Training

The Center for Professional Development provides training in a variety of topics ranging from Microsoft Office tweb pageo  design for Kean faculty and staff. Most of these workshop/seminars are offered throughout the academic year, including Summer Sessions I and II. Workshop schedules are made available via e-mail blasts to the campus community.
Workshops offered by the Center:    

Computer Basics
  • File/Data Management
Microsoft Office Suite
  • Word
    • Creating forms using Word
    • Word for Long Documents
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
    • Excel Intro
    • Excel Advanced
    • Creating Grade books in MS Excel
    • Mail merge
  • Publisher
    • Publisher - Paperless Flier
    • Publisher - Creating images to embed in Gmail
  • Web graphics preparation
Qualtrics (Research tool)
  • Intro
  • Advanced
    • More Qualtrics information available HERE
Google Apps (GMail, Google Docs)
  • Email Mgt - Kean Gmail
  • Google Sites
    • Google Sites: Create an academic course support website
      • Faculty and Staff at Kean University are using Google Sites to build and maintain their websites.  Look through the websites collected here to get ideas for creating your own website.
  • Google Newsletter
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Google Questionnaires
  • Google Quiz
Links to online training:

Atomic Learning - Atomic Learning offers educational institutions access to a complete training library of over 50,000 short, show-and-tell video training tutorials on over 205 of the most common applications. Just-in-time training on more than 205 of the most common software applications
  • Go to the Library site:  http://library.kean.edu/
  • Click on the link in the middle column labeled "Articles & More"
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the "A" listing and the second from the bottom is the link to "Atomic Learning -- technology training tutorials"
You will need speakers or headsets. 

Blackboard
Datatel system information available at the Office for Computer Services (OCIS) site found found HERE

EasyBin - Library recommended Automatic Bibliography and Citation Generator available HERE

ENDNOTE is the industry standard software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references on the Windows and Macintosh desktop.
  • More on "What is Endnote" available HERE
  • How to set-up for a Kean Endnote account, info HERE
  • Set up account webpage HERE

KeanGoogle system at Kean University - visit the Office for Computer Services (OCIS) site found HERE

KeanWISE, Colleague visit the Office for Computer Services (OCIS) site found HERE

Microsoft Office Training available HERE

Photoshop Elements - we have Elements installed on a few of the computers in the Center's lab for faculty use. Tips, tricks & tutorials available HERE

Qualtrics University
  • Online training available HERE
  • Samples of surveys available HERE
TurnItIn, training available HERE
  • If you are a Blackboard user, please note that TurnItIn has been integrated with Blackboard 9.1 and the 'activate' link can be found in your shells. 
  • Turnitin Blackboard Integration online Instructor User Manual click here
    • Videos available HERE:
      • Creating an Assignment
      • Accessing the Inbox
      • Submitting a Paper
  • If you are not using Blackboard and prefer a stand alone Kean TurnItIn account, please CLICK HERE and complete our form
    • Creating an account on Turnitin.com - Instructors - click here
    • Instructor's Guide (created by Karen Harris, CPD) - click here
  • General Instructor training, creating classes - click here
  • General Student training - click here
  • Already have an account, but cannot remember your password? Use the 'retrieve password' link next to the the sign in feature (top right corner)



The Technology Lab, which is located in L 145, is an open space created to provide faculty and staff with software technology support. Our staff assists users in person, via email and/or by phone with their technology support questions on a "walk-in" basis and by appointment. We also provide self-help documentation via printed materials and our website. Technology Lab staff assists faculty and staff with short-term projects such as scanning trays of slides and printed documents into electronic format. Below is a more comprehensive listing of the services we provide.
  • Provide application support for standard productivity software, such as MS Office.
  • Provides support for the use of digital imaging software such as Adobe Photoshop Elements.
  • Make available documentation on using standard software, email and other topics of interest to our patrons.
  • Offer technical assistance in updating a website.
  • Convert paper documents into digital form using scanners and the Xerox copier.
  • Create PDF documents for easy dissemination.
  • Assist in scanning photos, illustrations, negatives and slides into digital format.
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