Virtual Microsoft Teams Training Available for Faculty, Staff

March 3, 2021 | News, UToday
By Staff



Information Technology is offering multiple instructor-led Microsoft Teams training opportunities for faculty and staff in March and April.

The hour-long virtual sessions are hands-on and interactive, and will focus on one of four categories:

Introduction to Microsoft Teams for Higher Education

•  Understand how to use class teams to create collaborative learning environments;

•  Explore how to create and manage virtual class meetings and live events;

•  Learn how assignments can be created, graded and returned to students in Teams; and

•  Discover how to streamline collaboration with internal colleagues.

Microsoft Teams Meetings for Educators

•  Understand the basics of Microsoft Teams meetings and its capabilities;

•  Learn how to schedule and create meetings in Teams; and

•  Explore key features in Teams meetings that enhance meetings and classes.

Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms

•  Understand how to set up and manage breakout rooms as the meeting organizer;

•  Explore the participants’ experience of breakout rooms; and

•  Learn how to bring breakout room participants back to the main meeting.

Microsoft Teams Channels and Files

•  Understand shared resources in Microsoft Teams;

•  Learn about owner, member and guest capabilities;

•  Organize teamwork using channels;

•  Work in channels by having conversations, sharing files and connecting apps; and

•  Collaborate on shared files.

To view the complete schedule of training sessions and to attend an event, visit UToledo’s Microsoft Teams training sessions website.

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