HR News/Training

Looking for ways to identify and reach out to disengaged students?

April 3, 2020 / HR News/Training

Your Canvas Support Training Team is offering a new session – “Canvas in 20: Reaching Out to Disengaged Students.” This 20-minute session will introduce ways to identify student activity and engagement in your courses as well as ways to reach out and communicate with your students. Register for this session and other helpful Canvas training … Continued

NOVA SySTEMic to Offer Free Cyber Workshops

April 2, 2020 / HR News/Training

NOVA sySTEMic is leading cyber workshops in partnership with local non-profits ISACA, GWDC and others. These free workshops will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 12:00-12:50 p.m., through the end of May. Different topics will be covered in each workshop. Josh Labrie, sySTEMic director, will present April 7. Visit https://isaca-gwdc.org/event/vcw-hs/#.XoR1DRZq0lQ for more. These sessions are … Continued

Many Opportunities to Learn via Our Online Training Catalog

March 26, 2020 / HR News/Training

Take advantage of NOVA’s new telework structure to learn all you can about online teaching, working remotely, new software applications and more. NOVA’s Office of Information Technology and Office of Human Resources offer a full array of online training available to help round out your repertoire. Visit https://online.nvcc.edu/trainingcatalog/ to see what’s available and sign up.

Library Hacks for Faculty

March 24, 2020 / HR News/Training

Join our special guest host, Helen McManus, for an overview of library resources and services for instructors. Helen is the NOVA Online Librarian at Northern Virginia Community College and a SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow for 2019-2020. About Helen:  She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and a Master of Library & Information Science from the … Continued

Adding Narration to PowerPoint and Google Slides

March 24, 2020 / HR News/Training

Participants will be shown how to add narration to PowerPoint and Google Slides About Our Instructor:  Peg OHara is a technical trainer for the NOVA Academic Technology Services. She provides online and in-person support for programs such as Zoom conferencing and a variety of productivity tools. Peg started her career with the Fairfax County Public … Continued

March Virtual Training Workshops

March 17, 2020 / HR News/Training

We have a month of useful and fun workshops on a variety of topics. In addition to our popular Microsoft, Google and Zoom programs, we added some new offerings in support of open teaching and learning. We have new workshops on Creative Commons licensing for OER, Copyright & Fair Use, and Library Hacks for Faculty. … Continued

Online Technology Trainings

March 16, 2020 / HR News/Training

In order to better meet the technology training needs of faculty and staff at NOVA, there are a comprehensive collection of resources, tutorials, webinars and workshops to deliver technology training efficiently and effectively throughout the College. For the full schedule of virtual trainings, visit: https://eli.nvcc.edu/trainingcatalog/

Using Canvas to Move Online Quickly

March 12, 2020 / HR News/Training

Looking for tips and tricks to move your courses online in a hurry? Your Canvas Support Team makes it easy to break down all the necessary components of online instruction in Canvas. Visit The Chronicles of Canvas at https://blogs.nvcc.edu/canvastraining/ to read more or sign up for virtual training sessions at https://online.nvcc.edu/canvastraining/.

March Instructional Training Workshops

March 10, 2020 / HR News/Training

We have a full month of useful and fun workshops on a wide variety of topics. In addition to our popular Microsoft, Google and Zoom programs, we have added some new offerings in support of open teaching and learning. We have new workshops on Creative Commons licensing for OER, Copyright & Fair Use, and Library … Continued