Session Overview
Do your students need to be proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite to be successful in their education and career? Are you looking for ways to incorporate one or more of these computer applications into your course delivery to bridge skills gaps and better prepare your students for their future?
Join Dr. Randy Nordell, Professor and McGraw Hill author of the best-selling Office 365/2021: In Practice series, as he speaks about his teaching strategies for computer applications, critical updates to Office 365/2021 and Windows 11, and recent enhancements to the SIMnet interface. SIMnet is an easy-to-use digital platform that teaches and assesses skills in the Microsoft Office Suite.
A separate session focused on digital credentials within SIMnet will immediately follow.
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Guest Speaker
Dr. Randy Nordell, Professor, American River College
Dr. Randy Nordell is a Professor of Business Technology at American River College in Sacramento, California. He has been an educator for over 30 years and has taught at the high school, community college, and university levels. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus, a single subject teaching credential from Fresno State University, a master’s degree in Education from Fresno Pacific University, and a doctorate in Education from Argosy University. Randy is the lead author of the Microsoft Office 365: In Practice, Microsoft Office 2016: In Practice, and Microsoft Office 2013: In Practice series of texts. He is also the author of 101 Tips for Online Course Success and Microsoft Outlook 2010. Randy speaks regularly at conferences on the integration of technology into the curriculum. When not teaching and writing, he enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, skiing, swimming, backpacking, and enjoying the California weather and terrain.