Upcoming Classes

itsupcoming.stanford.edu

A sort-able list of upcoming classes being taught through IT Services Technology Training Services.

HelpSU

HelpSU is Stanford's effort to simplify the provision of quality technical support to the campus community. It includes a Web-based way of making requests for technical assistance, as well as pointers to documentation and training opportunities which can increase the self-sufficiency of the community.

Training By Appointment

Technology Training just for you! Sign up for a personalized, 1 1/2 hour or 3-hour 1-on-1 training session. An expert in one of the three areas described below will work with you on YOUR learning objectives. You and your instructor will set up to five learning objectives before meeting.

Online Training at Stanford

Visit http://onlinetraining.stanford.edu to find more information on these alternate online training resources:

* Technology Webinars
webinars.stanford.edu

In addition to regularly scheduled hands-on and lecture classes covering a wide variety of software applications, Technology Training offers 1 ½ - 2 hour webinars available on the Mac and PC platforms through our training partner, People-OnTheGo.

Webinars available include training in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, and SharePoint. Each webinar is $60. Complete course descriptions and registration are available through STARS.

NOTE: You must register for any of these sessions five (5) business days in advance of the webinar due to the logistics in setting you up as an attendee. You will receive additional instructions from People-OnTheGo directly. (Make sure the emails you receive from them do not end up in your SPAM filter.) The normal cancellation policy (5 business days) applies to these webinars.

* lynda.com ($300/yr, reimbursed through STAP funds)
http://lynda.stanford.edu
- High quality training with over 640 software and design topics, with a library of over 40,000 video tutorials. Topics include Adobe CS4, Acrobat 9, Office 2007, Drupal, Perl, PHP and more, presented in a self-paced video format.

* Books 24x7 / Safari Tech Books (free)
http://library.stanford.edu/catdb/e_resources/e-books_e-texts.html
- Offered through Stanford University Libraries (SULAIR) at no cost, there are more than 14,000 books on computing and information tehnology from nearly 150 publishers. These publishers include O'Reilly (1,200 titles), Addison-Wesley Professional, Microsoft Press, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Que, Wiley, and more.

Tech Briefings

Held Friday afternoons in Turing Auditorium, Tech Briefing sessions are informal, interactive sessions on computer-related topics of interest to the Stanford community. Although intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, these sessions are open to everyone. Questions from attendees are strongly encouraged. These drop-in sessions are led by knowledgeable ITS staff.