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Our wide range of training sessions will help you to navigate many of the technological tools at your disposal in LA&PS. Training sessions are a great opportunity for new users to get the support they need getting started, and for experienced users to refresh and brush up on their skills.

If you would like us to host a custom session for the above topics for your department/school, send an email to esohelp@yorku.ca specifying your training interest and possible dates/times.

Training Calendar

Browse upcoming training sessions and live-support drop-in times. Please make sure to register for training as outlined in the event listing.

Note: Before selecting the drop-in session Zoom meeting link, please check the training calendar notes to confirm if a session is cancelled due to an event or holiday.

eClass

We offer a number of training sessions for instructors using eClass. Find more about our sessions on introductory content, communications & groups, quizzes and assignments, grades & the eClass Gradebook, schedule & attendance tools, importing content from existing eClass course(s), support for teaching assistants, Turnitin integration.

Zoom

Zoom is York's designated online conferencing service and can be a great option to deliver a live lecture or meet with your students. Our training covers integration in eClass, saving meetings, access & security and how to use zoom to support an interactive online classroom.

Panopto

Instructors will explore using Panopto to record and share lectures and presentations from the classroom, home, or your office.

WordPress

We are proud to work with our university partners to offer a LA&PS specific WordPress training. Training covers technical aspects of the Gutenberg Editor and tips to ensure your content is on brand and accessible.

MachForms

Find out how to create forms using the MachForm application, how to set up e-mail notifications and integrate MachForms into your WordPress websites. This session is open to staff and instructors.

Faculty Profiles

This workshop is for school/department administrative assistants or staff in HR roles who manage Faculty Profiles. In this workshop you will be provided an overview on managing faculty profiles for full-time and retired faculty members.

Course Outlines

Course outlines for eLearning are an important tool for all instructors teaching online. We can help you to create effective course outlines with transparent course expectations that can help boost retention and student experience.

Microsoft 365

Come and learn how Teams and One Drive, two Microsoft 365 apps, can help streamline your work processes. With so much of our attention and collaboration online, these tools can make all the difference.

Faculty Hiring System - Apply

This new software supports the hiring process from job application to candidate selection in the Faculty of LA&PS.