COURSE RESOURCES

Improve your computer skills

The Learning Skills Centre offers a range of information and computer skill workshops. These are online sessions and free to Holmesglen students.

Online Mini Workshops

Welcome to term 1, 2025!

For online mini workshops timetable and details, please see below:

Organise your personal computer (PC)

Do you find it hard to locate documents on your computer? Worried that you might lose your work? Come along to this 30-minute workshop and learn how to organise files, install/ uninstall software and back up your files using a USB, hard drive, or the cloud.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

19 February 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Navigate Brightspace

Not sure where to find unit information or assessment tasks on Brightspace? Join this 30-minute workshop and develop confidence to locate important study information, content, and upcoming tasks and activities. Learn how to navigate tabs, menus and icons required to undertake your course.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

26 February 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Use Webex for meetings and presentations

Do you use Webex for assessment tasks? Some assessment tasks require students to conduct meetings, role plays or presentations using a virtual meeting room. Will your future job require you to meet online? Join this 30-minute workshop and learn how to schedule, start, and record an online meeting. You will also learn how to download the Webex recording and upload the video to Brightspace. You will also learn tips and hints for positive engagement and interactions for online classes.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

05 March 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Microsoft Word: Format your assessments

Using Microsoft Word to write your assessment tasks? Will you need to write documents in your future workplace? Come along to this 30-minute workshop you will learn the formatting tools in a Word document which will help you format your documents the way you want, saving time and stress.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

12 March 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Microsoft Word: Useful tools to develop your assessments(Part 1)

Do you need to add pictures, diagrams, or data into your assessment tasks? This 30-minute workshop will teach students how to locate and use Word functions to insert tables, shapes, textbox, comments, and references into written documents.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

19 March 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Microsoft Word_ Useful tools to develop your assessments Part 2

Do you proofread your assessments before submitting? This 30-minute workshop will show you how to do a grammar check and use accessibility functions such as read aloud and dictation. You will also learn about other functions such as when to use Save and Save as, how to save a document as a PDF and navigate Print options and shortcuts.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

26 March 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Microsoft Excel Part 1: Create a simple spreadsheet

New to using Microsoft Excel? Come along to this 30-minute workshop and learn how to create a spreadsheet using Excel tabs and ribbons. You will also understand basic functions such as worksheets, cells, active cells, and range.

For session dates and times, please see below:

Session Date

 Session Time

Wednesday

02 April 2025

4.00 – 4.30 pm

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Cannot attend the online mini workshops? Contact the Learning Skills Centre for personalised support:

E: learningskills@holmesglen.edu.au

T: 03 9564 1880