planner and To Do, Viva Insights and Whiteboard.
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A variety of training workshops are available from the IT Service covering Cybersecurity, GDPR and Microsoft 365 apps.
Instructor-led workshops can be held virtually via Microsoft Teams or in person on campus, depending on the nature of the subject being covered.
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Our Staff Development Workshops are currently delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
To learn about joining Microsoft Teams meetings please see our Microsoft Teams page.
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If you have a health condition or disability which requires arrangements or equipment to be available to you during your workshop, please contact Laura Curtis. (l.curtis@worc.ac.uk)
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Description: This instructor-led workshop presents an overview of data protection legislation and sets out the University’s legal obligations. Practical guidance for staff is provided to enable best practice when dealing with personal data. There will be discussion and participation from attendees as to how the law affects their individual roles and opportunities to seek advice and clarification
Facilitators: Saj Hussain (Cyber Security Manager) & Gemma Harris (Information Governance & Legal Officer)
Participants: It is recommended that all staff undergo this training to refresh their existing knowledge of GDPR and Information Security.
Learning Outcomes: Familiarity with information law obligations and our internal procedures for ensuring compliance, such as our breach reporting procedure.
Description: This workshop presents an overview and practical look at OneDrive and it’s features. It’s designed as an entry-level session, no prior experience with OneDrive or cloud storage is required. Guidance for staff is provided to enable best practice when storing personal work data.
There will be opportunities to seek advice, clarifications and ask questions about OneDrive and its features.
Facilitator: Jack Carver (Senior IT Training Analyst)
Learning outcomes:
Equipment: Please use your University-issued device to attend this training workshop.
Description: This entry-level workshop presents an overview and a practical look at SharePoint sites and is designed to help you get started with storing and sharing business-critical data using SharePoint. There will be opportunities to seek advice, clarifications and ask questions about SharePoint and its features. Prior experience with OneDrive is beneficial, if you’re new to cloud storage please consider attending the ‘Getting started with OneDrive’ workshop first. Access to an example site will be provided as part of the training.
Participants: This workshop is designed for SharePoint site members.
Description: This intermediate-level workshop provides nominated SharePoint site owners with the required knowledge to administer their SharePoint site and support site members. There will be opportunities to seek advice, clarifications and ask questions about SharePoint and its features.
Pre-requisites: Attendees are expected to have some prior experience with OneDrive and SharePoint. We recommend that you first attend the ‘Getting started with SharePoint sites’ training workshop. If you do not wish to do this, please ensure you have read the information on the SharePoint page on the IT Service website.
Participants: This workshop is recommended for all nominated SharePoint site owners.
Description: This is an entry-level 1 hour workshop for Microsoft Bookings. This workshop presents an overview and a practical look at Microsoft Bookings calendars and is designed to help you learn how to set up and manage your Bookings calendar, services, staff and bookings. For general information about MS Bookings, please see the Microsoft 365 page on the IT Service website.
Participants: This workshop is designed for staff members that are planning to request a Microsoft Bookings calendar.
Description: With Microsoft Forms you can create a form, such as a survey or quiz, invite others to respond to it using almost any web browser or mobile device, see real-time results as they’re submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis or grading.
This workshop is designed as an entry-level introduction to Microsoft Forms with no prior experience required. The session presents an overview and practical look at using Microsoft Forms via the website and the integrated Microsoft Teams app. You will learn how to use Microsoft Forms to create forms, quizzes, surveys and polls and manage the results. Participants are welcome to ask questions throughout the session.
Participants: This workshop is designed for staff members that are new to Microsoft Forms.
Please arrive 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the workshop so that the session can start and finish on time. After the workshop you will be asked to complete a feedback form by email. Please do so as it helps us to improve and plan future courses.
If you have to cancel your place on a workshop please email staffdevelopment@worc.ac.uk as soon as you can and no later than two days before the workshop is due to run so that someone else can attend. Alternatively you can nominate a substitute – just let us know.