Tech training
Upcoming training for the Rutgers community
Looking for tech-focused trainings or workshops? View the selection of upcoming events below. Have a training that’s not listed? Reach out to us.
April training and workshops
Intro to Citation Management
April 1: 12:45–1:45 p.m.
Struggling with citations? Learn how Refworks and other citation management software can make the citation process painless.
Data Publication 2 (publishing to data repositories and creating R packages)
April 2: 2–3:30 p.m.
This workshop first reviews repositories for data publication such as Dataverse, ICPSR, OSF, Zenodo, and more. Then turns to a detailed discussion of building R packages.
Fundamentals of SAS: Statistical Analysis Software
April 2: 3–4 p.m.
This workshop will teach students how to explore and access SAS data sets, import and export non-SAS file formats, and manipulate data with formulas and assignment statements.
Data Visualization 2 (interactive visualizations with Shiny, including hosting a Shiny server)
April 3: 3–4:30 p.m.
This workshop covers creating interactive visualizations with Shiny in RStudio, delivering Shiny visualizations on the web, and hosting a Shiny server.
Generative AI Applications with AI Agents
April 7: 2–3:30 p.m.
This workshop explores the integration of generative AI with autonomous agents to create innovative applications that can solve problems, automate tasks, and enhance creativity.
Digitization Basics
April 8: 1–1:30 p.m.
This session will cover questions to ask and things to think about before starting a digital project.
Building Intelligent Recommendation Systems
April 14: 2–3:30 p.m.
Dive into the fascinating world of recommender systems, the backbone of personalized experiences in today’s digital age. In this workshop, you’ll uncover how platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and Spotify predict what users want.
Sensus Access/Reformatting your documents
April 17: 10–11 a.m.
This hands-on training session will help you learn how to make documents more accessible. Sensus Access for converting PDFs and ways to reformat documents using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat will be explored. By the end, you’ll be equipped to create more readable and inclusive documents.
R Data Wrangling with dplyr, tidyr, readr, and more
April 17: 3–4:30 p.m.
This session reviews major packages within the tidyverse that relate to the essential data handling steps required before (and during) data analysis.
AI courses from Rutgers technology providers
Looking to level up your AI knowledge and literacy? Explore AI-focused courses from Rutgers technology providers like Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn Learning.
Prompt engineering: How to talk to the AIs
Introduction to generative AI
Explore responsible AI
Adobe training from LinkedIn Learning
Want to sharpen those Adobe skills in your free time? Or just looking to expand your tech knowledge without attending an event? LinkedIn Learning offers an extensive collection of video courses, resources, and more.