Training Classes and Events
Office of Information Technology is committed to providing University employees with a broad range of training opportunities. We recognize that training programs and professional development can help an employee increase their effectiveness and refine their job skills. Listed below are the classes we offer to the University community.
Welcome to MyMav Training for Academic Advisors
Academic advisors, faculty and staff have many tools to use when interacting with students on a day-to-day basis. One of the most important tools is the MyMav system - UTA's Student Information System. MyMav is a PeopleSoft product.
In this training, you will learn:
- How to sign in to the MyMav system
- How to navigate the Main Menu/Navigator, which are comprised of Main folders and Sub-folders that create the MyMav system. This will allow you to:
- access a student's academic record (view enrollment, GPA and demographic information)
- add/drop/swap courses
- access notes history
- change a student's major
- conduct class searches
- document individual or group notes
- send individual or group emails
- add documents to the student record, and
- run MAP reports (degree audit) and unofficial transcripts.
Please join us for training via the following Microsoft Teams Meeting Link:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Microsoft Word is one of the easiest ways to generate an accessible electronic document and it converts easily to an accessible PDF. Join us via Teams for a hands-on exercise that will provide a Best Practices checklist for your Word documents.
Being accessible isn't difficult, it just takes good habits! Contact Laura Hopkins if you have any questions or need to schedule a training at an alternate time.
Join us via Teams to review the PowerPoint Best Practices Checklist. Creating an accessible PowerPoint isn't difficult but does require specific actions. Accessible PowerPoints also convert well to accessible PDFs.
This is a hands-on opportunity! You can folllow along creating your own accessible PowerPoint during this training.
Contact Laura Hopkins if you have any questions or need to schedule training at an alternate time.
1. Follow the steps in this document to use Teams for this class and join the Knowledge Services OIT Online Training Team.
2. Find the Training Guide 2023 in the Files tab of the Sitecore channel.
3. The class will be listed in the Posts tab of the Sitecore channel.
- Look for the purple "Join" button next to the class name.
- Join the class at the scheduled time.
4. Complete all required Web Modernization trainings.
Alternate arrangements will be made, and registrants will receive an email with further information.
CONTACT US AT KNOWLEDGESERVICES@UTA.EDU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
ServiceNow Resource Forecasting Training is intended for OIT Managers and Project Managers responsible for creating or approving Resource Plans for Projects and Demands in ServiceNow. This session will cover Resource Plan concepts, creation, management, and approvals.
Prerequisite: ServiceNow Project Management
Must have a minimum of 4 people enrolled for class to be held.
This class will be taught online via Microsoft Teams. See instructions below.
Before being able to join the online class, a few steps may need to be taken.
1. Please go to myapps.uta.edu .
2. Click on the Teams icon.
3. Click on your initials in the upper right hand corner.
4. Select the "Download the desktop app." Complete the process to downlaod the app to your device.
OR
1. Review the Teams Resource Guide
2. Click the "Download Teams on Your Device" link.
3. Complete the process to download the app to your device.
If you have issues installing Teams on your device, please contact the Help Desk.
Log in To Teams
Once you have the Teams app open, click the “Teams” Tab in the navigation pane at the left.
Click "Join or Create a Team"
To join your class Team, click the “Join a Team with a Code” option and enter the code:
6vtyzyw
Click the “Join Team” button to join our class.
Select the corresponding channel to the class name to view the session.
This session will specifically highlight features for Resource Managers, not Project Managers. Please do not register unless you have been tasked with creating Operational Plans for your Assignment Group.
The class has three parts:
- How to know if a PDF is accessible or not
- How to convert an accessible Word document to an accessible PDF document
- How to convert an accessible Word document into an accessible, fillable PDF document.
Join us via Teams!
You will need Adobe Acrobat Pro for this class. If you are currently using Adobe Reader, please browse to adobe.com and use your UTA credentials to download Acrobat Pro.
Contact Laura Hopkins with any questions or to schedule an alternate time.
1. Follow the steps in this document to use Teams for this class and join the Knowledge Services OIT Online Training Team.
- Sitecore trainers cannot troubleshoot Teams issues.
- If you do not join the Team, you will not have a Chat button.
- You must join the Team to access the training guide.
2. The class will be listed in the Posts tab of the Cascade channel.
- Look for the purple "Join" button next to the class name.
- Join the class at the scheduled time.
3. Complete all required Web Modernization trainings.
Alternate arrangements will be made, and registrants will receive an email with further information.
CONTACT US AT KNOWLEDGESERVICES@UTA.EDU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
Introduction to EIR accessibility at UTA - Why, What and How.
Why do we have to be accessible?
What is EIR (electronic and information resources)?
What is a TAPREQ (Technology Approval Process Request in ServiceNow)?
How do we know if we are accessible or not?
Welcome to MyMav Training for Academic Advisors
Academic advisors, faculty and staff have many tools to use when interacting with students on a day-to-day basis. One of the most important tools is the MyMav system - UTA's Student Information System. MyMav is a PeopleSoft product.
In this training, you will learn:
- How to sign in to the MyMav system
- How to navigate the Main Menu/Navigator, which are comprised of Main folders and Sub-folders that create the MyMav system. This will allow you to:
- access a student's academic record (view enrollment, GPA and demographic information)
- add/drop/swap courses
- access notes history
- change a student's major
- conduct class searches
- document individual or group notes
- send individual or group emails
- add documents to the student record, and
- run MAP reports (degree audit) and unofficial transcripts.
Please join us for training via the following Microsoft Teams Meeting Link:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Microsoft Word is one of the easiest ways to generate an accessible electronic document and it converts easily to an accessible PDF. Join us via Teams for a hands-on exercise that will provide a Best Practices checklist for your Word documents.
Being accessible isn't difficult, it just takes good habits! Contact Laura Hopkins if you have any questions or need to schedule a training at an alternate time.
Join us via Teams to review the PowerPoint Best Practices Checklist. Creating an accessible PowerPoint isn't difficult but does require specific actions. Accessible PowerPoints also convert well to accessible PDFs.
This is a hands-on opportunity! You can folllow along creating your own accessible PowerPoint during this training.
Contact Laura Hopkins if you have any questions or need to schedule training at an alternate time.
The class has three parts:
- How to know if a PDF is accessible or not
- How to convert an accessible Word document to an accessible PDF document
- How to convert an accessible Word document into an accessible, fillable PDF document.
Join us via Teams!
You will need Adobe Acrobat Pro for this class. If you are currently using Adobe Reader, please browse to adobe.com and use your UTA credentials to download Acrobat Pro.
Contact Laura Hopkins with any questions or to schedule an alternate time.
Introduction to EIR accessibility at UTA - Why, What and How.
Why do we have to be accessible?
What is EIR (electronic and information resources)?
What is a TAPREQ (Technology Approval Process Request in ServiceNow)?
How do we know if we are accessible or not?
Welcome to MyMav Training for Academic Advisors
Academic advisors, faculty and staff have many tools to use when interacting with students on a day-to-day basis. One of the most important tools is the MyMav system - UTA's Student Information System. MyMav is a PeopleSoft product.
In this training, you will learn:
- How to sign in to the MyMav system
- How to navigate the Main Menu/Navigator, which are comprised of Main folders and Sub-folders that create the MyMav system. This will allow you to:
- access a student's academic record (view enrollment, GPA and demographic information)
- add/drop/swap courses
- access notes history
- change a student's major
- conduct class searches
- document individual or group notes
- send individual or group emails
- add documents to the student record, and
- run MAP reports (degree audit) and unofficial transcripts.
Please join us for training via the following Microsoft Teams Meeting Link:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app