Training for Faculty & Staff

Classroom-Based Training (On Campus)

  
  All departments / units on campus who offer professional development and training opportunities for university faculty and staff are listed on this page: http://teaching.unr.edu/trainingpage.  

Free Online Training (Videos)

  
  VistaIT purchased these excellent, movie-based training modules help you gain a better understanding of some common software programs. Up to 25 people can access this free online training at one time. Each module is divided into relatively short tutorials (approx. 2 to 6 minutes) to easily fit into your busy day.  

Free Online Training (Audio/Slides)

 
  Additional audio-based online audio training (with accompanying slides) is also available without a NetID.  

Free Online Training (Text-Based)

  
  Links to an article index from Microsoft At Work. Articles are organized by overall topics: getting started, managing information, staying connected, working together, and getting work done. To try it out, we recommend this article on Working Securely.  

Smart Classroom Training

  
  If you are new to campus, new to Smart Classroom technology, or just need a refresher on how our campus Smart Classrooms operate, please give Classroom Services a call at 784-6085 x1 or email us at classroom@unr.edu. Training can be scheduled on an individual, small group, or large group basis and be tailored specifically to your needs.  

Distance Education Training

  
  Distance Education is a way for the University of Nevada, Reno to reach out to the community via video classrooms. The University encourages faculty to use Distance Education, both to disseminate knowledge and to bring outside educational resources into the classroom for on-campus instruction.

Distance Education services available to faculty teaching credit courses include:

  • Course Development — If Extended Studies approves a credit course for Distance Education, you can qualify for course-development stipends, pay supplements, and other IT support:
    • Design and development of extended syllabi for students
    • Production of multimedia teaching materials
    • Design of interactive teaching methods for distance learning
  • Training Programs — We provide extensive training for faculty to adapt their personal teaching styles for the unique challenges of distance learning. We emphasize helping faculty to maintain a high degree of interactivity, critical thinking, and "human touch," despite the distances separating the teacher from the remote learners.
 

Mac and Apple Training (Reno Area)

  
  If you’re interested in free and inexpensive training on Macs in general (not specific to the UNR environment), here are some resources available to you: