Trainings and Workshops
Trainings are basic Drupal trainings designed for the beginner to start editing their websites. It is a two hour long hands-on class (computers provided but feel free to bring a laptop). Those who are advanced web editors but are new to the UCR Drupal environment should also take the class to see how things differ. Workshops are open sessions for those who have had basic training. These delve into specific topics and new features. They are also open for questions and sharing.
Online Training
Online training will take place for the foreseeable future. This training will be conducted via Zoom. Beginning training typically takes 2 hours to go over the basics. It is recommended that you reach out to your Site Factory Manager first regarding the plan for your site's transition if it already exists. For individuals who wish to complete Drupal training, once your Drupal site has been created, please fill out the form.
Workshop Schedule
Workshops are open to all contributors, editors, and site builders. Every workshop we'll discuss a topic for the first part of the session. After, we'll turn it over to questions and depending on the amount of people attending, could possibly work in small groups or one on one. At least one of the developers will also be in the room for more technical questions.
The workshops are held in the C&C/ITS building (back of lot 9) in room 112 every third Thursday. You do not need to reserve a spot but do note that spaces are limited.
*UPDATE: Workshops starting March 2020 will be conduced via Zoom. Closer to the dates of the workshop, there will be a registration link. Be sure to register for the upcoming workshop you'd like to attend. May's workshop has been postponed a week. New date = May 28th.
| Session | Topic | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 20th, 2020 | SEO discussion (guest speaker Kelly McGrail) | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| March 19th, 2020 | Conducted via Zoom XML Sitemap |
2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| April 16th, 2020 |
Conducted via Zoom |
2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| May 28th, 2020 |
Updates for May |
2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| June 18th, 2020 |
Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Discussion on rebranding |
2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| Session Date | Topic | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 21st 2019 | Sticky Nav, Dynamic Columns Custom Block | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| March 21st 2019 | Managing Redirects and aliases | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| April 18th 2019 | Bulk Add CAS User | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| May 16th 2019 | Technical Overview - integrations with Drupal | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| June 20th 2019 | Password Protected Pages | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| July 18th 2019 | Articles Content Type & Layout Builder preview | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| August 15th 2019 | Layout Builder | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| September 19th 2019 | Open session: ongoing issues, new accessibility resources, etc. | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| November 21st, 2019 | Main Navigation with MegaNav | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| December 19th, 2019 | Future of Drupal & improvement ideas for training | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| Session | Topic | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 15th 2018 | Taxonomy & Roles | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| April 19th 2018 | Block Layout & Heroes (banner, slider, video) | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| May 17th 2018 | Panelizer (Layouts) | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| June 21st 2018 | Embedding Content (Localist, Profiles, iframes), Menus (main nav, section, related, audience) | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| July 19th 2018 |
Using Image Styles properly, Updating meta-data |
2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| August 16th 2018 | MegaNav, Hybrid Theme | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| September 20th 2018 | Forms | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| October 26th (FRIDAY!) | Full width layouts, Internal site search, Button Bar | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| November 15th 2018 | Custom Alerts, RSS Feeds, Call to Action custom block, Header Image options | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |
| December 20th 2018 | Margin and padding for blocks | 2:00pm | 3:30pm |