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The future technical training landscape includes:

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Technical Training at U-M

U-M Workshops, Documentation & Support

Digital Media Commons Workshops
Digital Media Commons (DMC) workshops are free and designed to introduce students, faculty, and staff to available software, services, and facilities. These workshops are provided through audio, video, print, and live orientation sessions. Some of these workshops include: Lynda.com, Introduction to Final Cut Pro X and DMC Multimedia Workrooms, and Audio Software & Facilities Orientations.

LSA Instructional Support Services
LSA Instructional Support Services available mainly to LSA faculty, staff and students.

My LINC
U-M Learning and Information Center is a web-based training and documentation repository containing catalogs created for U-M Staff, faculty, and students that need to access training for systems from ITS, HRD, OSEH, PEERRS, Treasurer's Office, Procurement and the School of Dentistry.

Safari Tech Books
U-M subscription to Safari Books Online. Safari Books Online is a digital library containing technology, digital media, and business books and videos online. Categories include Java, web development, Network Administration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Development, Engineering, Information Technology & Software Development, and many more.

U-M ITS IT4U webinars
A library of the regular recorded series of 30 to 45 minute interactive webinars instructing on tips and techniques for working with ITS tools, products, and services. Topics include Collaborations tools such as Google, M+Box and CTools; Tools, Applications, and Resources such as Mobile Applications, Business Process Mapping, Data Visualization, M-Reports, BusinessObjects and much more.

U-M Library Research & Technology Guides
Collection of online guides for research resources, course-related subjects, and technology help guides. This collection of online help guides include topics such as Engineering, Basic Computing, Technology, Social Sciences and more.

U-M Teaching & Technology Collaborative
In addition to sponsoring the week-long series known as "Enriching Scholarship," the TTC also offers free workshops, discussions, seminars and consultations designed to help faculty and instructors learn and incorporate technology into their teaching and research.

M+Google
This is the support site for the University of Michigan's Google Apps for Education. It contains training videos, documentation and a calendar of campus-wide collaboration-related training events.

Other IT Training Options

Provider Topics Pricing
New Horizons Training on a variety of subjects, including information technology and desktop applications. New Horizons offers options for training delivery methods as well.

Delivery methods:
  • Online: Online materials are also available for a specified amount of time after the course
  • Instructor led: Scheduled classes in their Livonia office or units/offices can schedule session on campus
U-M Reduced Cost
Webucator Training on a variety of subjects, including information technology and desktop applications. Webucator also offers options for training delivery methods.

Delivery methods:
  • Virtual classroom: Scheduled events participants attend via WebEx classroom
  • Self-study: Printed materials for self study purposes
  • Instructor-led training: Units/offices can work with vendor to schedule session on campus
U-M Reduced Cost
Adobe Online training and documentation on Adobe products, including Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator. Free
Codecademy Online education for widely used programming languages, including CSS, HTML and JavaScript. Free
Filemaker Pro Online training and documentation on Filemaker Pro software. Free
Windows 8 Demo Presentation demonstrating Microsoft Windows 8. Free
Office Ribbon Find Commands Online training for Office 2010 for Windows. Free
Get Started with Office for Mac 2011 Online training for Office 2011 for Mac. Free