This page lists upcoming training opportunities online and in-person for content editors on Franklin College websites.
Online Training
The web team offers weekly online training on Wednesdays at 11:15am. Each 30 minute session focuses on one or two small tasks and will be conducted using Zoom online software.
We recommend signing in a few minutes early to ensure your computer configurations are correct before the training begins. The url is: https://zoom.us/j/561368604
Below are the topics for the current semester. Updated November 15, 2019.
| Date | Training Topic | Level | Relevant Documentation | Sign up |
No sign up required for online training; click to access the training Online training has concluded for the fall semester. Thank you for attending! | ||||
| Q&A Topics and training will be determined by the audience in attendance. | All levels | Your pick! | |
| No Online Training (Week of Thanksgiving) | |||
| Adding a Special Section to Your Site (like a conference) Parts One & Two | Advanced - unit admins | Creating Special Sections of Your Site | |
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| Spring 2020 online training | Topics TBD |
In-Person Training
The web team offers in-person training a few times a year in Gilbert Hall. Sessions are up to 2 hours and include time to practice and/or ask questions. Users are welcome to bring a personal laptop, but if we are in a computer lab, computers will be available.
Please use the Sign Up Forms so we know you expect to attend.
| Date and Time | Training Name | Details | Level | Location | Sign up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 5, 2019; 2-4pm (Reading Day) | Basic Website Training for Beginners | Overview on working with your website, including logging in, adding images, links, files, working with the slideshow, and web accessibility. | Beginner | Gilbert Hall, 113 (computer lab) | Please use Training and Development's Professional Education Portal to register. Search for the class title. |
| December 16, 2019; 2-4pm | Basic Photoshop Training | Sometimes Drupal's cropping capabilities aren't enough. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to take your site's visuals to the next level. No previous Photoshop experience required. Please bring a laptop with Adobe Photoshop installed. If you need help getting Photoshop, you may create a ticket with the Helpdesk before the training date. | Beginner/ | Gilbert Hall, 122 (conference room, please bring a laptop with Adobe Photoshop installed. See "details" column.) | Please use Training and Development's Professional Education Portal to register. Search for the class title. We are limited to 10 people. |
A note on the levels
Beginner
Suitable for beginners or content editors looking for a refresher.
Intermediate
For content editors who feel confident with the basics of working with their site and are looking to do more.
Advanced
Special topics for confident content editors.
Other training
As a reminder, we have a wealth of self-help documents in our Knowledge Base under Drupal Support.
Training Archive
Online Training Archive
Fall 2019
| Date | Training | Type | Detail and/or relevant documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing and promoting events | Beginner | Creating Events on your site |
| Welcome to your website | Beginner | Content versus lists of content (views) Adding and editing content (content types) Types of fields, intro to the text editor field Unpublishing or Deleting Content Getting help |
| Inserting links and files | Beginner | Inserting PDFs and Other Documents If time: Reducing PDF size |
| Inserting images | Beginner | If time: Resizing and Optimizing Large Images If time: Embedding a Video in a page |
| Menu | Beginner | Adding pages to the menu structure |
| Qualtrics | Intermediate | Creating a basic qualtrics form etc... |
| Content control | Beginner | Unpublishing or Deleting Content Disabling links in the menu |
| Optimizing images | Intermediate | |
| By request: Embedding video, calendars, social media, etc | Google Calendars If time: Social media | |
| Taxonomy classification - how to change out or create your own checkboxes for event types, personnel positions, etc. | Intermediate | Filtering certain pages by Taxonomy Classification |
| User management - who has access, what access they have, how to give it and get it (mostly for unit administrators) | Beginner to Intermediate (unit admins) | Seeing who has access to your site "Become" another user to check their permissions by using "Masquerade" If time: Restrict Access to Content If time/needed: Requesting new accounts for users on your website |
| Page layout overview (including working with sidebars, by request) | Beginner | Working with the text editor region that allows you to add images, videos, etc, and choose how they appear together. |
| Redirects (unit admins) | Beginner - unit admins | Redirect Old Links to New Links |
| The Front Page - everything about the home page of your site | Changing the color scheme of your site Adding/Editing Homepage Slides Happy text/sidebar Adding pages to the menu structure (*quick overview) Managing Content in Blocks (needs to be updated to reflect the lack of access to block layout page) What's up with the spotlights? |
Spring 2019
| Date | Training | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 04/03/2019 11am | Inserting Images | Foundational | Learn how to upload images and insert them next to text on your site. We'll also discuss alignment, captioning, and alternative text for images. We'll troubleshoot common issues and talk about optimal image sizes. |
| Wednesday 04/10/2019 11am | Links and Files | Foundational | Inserting links using button on text editor field to pages on sites and pages on other sites. Uploading and linking to files. Accessible links. |
| Wednesday 04/17/2019 11am | Working with the menu | Foundational | What content belongs in the menu and two ways to put it here. |
| Wednesday 04/24/2019 11am | Optimizing Images | Beyond the Basics | Difference between image field and text editor field. Understanding how one image gets used throughout the site. |
Wednesday | Qualtrics in place of PDF forms | Intermediate | How to create a basic Qualtrics form and embed it on your site. Stephanie can request accounts for attendees. |
In Person Training Archive
| Date and Time | Training Name | Details | Level | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday | Basic Website Training | Overview on working with your website, including logging in, adding images, links, files, working with the slideshow, and web accessibility. | Foundational | Gilbert Hall 121 | |
| Thursday 03/07/2019 3:30-4:50pm | Optimizing Your Website | Best practices for page layout, including headings, images and links. Optimizing images. Making "Events" show up automatically on the UGA Master Calendar. Making data tables mobile friendly. | Beyond the Basics + Intermediate | Gilbert Hall 122 | |
Thursday | Google Analytics: Understanding Your Site's Visitors | Understanding the data we have collected about your visitors over the years using Google Analytics. Note, due to the personalized nature of this training, seats are limited. Please sign up in advance. | Intermediate | Gilbert Hall 122 | |
Canceled due to lack of sign ups. See our weekly Online Training section below for more opportunities |
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