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The new and improved user-friendly workshop scheduler offers a variety of new features to aid facilitators in managing the logistical aspects of their workshops.

To properly utilize all of the new "bells and whistles" of the workshop scheduler, please review both the new and old terms below.

Terms & Features:

Workshop Scheduler Dashboard
  • Workshop Department (formerly called Learning Community): The name of the department/unit that will be offering these workshops.
  • You can have access to multiple Workshop Departments, which can be navigated via the Dept. dropdown menu. 
    • Examples:
      • Center for Academic Excellence (FAD)
      • Center for Academic Excellence (LTS)
      • CAE Online
  • Dashboard: Your Workshop Departments' "control center". You can view the Understanding Dashboard Tabs page for more information.
  • Courses: Displays ALL of the workshops your Workshop Department has offered.
  • Course Type: The categories that your workshops fall under
  • Formats: Various formats that your workshop will be offered under (i.e. Book Clubs, Courses, or Workshops)
  • Notice Templates: You can create a variety of templates that will automatically be sent out to registrants, including
  • Invitations:  Invites that you can send out to a select group of people that includes a code so that they can access & register for the workshop
  • Reports: You can download the number of attendees and registrants by the workshop name or course type during a specific time frame
Adding a Workshop Page
  • Course Type (required): Select the category that best describes your workshop topic

  • Name: This is the name of your workshop that will display on the main page. 

    Tip: Avoid long workshop titles. Titles should catch attention, less than 50 characters, and accurately describe your workshop.


Name: This is the name of your workshop that will display on the main page. 

Tip: Avoid long workshop titles. Titles should catch attention, less than 50 characters, and accurately describe your workshop.

  • Info URL (optional feature): An external hyperlink that provides registration with more information about your workshop 













Terms & Features:

Old Workshop Scheduler Terms:

Administrator:

v1

Community : a department or office on campus that conducts workshops

Community Administrator (or Admin) : each Community has at least one Administrator who creates and maintains the workshop schedule; the Community Administrator is listed with the Leaders in the Community but may not necessarily be a workshop Leader; assigning a Leader the position of Workshop Administrator does not give Administrator credentials: these must be requested (see page 15). Any Community Administrator may request Admin credentials for someone in their department, unless communicated otherwise to the System Admin for WS.

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workshop section : each presentation of a workshop is scheduled as a section with a specific meeting date and time; a workshop can have an unlimited number of sections


v2

Info

NOTE: Workshop Scheduler does not prevent scheduling workshops with date/time and location conflicts. It is the Community Administrator’s responsibility to schedule carefully.

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