Trainings and Workshops

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^{Duration: 2 hours}
Columbia Sites is built using the Drupal content management system. This hands-on workshop will teach content editors and site administrators all the skills needed to use Columbia Sites. You will learn how to create basic pages and navigation, modify the site taxonomy, and update the header and footer.

^{Duration: 90 minutes}
Effective websites have a defined strategy for presenting site content. This training covers preparing and planning content, writing for the web, and optimizing content for search engines.

^{Duration: 60 minutes}
Creating accessible websites is a legal requirement as well as a best practice. This training teaches administrators how to keep a site accessible when creating and entering content. Target audiences for this training are site administrators and content creators.

^{Duration: 90 minutes}
Learn about the basis of user experience and the importance of user research, practical techniques on how to solicit feedback and ideas from our users and stakeholders, plan a strategy that's and research-driven and develop goals and tasks for your project that's rooted in data. 

^{Duration: 90 minutes}
This workshop will empower you to conduct quick and cheap usability tests throughout the project lifecycle. Learn the benefits of traditional user testing. You will learn how to facilitate sessions, develop test plans, analyze data, and present the findings.

^{Duration: 60 minutes}
This training teaches participants how to: communicate on social media, create social content, build community, and anticipate students' needs using social listening posts. Participants will also be welcomed into the Columbia social media community of practice, which meets monthly and communicates daily.

^{Duration: 60 minutes}
Google Analytics is a powerful reporting tool that provides detailed demographics on users and how they behave on websites. Site administrators will learn how to read key reports and revise site structure and content accordingly. Participants will also learn how to annotate the reporting timeline and view reports across multiple date ranges. 

^{Duration: 90 minutes}
Can’t make Columbia Sites office hours but have questions about specific content types? Come to this working session to get answers and learn from other site owners. We’ll cover advanced site-building techniques and learn more about manipulating the auto-populated content types.

Attended a training but still have questions? Drop by our office hours. Sign up for a one-on-one session with one of our team members. You must have already completed at least one training or workshop.