Technology Training & Campus Readiness
What We Do
The staff in Technology Training and Campus Readiness is responsible for coordinating and providing high quality training opportunities related to the use of computers and applications commonly used at Stanford.
Technology Training
To this end, Technology Training plans quarterly course offerings based on client (faculty, staff, and student) demand and IT Services and Stanford service initiatives. The group also publishes its classes in a quarterly publication, Training Opportunities Guide, distributed across campus.
Each quarter, Technology Training offers:
- over 115 hands-on and instructor-led training classes that cover topics from the fundamentals of computing to spreadsheets to database management to using the Internet/Web to IT professional development;
- weekly Tech Briefings that cover specific topics in informal, interactive seminars (e.g., secure file transfer, web graphics) intended for "power" users and Stanford's technology support community;
- private, one-on-one Training by Appointment (TBA) sessions on computing tasks specifically related to the client's work;
- Classes on Request training for intact workgroups and departments.
Instructors come from Technology Training, other IT Services units, and non-Stanford training organizations. Staff ensure that all instructors provide quality content and materials and meet the standards of the IT Services training program.
Additionally, the group maintains five training facilities: Turing Auditorium and four hands-on Windows/Mac labs. These facilities are available not only for courses offered through IT Services, but can also be rented by other Stanford departments and groups.
Campus Readiness
Campus Readiness works closely with IT Services units and projects to promote upcoming and current IT service offerings to the Stanford community, with other University areas to produce custom training sessions, and regularly reviews the training requirements of upcoming products.
More Information
You can get up-to-date information about any of the IT Services course offerings available through Technology Training, and more information about the group, by visiting IT Services web site at techtraining.stanford.edu. To learn more about Campus Readiness services and functions, see Campus Readiness In-depth.
