All workshops are offered to the entire campus community - faculty, staff, and students - and are free of charge. The location of the workshop is listed with the date and time of each session offered. Please be on time! Due to the hands-on nature of the workshops, persons who arrive over ten minutes late may not be admitted.

ITS reserves the right to cancel a workshop or offer alternative methods of education if there is insufficient enrollment for any session offered. When possible, 24 hour notice will be given should the workshop be cancelled.

NOTE:
Homer Navigation Training is a prerequisite to receiving a production account in HomerAdmin. Please contact the ITS Office at x41000 to set up an individual training session.

Blackboard - Demo and creating your course in Bb

This workshop is designed to introduce faculty to online techniques using Blackboard.  The goal of the workshop is for you to build a new course in Bb.  There is a demonstration and optional hands on the last half hour.

Blackboard - Migration from WebCT

This is a hands on session for faculty that introduces you to the new features of Bb and prepares you to migrate your course(s) from WebCT to Blackboard.  At least two days in advance of the workshop, you need to go to

 

• HomerConnect

   

• Navigate to the Faculty/Advisor page

   

• There is new feature at the bottom of the list  'Blackboard'

   

• Select Bb and the course(s) you want to be activated in Bb.

   

You need this in place before you can migrate.

 

Parnassus Financials Session 1: Navigation

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and will cover accessing and logging into Parnassus, navigating forms, screens, and various Parnassus responsibilities as well as the account structure and subcodes. New users needing to access Finance Applications, EZ Pay, Approving Credit Card Transactions and iProcurement responsibilities are required to attend before being given access to these responsibilities. Session 1 is excellent for users with Account Inquiry Only responsibility.

New users must complete the Parnassus Account Access form. at least 2 days prior to the workshop. This form can be faxed to 607-274-1809. If you have any questions about this workshop or this form, please contact Jo Anne Rosato at 4-3044 or jrosato@ithaca.edu

Parnassus Financials Session 2: Account Inquiry/Reports

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and will cover inquiring on funds available, departmental activity reports and funds available detail reports. Attendance for new users at Session 1 Navigation training is a pre-requisite for this course. New users requesting access to Finance Applications, EZ Pay, Approving Credit Card Transactions and iProcurement responsibilties are required to attend this session before access is granted. This session is recommended for users needing Account Inquiry Only responsibility. Please contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu with questions.

Parnassus Financials Session 3: EZ Pay/Credit Cards

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and covers the EZ Pay process and Approving Credit Card Transactions in Parnassus. Parnassus Financials Session 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for this course. New users needing access to Finance Applications and EZ Pay responsibilities are required to attend this session before being given access to these responsibilities. Please contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu with questions.

Parnassus Financials Session 4: iProcurement

This session is offered by Financial Services staff and covers completing a Requisition for a Purchase Order process in Parnassus and includes purchasing computer hardware, printers etc. Parnassus Financials Sessions 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for this course. New users requesting access to iProcurement Responsibility are required to attend this session before access is granted. Contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu

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