About DTS Virtual Bites
The Lunch and Learn talks are going virtual! For the 2020–2021 academic year, Dornsife Technology Services (DTS) is offering DTS Virtual Bites, a monthly series of online training/talks centering around IT topics related to online work and instruction. Want to learn about an IT-related topic we haven’t yet covered? Drop us a line anytime at dtsdocs@usc.edu.
DTS also continues to offer workshops on using the Dornsife CMS and on basic CSS for the Dornsife CMS. If you'd like to know more, you can email dtsweb@dornsife.usc.edu.
Upcoming talks
We do not have any upcoming trainings scheduled for the 2020–2021 academic year.
Planned talks
Our planned trainings are subject to date and topic changes before being finalized, but you are welcome to reach out to us if you have specific questions related to any proposed topics or want to suggest a topic you'd like to see covered.
We are currently planning trainings and workshops for the 2021–2022 academic year.
Past talks
July 2020: Introduction to technology resources at USC Dornsife
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July 16, Thursday, 2:30–3:30pm
July 17, Friday, 11am–12pm
Agenda:
- Contacting DTS or ITS?
- DTS website portal
- Software options
- Hardware options
August 2020: Information privacy, Zoom, and Slack
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View the recording online
August 13, Thursday, 2:30–3:30pm
August 14, Friday, 11am–12pm
Agenda:
- Privacy: what is it?
- Digital records in Zoom
- What information gets collected/shared
- Practical actions you can take
- Digital records in Slack
- What information gets collected/shared
- Practical actions you can take
September 2020: File storage, backup, and collaboration
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September 17, Thursday, 2:30–3:30pm
September 18, Friday, 11am–12pm
Agenda:
- Local storage (and its limitations)
- Cloud storage at USC
- Google Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Dropbox for faculty
- Dornsife network storage
- Additional University resources
October 2020
In October, instead of holding our usual Virtual Bites session, we encouraged Dornsife members to check out USC TrojanSecure's cybersecurity webinar series, a special for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To view USC TrojanSecure's recordings and slides from this series, please visit the TrojanSecure website.
November 2020: Everyday cybersecurity
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November 19, Thursday, 2:30–3:30pm
November 20, Friday, 11am–12pm
Agenda:
- Some key terms
- Information security at USC
- Professional vs personal information streams
- Resources for securing information across accounts and devices
February 2021: IT policies at USC
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February 18, Thursday, 3pm (40min)
February 19, Friday, 11am (40min)
Agenda:
- Dornsife IT procurement policy
- University policies relevant to information retention
- Employee email policy—and how to save important emails
- Record management policy
- Information security policies
- IT retention settings to be aware of (not formal policies)
- Zoom and cloud recording retention
- Cloud storage and file sharing/retention
- A note about student accounts
March 2021: Online survey tools at USC
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March 18, Thursday, 3pm (40min)
March 19, Friday, 11am (40min)
Agenda:
- Using online polls to schedule meetings
- Using polls and surveys in Zoom
- Creating and sending online surveys
- Google Forms
- Microsoft Forms
- Qualtrics
April 2021: Overview of Adobe Creative Cloud
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April 15, Thursday, 2:30–3:30pm (1 hour)
April 16, Friday, 11am (1 hour)
- Introduction
- Purchasing an Adobe license through DTS
- Adobe computer applications
- USC options for trying out Adobe
- Comparison: Photoshop vs Illustrator vs InDesign
- Adobe web/cloud services
- Adobe mobile and tablet apps
- Tutorial resources