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Panopto – Using in QUB Teaching Spaces

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Panopto Video Capture: In-Person Training Audience: Academic and support staff delivering sessions or teaching in on-campus lecture theatres and teaching spaces. What’s covered: This practical session introduces the basics of using Panopto for lecture capture in Queen’s University Belfast teaching spaces. Agenda: Overview of room equipment. Preparing your desktop for teaching. Recording and managing sessions […]

Excel 1: Essentials (ECDL – Spreadsheets)

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This practical course is the essential starting point for anyone interested in learning how to produce spreadsheets using Microsoft Office Excel and forms an ideal basis for further courses in Excel. This course is also suitable for those needing to update their skills so that they can make efficient use of the latest version of […]

QuestionMark for Computer Assisted Assessment or Surveys

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Designed for: Staff interested in using Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) or doing survey work During this practical session, participants will have the opportunity to create a range of question types, add them to an assessment and schedule the assessment for themselves. Scheduling for a group of students will also be covered. Questions will be provided, […]

Panopto – Basic Editing of Lecture Videos

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This session introduces you to video editing using the University’s Panopto video content management system. What you’ll learn: Navigating the Panopto Editor interface. Trimming and adjusting video streams. Enhancing videos with quizzes, YouTube content, Panopto clips, and web links. Managing captions and audio descriptions. Updating video details such as titles and descriptions. Who it’s for: […]

Panopto – Getting Started with Lecture Capture

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In this short, introductory session, QUB staff will be introduced to the University's video content management system, Panopto. Panopto is a best-in-class video platform that complements the Unversity's approach to lecture capture and video recordings. It integrates seamlessly with Canvas and can be used to capture recording from your personal laptop/desktop in your office (campus […]

Introduction to Power BI

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Power BI is Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution for visualising and sharing data. Power BI enables you to quickly develop interactive reports and dashboards and share impactful visualisations with others. Course objectives: What is Power BI? Power BI Desktop Power BI service Importing Files Creating interactive visualisations Reports and Dashboards Row-Level Security Sharing reports and […]

Word Processing: Labels and Mail Merge using Word

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This practical course is designed to assist those who want to learn about Word’s mail merge feature in order to efficiently create, save and print personalised letters, envelopes and labels. The course will be useful to those wishing to build on their existing knowledge of Word 2010 and who want to improve office efficiencies and […]

Microsoft Lists: An Introduction

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Microsoft Lists is a productivity app included with Microsoft 365 that allows you to organize your thoughts, create lists with your teammates, and share lists throughout the organization. In this course you will be shown how to create a list from scratch or from a template and adjust lists using a wide variety of built-in […]

Vevox – Live Polls | Q&A | Surveys in a QUB Lecture Room

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Vevox: Polls, Q&A, and Surveys Discover how Vevox can transform your teaching practice by fostering real-time interaction and feedback. This hands-on session will explore the platform’s key tools: Polls, Q&A, and Surveys, showing you how to: Gather live feedback to keep your audience engaged. Facilitate seamless Q&A during sessions to address questions effectively. Use surveys […]

Excel 2: Managing Data

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Continuing from Excel 1: Essentials, this course looks at how to arrange and display both numeric and non-numeric data in Excel to present it in a meaningful manner. Through a series of practical exercises, participants will learn about a variety of techniques which can be employed to make spreadsheets more comprehensible, such as sorting, basic […]

Vevox: Getting Started

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Introductory session to Vevox - the University's audience engagement tool which provides interactive polling and surveying for virtual, in-person and hybrid settings. Vevox is a web-based solution available across multiple devices, and also integrates seamlessly into the likes of Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint. Sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Calendar invite will be […]

Introduction to Power Automate (Microsoft 365)

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Power Automate is a service that helps you build workflows that automate time-consuming business tasks across applications and services. Power Automate can be used to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more. Power Automate is one of the Microsoft 365 suite of apps. Course objectives: Understand what Power Automates is and how it works […]

Vevox: Getting Started

Microsoft Teams

Introductory session to Vevox - the University's audience engagement tool which provides interactive polling and surveying for virtual, in-person and hybrid settings. Vevox is a web-based solution available across multiple devices, and also integrates seamlessly into the likes of Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint. Sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Calendar invite will be […]

Further Power BI

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Power BI is Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution for visualising and sharing data. Power BI enables you to quickly develop interactive reports and dashboards and share impactful visualisations with others.   Access on iTrent

Advanced Word Processing: Making Best Use of Word

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This course concentrates on useful features of Word 2007 such as creating master and subdocuments, tracking changes and use of form fields. Auto Text and Quick Parts will also be covered, along with an overview of macros, which can be used to automate repetitive tasks. Participants will learn how to increase their efficiency when word […]

Microsoft Bookings

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Microsoft Bookings is an Office 365 scheduling app that lets you configure an online booking calendar that integrates with Outlook. Use it to create a booking form that allows QUB students and staff (and external contacts), to book a service or resource. It also integrates with MS Teams, so appointments can be set up as […]

OneDrive: An Overview

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The aim of the is session is to introduce you to the key features and functionality of OneDrive to help optimise your use of the app in day-to-day work processes. The session will focus on navigating around the OneDrive landing page (My files, Shared areas etc) and how to easily access folders/files in a SharePoint […]

Using Panopto on Canvas

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Panopto is fully integrated with Canvas VLE. This training session will show you how to use Panopto from within Canvas.  Topics covered include: Accessing Panopto  A tour of the Panopto folder  Creating and uploading videos  Managing your videos  Embedding videos in Canvas pages Adding quiz questions into Panopto videos  General tips and advice Note that […]

Panopto – Getting Started with Lecture Capture

Microsoft Teams

In this short, introductory session, QUB staff will be introduced to the University's video content management system, Panopto. Panopto is a best-in-class video platform that complements the Unversity's approach to lecture capture and video recordings. It integrates seamlessly with Canvas and can be used to capture recording from your personal laptop/desktop in your office (campus […]