Short Courses

By Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor

The spring Short Courses started early and are winding down. Surf over to the Short Courses page to see the offerings. New courses this semester that are still available are: 

• Integrating Fireworks MX and DreamWeaver MX

• Migration: How to port Perl modules from mod_perl 1 to mod_perl 2

• Introduction to Zope

"Introduction to TeX" had to be re-scheduled, so there is still a chance to take it. It is being offered on Thursday, February 19 from 2-5 p.m. in ISB 203.

Customized Short Courses

Faculty members can request customized short courses from ACS, geared to their class needs. Other groups can request special courses also. Contact ACS for more information (ISB 119, 565-4068, lynch@unt.edu).

Especially for Faculty and Staff Members

In addition to the ACS Short Courses, which are available to students, faculty and staff, staff and faculty members can take courses offered through the Human Resources Department, the Center for Distributed Learning, and the UNT Libraries' Multimedia Development Lab. Additionally, the Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management offers a variety of courses to both UNT and the general community, usually for a small fee.

GroupWise Training

Information about GroupWise training can be found at the GroupWise course site.

• Basic GroupWise 6, Class 1, is being offered on February 24th and again on February 26th, 2004.

• Basic GroupWise 6, Class 2, is being offered on March 23rd and again on March 24th, 2004.

• Intermediate GroupWise 6, Class 3,   is being offered on April 20th and again on April 22nd, 2004.

See the GroupWise course site for more information on these classes.

If would like to have a Basic GroupWise seminar for your area, please contact Jason Gutierrez, Network Computing Services, jasong@unt.edu .

Center for Distributed Learning

The Center for Distributed Learning offers courses especially for Faculty Members. A list of topics and further information can be found at http://www.unt.edu/cdl/training_events/index.htm

The center also offers a "Brown Bag" series which meets for lunch the first Thursday of each month at Noon in Chilton 245. The purpose of this group is to bring faculty members together to share their experiences with distributed learning. One demonstration will be made at each meeting by a faculty member with experience in distributed learning. More information on these activities can be found at the Center for Distributed Learning Website.

Technical Training

Technical Training for campus network managers is available, from time to time, through the Network Computing Services (NCS) division of the Computing and Information Technology Center. Check the NCS site to see if and when they are offering any training.

UNT Mini-Courses

There are a variety of courses offered, for a fee, to UNT faculty, staff and students as well as the general public. For additional information surf over to http://www.pware.com/index.cfm?clientid=2694a

Alternate Forms of Training

Many of the General Access Labs around campus have tutorials installed on their computers. For example, the College of Education has Macromedia Tutorials for DreamWeaver 4.0, Flash 5.0 and Fireworks 4.0.

The Training Web site has all sorts of information about alternate forms of training. Computer Based Training (CBT) is one of the alternatives offered. Of particular interest are courses available via SkillSoft/SmartForce.

PLEASE NOTE: The SkillSoft/SmartForce server has been taken offline because the Campus application was not compatible with the necessary patches needed for a robust and secure Windows2000 server. Most courses listed at the old SmartForce Website are still available on CD-ROM for your use by contacting Claudia Lynch in Academic Computing Services. Additionally, the Microsoft e-learning library of courses is available for UNT faculty and staff members under our Microsoft Campus license agreement.

For further information on the future of CBT at UNT as well as the Microsoft e-learning library, see "What's up with computer-based training at UNT?" in this issue of Benchmarks Online.