Alister's Workshops

Slides 4 Design (not only for presentations!)

Although there are some very powerful and complex tools for design, this workshop utilises the powerful collaborative tools of Google Slides to drive design and engage visual literacy. You will create graphic designs using advanced tools and skills presented through a series of guided activities, as well as practice design and colour theory to enhance your own instructional materials. You’ll discover the versatility of Slides for graphic design and visual representation in this eye-opening workshop.

Data Smashing!  Geek out with Google Sheets

“Torture the data and it will confess to anything.” 

~ Ronald Coase

As educators we spend the entire year collecting all sorts of valuable information about our students that inform and influence how we teach and reteach. Data smashing is the art of uncovering the hidden order in messy data. You can “data smash” to compare and contrast data, identify connections, and spot outliers. In this workshop, we will use Google Sheets to easily share and collaborate with your colleagues. Through a series of guided activities, we will introduce simple processes to gather and use the data to uncover the insights hidden below the surface. We will dig into the powerful data smashing tools available in Sheets to get instant insights and graphs using the Explore pane - as well as look at the use of AI to assist you to work smarter and faster.