The Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) provides digital skills and literacies workshops to postgraduate students - across faculties and departments.
Even though students are tech-savvy and know their way around social media platforms, more knowledge of how to use digital tools can benefit and aid learning and research.
Below is a table of workshops available to postgraduate students from August to October 2022.
Contact the CIECT Team to book for the Digital Literacy Workshops:
Even though students are tech-savvy and know their way around social media platforms, more knowledge of how to use digital tools can benefit and aid learning and research.
Below is a table of workshops available to postgraduate students from August to October 2022.
Postgraduate Digital Skills & Literacies Training: August - October 2022
Digital Skills |
Digital Literacies |
Date |
Time |
| Generate text similarity report with Turnitin | Turnitin (Tii) is an anti-plagiarism software tool that detects plagiarised text within the Tii database. The Turnitin database consists of the internet and student document repository. |
Session – 3 August Repeat – 10 August Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Enter and manipulate text using Microsoft Word | Create documents, capture meeting minutes, complete administrative tasks. In addition, skills acquired enhance the learning and research experiences. |
Session – 17 August Repeat – 24 August Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Share and update documents and folders using Google Online Applications (Google Apps) |
Google Applications is a suite of online tools that enables users to send emails, make video and audio calls with the option of recording, create documents, spreadsheets and slideshows. | Session – 31 August Repeat – 7 Sept June Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Set up a Workbook using Microsoft Excel | Capture data on a spreadsheet; generate graphs based on captured data/content; manipulate formulas. | Session – 14 Sept Repeat – 21 Sept Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint | Set up and configure automated presentations using digital content (text, audio, video, images, and so on). | Session – 28 Sept Repeat – 5 October Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Generate text similarity report with Turnitin | Turnitin (Tii) is an anti-plagiarism software tool that detects plagiarised text within the Tii database. The Turnitin database consists of the internet and student document repository. |
Session – 12 Oct Repeat – 19 Oct Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
| Enter and manipulate text using Microsoft Word | Create documents, capture meeting minutes, and complete administrative tasks. In addition, skills acquired to enhance the learning and research experiences. |
Session – 26 Oct Repeat – 2 Nov Link: meet.google.com/dbs-vnzo-who |
18h00 - 19h00 (session and repeat) |
Contact the CIECT Team to book for the Digital Literacy Workshops:
- Send the name of the programme; and a student list (post-grad names, surnames, and UWC email addresses) – if students are interested in attending the upcoming sessions to ictskillstraining@uwc.ac.za.
- The link for the workshop will be sent to the confirmed student group/s.
