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Training Sessions
The following training sessions are organized by the Hub and Spoke Training Work Team or in collaboration with Student Success. If you have questions, please email StudentSuccess.ProfessionalDevelopment@utsa.edu.
Technology and Systems Training
| A General Overview to Inspire | |
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| Description |
The "Inspire General Overview Training" is designed for the University of Texas at San Antonio community users, focusing on introducing and leveraging the Civitas Inspire platform to enhance student success. This training is mandatory for all new Inspire users and covers essential features such as login settings, student information management, group creation, advanced filtering, and reporting tools. Participants will learn how to activate their HUB account, access and manage student lists, and utilize Inspire's capabilities to support student persistence and academic history insights, facilitating a general understanding of the platform's benefits for student engagement and success. This training will be interactive with opportunities to practice basic tasks. Participants should submit their Inspire access request prior to the training so that they are able to participate fully in the training. For information about this training or Inspire account access please contact Maggie Floyd at margaret.floyd@utsa.edu Presented by Maggie Floyd, Senior Director |
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| Location | Teams |
| Audience | The training is open to professional staff and faculty who have access to Civitas Inspire, but it is geared towards those in the Academic Support Programs unit of Inspire. |
| Registration | Register for Inspire General Overview Training on Qualtrics |
View recording and resource links for past Technology and Systems Trainings in the Past Trainings section below.
Supporting Student Success Training
| You Are a Data Person: Recognizing and Embracing Your Data Identity | |
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| Description |
Data isn’t just for analysts—it's part of everyone’s role in higher education. Inspired by You Are a Data Person, by Dr. Amelia Parnell, this interactive workshop will help faculty and staff recognize how they already engage with data in their daily work and begin to explore their own "data identity." Through guided reflection and discussion, participants will assess their comfort level with data, challenge common misconceptions, and gain a broader understanding of how data can support student success. No spreadsheets required—just a willingness to explore and engage! |
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Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 1:00 to 2:00pm |
| Location | Teams |
| Audience | The training is open to professional staff, student staff, and faculty. |
| Registration | Register for You Are A Data Person: Recognizing and Embracing Your Data Identity on Qualtrics to receive an Outlook invite and Teams link. |
| You Are A Data Person: Dr. Amelia Parnell's Keynote | |
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| Description |
Join us for an enlightening keynote address with Dr. Amelia Parnell, author of You Are A Data Person: Strategies for Using Analytics on Campus. Register for your chance to get a copy of the book! |
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 • 10:00-11:00am |
| Location | In-person on Main Campus in the JPL Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22) |
| Audience | This training is open to professional staff, student staff, and faculty. |
| Registration | Register for Dr. Parnell's keynote on Qualtrics |
Training from UTSA Advising
UTSA Advising will be offering the following trainings that are open to staff members in the Division of Student Success. These trainings are virtual through Zoom. For Zoom links, visit the Student Success Professional Development Teams.
Campus Resources
- Additional sessions will be added soon.
Additional Professional Development Sessions
- Additional sessions will be added soon.
Assessment Staff Learning Community
The Assessment Staff Learning Community has returned for Spring 2025! The Assessment Staff Learning Community is for UTSA professional staff and graduate student staff interested in learning and discussing topics related to assessment, evaluation, and data in student-centered programs.
Strengthen your assessment and evaluation knowledge and skills with a free online assessment along with the accompanying Assessment Staff Learning Community at UTSA! More info below.
The Student Affairs Assessment Online Course is running February 3 through March 30, 2025. Learn more and register here. (Note, the content is applicable to staff members who work with or for students, not just those in Student Affairs! The course itself is asynchronous, with optional office hours.)
Join the Assessment Staff Learning Community to accompany the course. This is a UTSA-specific opportunity to discuss the course content in a UTSA context both asynchronously and synchronously using Teams. We will meet on Fridays at 11:00am on Teams on the following dates: February 14, 28, March 14, 28. You will receive Outlook invites after signing up. You can participate in the Assessment Staff Learning Community asynchronously if meeting times do not work for you, and you can participate in as many or as few as you'd like.
Interested in participating in the Spring 2025 Assessment Staff Learning Community?
Additional UTSA Professional Development Opportunities
Past Trainings
Training sessions have been offered on the following topics. Links to recordings and guides, where available, are below:
Adobe Creative Cloud
- Getting Started with Adobe Express, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Intro to Adobe Illustrator, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Compositing Photos with Adobe Photoshop, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Intro to Adobe Premiere Rush, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Getting Started with Adobe InDesign, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Creating Graphics for Social Media with Adobe Generative AI, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Edit Promotional Images Using Generative AI In Adobe Photoshop, presented by Willie Schaefer
- Edit Your Videos Using AI in Adobe Premiere Pro, presented by Willie Schaefer
- From Concept to Completion: A Full Workflow in Adobe Creative Suite, presented by Willie Schaefer
Software
- Using Qualtrics as an Assessment Tool
- PDF guide for Using Qualtrics as an Assessment Tool • Email StudentSuccess.ProfessionalDevelopment@utsa.edu for a link to the recording
- Introduction to and Groups and Reports in Civitas Inspire
- PDF guide for Civitas Inspire • Email StudentSuccess.ProfessionalDevelopment@utsa.edu for a link to the recording
- Introduction to and Building Reports in TracCloud
- Email StudentSuccess.ProfessionalDevelopment@utsa.edu for a link to the recording
Supporting Student Success
- Canvas Accessibility Training, presented by Vanessa Garza and RaLynn McGuire, Teaching, Learning & Digital Transformation
Questions?
If you have any questions, email us at Student Success Professional Development .
