Don’t let the future pass you by—sign up now to level up your AI, Google Workspace Headings (Important for Accessibility), and Canva skills in just 1 hour!
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| Tuesday, March 3, from 12 – 1 pm | Canva Graphic Design Basics Flyers, newsletters, presentations, infographics, mind maps—you name it, Canva can help you design it. With thousands of beautifully crafted templates and intuitive drag-and-drop tools, Canva makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to customize layouts, edit images, work with text, and make the most of Canva’s built-in magic. Whether you’re designing for your classroom, your team, or your next big idea, you’ll walk away with creative tools and confidence to match. |
| Tuesday, March 10, from 12 – 1 pm | Canva Graphic Design Presentations and Canva AI Focusing on presentations and the use of AI, you will learn to apply the skills you have learned in Canva Basics to develop graphically pleasing presentations including video and audio, as well as using features such as drawing, resizing designs, magic features, text-to-image features, instant styles, and layouts. You will learn how to use AI to start the development of your presentations and how to upload existing presentations for further development in Canva. This is for use in class, on Instagram, on campus monitors, and more! |
| Friday, March 13, from 11 am – 12 pm | Using Headings in Google Workspace for Accessibility This course focuses on mastering document architecture within Google Workspace by moving beyond manual formatting and into the power of semantic styling. You will learn to establish a logical hierarchy by choosing the correct heading levels, utilize the “Update to Match” feature for instant global styling, and determine master heading settings to create a consistent, accessible resource. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to leverage automated Tables of Contents and document outlines to create professional, accessible, and easily navigable content with minimal effort. |
| Tuesday, March 17, from 3 – 4 pm | AI Prompting Are you curious about AI and how it can help you? Learn about working with the AI Large Language Models (LLM’s like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.ai) to brainstorm, summarize, explain topics, find information on the web, and respond to complex prompts. Come to this session where you will see a demonstration and get hands-on practice in AI Prompting! |
| Wednesday, March 25, from 3 – 4 pm | Advanced AI Prompting Elevate your prompt engineering skills with this focus on advanced skills designed to teach you five distinct prompting styles. You will move beyond simple queries to master the RODE framework for structured role-based output and the Ask Gemini dialogue method for iterative refinement, while also learning industry standards like Chain-of-Thought, Few-Shot, and Prompt Chaining. After briefly reviewing these AI prompt engineering skills, there will be dedicated time for hands-on practice. |
| Tuesday, March 31, from 3 – 4 pm | Exploring the Evolving AI Landscape This advanced workshop is designed for faculty and staff who are already familiar with AI LLM’s and basic AI prompting but want to deepen their understanding of the newest developments in AI. Participants will explore powerful new tools and features—including Gemini Nano Banana, ChatGPT-5, Study and Learn, Agent Mode, storybooks, and real-world applications that are reshaping education and productivity. (Please be familiar with AI Prompting before signing up for this class. Please ask athornton@nmc.edu if you have questions.) |
To register via NEOED Learn, please follow these instructions: NeoEd Learn – Registering for Courses Instructions – for Quick Bytes All courses are offered via Zoom. Please ensure your camera is on during our session to support collaboration and connection.