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Training and Workshops

The ITS Department offers select training workshops at various times throughout the year to Goshen College employees. If you are in need of specific training for services and systems that we support, either for yourself or your department, contact Patricia Goodman in ITS for options.

Unless otherwise noted, all workshop sessions are held 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in the Union 004 Computer Lab, which is located in the basement of the Union building.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

There are not any workshops at this time. If you are in need of specific training for services and systems that we support, either for yourself or your department, contact Patricia Goodman in ITS for options.

ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES

 

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

Phishing Emails: Taking the mystery out of how to identify them
Monday, October 30, 2023

This will be an interactive workshop where we will review the contents of several phishing emails to identify the red flags in each message, and equip you with knowledge on how to avoid being phished.

  • Learn specific tips on how to identify phishing email messages
  • Learn how to report phishing email messages
  • Learn what to do if you have fallen for a phishing email

Google Workshop Series
September 11, 2023 through October 9, 2023

Unless otherwise noted, all workshop sessions are held 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in the Union 004 Computer Lab, which is located in the basement of the Union building.

Session 1: Google Drive Basics: Understanding the Fundamentals of Google Drive
September 11, 2023

  • Google Drive layout overview 
  • Overview explanation of Google applications
  • How to create Google files
  • How to organize your Google files
  • How to correctly share your Google Drive files with others

Session 2: Managing Files in Google Drive
September 18, 2023

  • Creating folders and organizing your files
  • Uploading content to Google Drive
  • Understanding and managing content in Shared With Me
  • Searching for content in Google Drive
  • Using Drive for Desktop

 

Session 3: Sharing Files and Folders in Google Drive
October 2, 2023

  • Understanding access permission levels
  • Sharing entire folders vs. individual documents
  • Advanced sharing settings
  • Setting different share permissions for each person
  • Sharing a file or folder outside of Goshen College
  • Setting an expiration date on file or folder access
  • Advanced sharing settings
  • Remove someone’s access to a file or folder
  • Change ownership of a file or folder

 

Session 4: Google Shared Drives Training
October 9, 2023

  • Purpose of a Shared Drive
  • Key differences between My Drive and Shared Drives
  • File ownership in a Shared Drive
  • Departmental Shared Drives
  • File permissions
  • Shared Drives settings
  • Creating a Shared Drive
  • Adding and removing members of the Shared Drive
  • Moving content from My Drive to a Shared Drive
  • Sharing files in Shared Drives
  • Files that cannot be stored in Shared Drives
  • Student or student employee access to a Shared Drive