{"id":49,"date":"2020-05-13T18:53:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T18:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:31:25","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/get-support\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>University Communications and Marketing leads several workshops to help the campus community in its communications efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the exception of the self-lead Gutenberg Quick Start workshop, each of the workshops is held via Zoom. These workshops are generally offered once a month, and they are open to anyone within the NC State community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility and the NC State Theme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An exploration of web accessibility as it relates to WordPress and the NC State Theme. This workshop will cover accessibility fundamentals, heading hierarchies, images and video, the media library and PDFs and more. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-A&amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gutenberg Quick Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This self-lead quick start is provided asynchronously online. It is geared toward users who are completely new to WordPress and\/or Gutenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/workshops\/gutenberg-quick-start\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Workshop Catalogue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content Maintainer 1: Planning and Building a Site with the NC State Theme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first workshop in our three-part training series for content maintainers. This workshop is for those who maintain, or will maintain, content in WordPress. This class is an opportunity to explore the basics of WordPress and the Gutenberg editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is one hour and fifteen minutes and explores the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do you have a website?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What to consider from a site governance and planning perspective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How WordPress helps you achieve your communication goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages in WordPress and the Gutenberg block editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The WordPress media library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages vs posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image accessibility, formatting and sizing considerations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM1&amp;amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/zpJ3XvG8JgAXwYFAiLvFNoLCEDh-5mSfFWuXKq-gdEXpMd3SiKNZaNi8SShVwFId.GbuPqIYkHzO_AzRV  Passcode: #2eEVaKZ\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Watch workshop recording<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content Maintainer 2: Using the Block Editor to Create Engaging User Experiences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second workshop in our three-part training series for content maintainers. This workshop is for those who maintain, or will maintain, content in WordPress. It is recommended that you take <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM1&amp;deptName=ADV\">Content Maintainer 1<\/a> before taking this workshop. Or, have a working knowledge of the Gutenberg editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is an hour and fifteen minutes. In this session we will further explore the Gutenberg editor and the NC State Theme. In this session we will cover the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Page and post layout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding scanning, scrolling and reading patterns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utility versus marketing blocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posts in WordPress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How users navigate: menus, jump links, filtering options, categories and tags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM2&amp;amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/i1NVBKpjKuzwtZhq7vyB9VAa3Kkg_8rx1Sg-t_s47pmPOZ9tX8X-FxC_2BrVskA1.I46NcRdP7KUo-roi  Passcode: A!9sB+a8\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Watch workshop recording<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content Maintainer 3: Using the NC State Theme as a Digital Communications Hub<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third workshop in our three-part training series for content maintainers. This workshop is for those who maintain, or will maintain, content in WordPress. It is recommended that you take <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM1&amp;deptName=ADV\">Content Maintainer 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM2&amp;deptName=ADV\">Content Maintainer 2<\/a> before taking this workshop. Or, have a working knowledge of the Gutenberg editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is an hour and fifteen minutes. In this workshop we will explore rudimentary content strategy and page design. This session also covers the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An introduction to page-level content strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utility versus marketing blocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rudimentary page design considerations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating and disseminating news content for the web<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-CM3&amp;amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/6Do-bS7oViRI3eIW7yTEs6f8dkypYZnZz6sd6KN8wJx5RnwbwGtN2cuGWA_oo2Eb.kH2aJ7aT6h5Q983J  Passcode: bVeUyZ0=\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Watch workshop recording<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Site Administrator<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This hour and fifteen minute workshop will help prepare WordPress site administrators to master the following subject areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Menus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newswire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NC State People<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-SA&amp;amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/c0sfUH65kaQHsLtP3B7CTsEiJvOqF9_0PndrzpGDA9JEKfDCGOU4AT3NOBHm3hF8.Udr2i0q-bynjEwbM  Passcode: 2jf+z*y3\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Watch workshop recording<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gravity Forms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This OIT led training will help prepare WordPress site administrators to work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/\">Gravity Forms <\/a>plugin. This workshop will detail using Gravity Forms&#8217;s visual form editor to construct robust forms and embed them on webpages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-GF&amp;amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Register for workshop<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=c_gdmlhjq0rtnaof9qq7moggndto%40group.calendar.google.com&#038;ctz=America%2FNew_York\" style=\"border: 0\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"brand-communications-training\">Communications and Brand Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Covering a variety of relevant topics, University Communications and Marketing provides additional training and workshops for communicators and marketers<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-UCOMM-BRAND&amp;deptName=ADV\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Brand Training<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/communications-training\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Communications Training<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suggestions or Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>If you have suggestions for additional workshops or a general question, please contact Scott Thompson (<a href=\"mailto:csthomp2@ncsu.edu\">csthomp2@ncsu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-contact-card has-custombg-one-background-color wp-block-ncst-fp-contact-card\">\n    <div class=\"contact-card-wrapper\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-single-contact-card contact-card-item\"><div class=\"single-card-heading\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path d=\"M295.58 382.33v9.36h-78.17v-9.36H8.6v31.59h494.8v-31.59H295.58zM408.65 171.79v-21.06H198.1V192.83h210.55v-21.04zM103.35 150.73h63.17v63.17h-63.17zM408.65 277.06V256H198.1v42.11h210.55v-21.05zM103.35 245.48h63.17v63.17h-63.17z\"><\/path><path d=\"M461.29 98.08H50.71l-.04 273.72h410.62V98.08ZM441.6 352.25H70.37V117.63H441.6v234.62Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h5>Get in Touch<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"single-card-content\"><p>csthomp2@ncsu.edu<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview University Communications and Marketing leads several workshops to help the campus community in its communications efforts. 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