Requests | Attendance | Research Support | Copyright
Policy on BITS Requested Workshops &
One-on-One Training
Audience
BITS offers technology workshops and one-on-one technology training & consultation by request. Due to limitations with space and resources, these services are limited to UW-Eau Claire students, faculty, and staff.
Workshops
Due to the increasing demand for our workshops, we can no longer support long-term class projects for multiple sections of classes. We have lesson plans with step-by-step instructions available for all of our workshops on the W drive, and we also have step-by-step online help available at https://www.uwec.edu/help. As expressed in our mission statement, it is our goal that after seeing the workshops presented by BITS and having documentation available, faculty will eventually teach the requested technology workshop themselves.
The BITS mission is to teach a broad range of introductory software skills, not professional-level material unique to certain areas of specialization. For example, we can teach an InDesign Basics workshop, but we cannot talk as experts about the printing process; we can teach an SPSS Basics workshop but we cannot advise you how to set up your research study and what statistical tests you should run.
For any workshop that complements a technology-based assignment, the following policies apply. For a short demo request (e.g., Desire2Learn), these policies may not apply.
- Five to seven days notice for us to schedule and adequately prepare our staff for the workshop(s).
- Presence of the instructor at the workshop(s).
- Copy of the assignment and grading rubric provided at the time of the workshop request.
- Collaborative meeting between the faculty member and BITS representative prior to the workshop to discuss the assignment, use the technology to create the assignment, and discuss any customized training that will be required.
New Policy for Repeat Requests
- The first two times a specific workshop is requested, we will provide the teaching materials and instruction.
- For the third and fourth workshop requests, we will act as troubleshooters while the instructor teaches the workshop.
- For all subsequent workshops, we will expect the instructor to be the primary resource and our involvement will be limited to one-on-one assistance for the instructor or students.
One-on-One Help
Unfortunately we don’t have the space or resources to complete projects for faculty or staff, or to interpret assignments for students. We are available to assist you with the specific software questions that you have, so that you gain the skills you need to eventually work confidently and independently.
When a significant number of inquiries is made by students about a specific technology based assignment, we reserve the right to request that the faculty member schedules a BITS workshop. In such cases, the standard workshop policies apply.
Policy on Attendance for BITS Scheduled Workshops
Building Information Technology Skills (BITS) provides free technology training for UW-Eau Claire students, faculty, staff, and emeriti. This is our primary, intended audience; they receive priority consideration for all scheduled workshops. They can register online using their UW-Eau Claire username and password. Where space and resources permit, however, we can extend our services to a broader audience.
If there is space available in a workshop, the following may also attend BITS workshops free of charge:
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) students, faculty, and staff
- Immediate family members of UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff (adult child, parent, spouse)
The UWEC faculty or staff member is responsible for the registration. - UWEC alumni
- Spouses of UW-Eau Claire emeriti
- UW-System students, faculty, and staff
Members from the above mentioned groups must register by phone (836-5157) or by email (training@uwec.edu), providing the following information for registration: full name, academic affiliation, valid email address, full mailing address, and phone number.
Policy on Research Support
The support we can provide in this area is limited to software training. This means if you have specific tasks that you want to complete in a program like SPSS or Excel, we can assist you. Unfortunately, we cannot offer advice in survey design or research methodology, generate reports for you, or make recommendations on what type of data analysis is appropriate for your project. For example, we can show you how to run a certain statistical test in SPSS, but we cannot tell you what statistical test is appropriate for your project or interpret the results of any statistical tests on your data.
Our SPSS one-on-one and group workshops cover the basics of data entry and analysis of sample survey data.
Policies on Copyright
In the case of copyrighted materials, UW-Eau Claire uses fair use guidelines to help us determine proper usage of these materials. According to Fair Use Guidelines students may incorporate portions of copyrighted works when producing their own educational multimedia projects for a specific course. Students may use these projects in the course for which they were created and may use them in portfolios as examples of their academic work. They should include proper attribution and citation.
BITS adheres to the University copyright policy when working with students, faculty, or staff: https://www.uwec.edu/copyright/
Other Copyright Resources
- A chart designed to educate teachers about copyright law.
- A test that acts as a guide to copyright and fair use.
- A resource designed to inform school leaders of what they may do under copyright law.
