Skillset

Skillset is published five times a year by Instructional Services at KU Libraries and Instructional Development & Support, It is distributed to all KU faculty and staff, and placed in campus computing labs and library locations, including Watson and Anschutz Libraries, the Budig Computer Lab, and the Herb Harris Computer Lab in the Kansas Union.

Questions? Article ideas for future issues? Email Instructional Services at training@ku.edu.

Current Schedule of Workshops

See the list of currently scheduled workshops.

Archives

Back issues of Skillset in PDF format (in reverse chronological order):

2008

Summer 2008 (May) - Instructional Services Heads South for the Winter, Smart Objects in Adobe CS3, New Blackboard Features Coming in the Fall, Honors Program Research Seminars for Undergraduates, Custom Training and Deskside Coaching

Spring 2008 (February). This issue has two editions:

Student Edition - What Skills Do Employers Expect from New Graduates?, New For-Credit Library Research Skills Course, Gaining Ground - KU Libraries Improves Service to Those With Disabilities, Exits and Entrances - Staff Changes at Instructional Services

Faculty/Staff Edition - Gaining Ground - KU Libraries Improves Service to Those With Disabilities, New SPSS License Gives KU Employees Access to Data Analysis Software, Exits and Entrances - Staff Changes at Instructional Services, IDS Course Redesign Colloquium Heads into Year Four, Copyright Symposium March 7, The ETD Workshop: How to Format and Submit Your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation at KU.

2007

Winter 07-08 (December)

Fall 2007 (October) - Top 5 Ways to be Safe Online and Off, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, New Blackboard Features for Staying in Touch

Back to School 2007 (August). This issue has two editions:

Student Edition - Introducing Scholar Services, Getting started with Blackboard, Using the Student Response "Clickers," Office 2007 Workshops, New Research Skills Fundamentals Workshops for Undergrads

Faculty/Staff Edition - Introducing Scholar Services, New Computer Security Workshops, Office 2007 Workshops, New Research Skills Fundamentals Workshops for Undergrads

Summer 2007 (May) - Getting ready for Office 2007, Blackboard Course Makeovers, New and Updated Workshops.

Spring 2007 (February) - Instruction lab improvements in the Libraries, IDS Course Redesign Colloquium announcement, Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Workshop announcement.

Winter 2006-2007 (December) - New Blackboard features, EndNote X available soon, Outlook and Entourage tips, New InDesign workshop, Spotlight: Jeff Lewis.

2006

Fall 2006 (October) - Updating Outlook holidays, Libraries instruction for Communications Studies classes, Spotlight: Doug Golick, EndNote for Educators.

Summer 2006 (May) - Budig One design lab, Spotlight: Jennifer Church-Duran.

Spring 2006 (February) - KU Web Template, Outlook 2003, Digital Tuesdays, Spotlight: Sarah Kanning.

Last updated June 5, 2008 .