Learning from mistakes

We all make mistakes, and it’s never easy to admit when you’re wrong.

The important thing is to be honest with ourselves about the mistakes we have made, and to work on improving.

In this 30 minutes session, you will find out how to learn from your mistakes and use more effective strategies next time you are in a similar situation.

Last updated 6th September, 2021 10:45 am

Making constructive notes

Taking notes is an effective way to engage directly with what you're learning, helping you to pay more attention and retain the information as you write it in your own words.

Sounds easy, but most students don’t take full advantage of this powerful learning tool.

In this session, you will learn how you can get the most benefit from your note-taking.

Last updated 6th September, 2021 10:43 am

Dashboards in Power BI

In this workshop you’ll learn how to work with and visualise data using Power BI.   

This session will cover:  

  • Introduction to Power BI  
  • Navigate to the Power BI service  
  • Explore dashboards and reports  
  • Create a report using sample data  
  • Publish and share our work  

If you you’d rather explore some basics, you can try the Excel essentials workshop instead.  

Last updated 14th September, 2021 5:07 pm

Microsoft Excel Basics

In this workshop you’ll learn the essentials about Excel so you can build spreadsheets with confidence. 

You’ll learn:  

  • How to use Excel templates 
  • How to format your spreadsheets and cells  
  • Some common formulas and functions  
  • What a pivot table is and when to use it  

Presented by Microsoft in partnership with the Student Learning Hub  

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Last updated 3rd September, 2021 4:30 pm

Creating marketing materials with Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media.

This 2 hour session is perfect for those new to InDesign.

Learn how to market yourself by incorporating a logo and QR code into a promotional business card and give away postcard.

Working with a professional graphic designer you will learn how to incorporate text, shapes and images, including an interactive QR code, into a piece of promotional material and save your work as a print ready file or as an interactive digital PDF.

Last updated 3rd September, 2021 4:29 pm

Making videos in Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects enables you to create motion graphics and visual effects for film, TV, video and the web.

This brief 2 hour session will allow you to work hand in hand with the instructor to create a working video animation which includes text effects and sound.

This is a FREE workshop for UTS students. 

About the trainer:  

Xavier Beau-Davis has an extensive training and teaching background.  

Last updated 3rd September, 2021 4:27 pm

Creating Instagram content with Adobe Photoshop

In our digitally connected world, practical skills in graphic design for multimedia are essential in a wide range of businesses and organisations.  The aim of this workshop is to introduce some of the industry based Adobe  software programs commonly used in graphic design and social media.

With a focus on story-telling, the workshop aims to develop skills in design allowing you to develop strategies to communicate concepts and branding for design solutions.

Last updated 3rd September, 2021 4:26 pm

Designing phone apps with Adobe XD

Adobe XD (eXperience Design) is the all-in-one solution for designing websites, mobile apps, and more!

In this 2 hour session, explore user experience design & prototyping to create your own prototype smartphone app.

Follow the instructor who will take you step by step, from start to finish and reward yourself with a functioning app viewable on your own phone when you download the XD program to your mobile phone.

This is a FREE workshop for UTS students. 

About the trainer:  

Last updated 3rd September, 2021 4:25 pm