Workshops

UW Catalyst offers eight series of free computing workshops to UW students and employees:

Catalyst Web Tools
WebQ, CommonView, GoPost ...
Computing Fundamentals
Basics, Security, Networking ...
Digital Audio
The DAW, Protools, Reason ...
Digital Video
iMovie, AfterEffects, Premiere ...
Web Publishing
Dreamweaver, PHP, Podcasting ...
Databases and Spreadsheets
Access, Excel ...
Document Creation
Word, InDesign, Endnote ...
Graphics & Presentations
Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint ...

Most Catalyst workshops are walk-in sessions, designed and taught by our student instructors. These workshops have a fun, casual atmosphere. To attend, you will need your UW NetID and Husky card. If a workshop fills, seating preference will be given to students.

Select workshops are designed specifically for UW instructors and employees (marked with Designed for UW instructors and employees). These workshops are taught by Catalyst's professional staff, and include information about best practices for use of the technology in teaching and research contexts.

Custom Workshops

Catalyst can customize its workshops offerings to fit the needs and schedule of your class or department. Contact us today with your request for a custom workshop. Learn more.

Evaluate Workshops

Attend a Catalyst workshop recently? Catalyst would like you to evaluate workshops so that we can continue to provide quality workshops.

Research Workshops

Free walk-in workshops for students at Odegaard Undergraduate Library. Visit the Library Walk-in Workshops page for details.

Autumn Quarter Schedule




  • OUGL Odegaard Undergraduate Library
  • MGH Mary Gates Hall

Tuesday, September 9
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. WebQ Survey/Quiz Basics MGH 44
Wednesday, September 10
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Before You Build: Planning a Web Site MGH 44
Wednesday, September 10
1:30p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Online Surveys for Research MGH 44
Thursday, September 11
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Put Your Course Online (new tools) MGH 44
Monday, September 29
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Technologies for Web Site Construction MGH 058
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. UW Computing Survival Skills OUGL 102
Wednesday, October 01
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Apple iMovie MGH 058
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Dreamweaver 1 MGH 044
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
Friday, October 03
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft Word OUGL 102
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Microsoft Access MGH 044
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EndNote OUGL 102
Monday, October 06
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Adobe Flash MGH 058
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft Word OUGL 102
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102
Tuesday, October 07
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Engaging Online Materials I: Writing for the Web Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 030
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Adobe Photoshop 1 MGH 058
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Apple Final Cut Pro MGH 058
Wednesday, October 08
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Microsoft Excel MGH 030
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Engaging Online Materials II: Graphics and Discussions Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 044
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Adobe Acrobat OUGL 102
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
Thursday, October 09
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Adobe Illustrator MGH 058
Friday, October 10
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Microsoft Excel OUGL 102
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Podcasting MGH 044
Monday, October 13
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Microsoft PowerPoint MGH 044
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Adobe Photoshop 2 MGH 058
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Adobe ImageReady MGH 058
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102
Tuesday, October 14
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WebQ Survey/Quiz Basics Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 044
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Adobe Dreamweaver 1 MGH 044
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Apple Final Cut Pro MGH 058
Wednesday, October 15
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Digital Video MGH 058
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Online Grading Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 044
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Apple OS X MGH 058
Thursday, October 16
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Adobe Flash for the Web MGH 058
Friday, October 17
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. UW Computing Survival Skills MGH 044
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Computer Management and Troubleshooting MGH 044
Monday, October 20
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Web Site Security OUGL 102
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Digital Audio Workstation Overview OUGL 216 (DAW)
Tuesday, October 21
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Before you Build: Planning a Web Site Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 030
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adobe Illustrator MGH 058
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Adobe InDesign MGH 058
Wednesday, October 22
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Dreamweaver 2 MGH 044
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Technologies for Web Site Construction MGH 058
Friday, October 24
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft Word OUGL 102
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Networking MGH 044
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EndNote OUGL 102
Monday, October 27
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Computer Management and Troubleshooting MGH 044
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Illustrator MGH 058
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
Tuesday, October 28
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Give Your Course an Online Presence Designed for UW instructors and employees This workshop requires registration MGH 030
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Adobe Photoshop 1 MGH 058
Wednesday, October 29
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102
Friday, October 31
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft PowerPoint MGH 044
Monday, November 03
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Flash MGH 058
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
Tuesday, November 04
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Adobe Photoshop 2 MGH 058
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Apple GarageBand MGH 058
Wednesday, November 05
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Unix MGH 058
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Programming for the Web MGH 058
Friday, November 07
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft Excel MGH 044
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102
Monday, November 10
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe InDesign MGH 058
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. JavaScript - Part 1 of 2 MGH 058
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Microsoft Access OUGL 102
Wednesday, November 12
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Microsoft Word MGH 030
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe InDesign MGH 044
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PHP 1 - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Adobe Flash for the Web MGH 058
Thursday, November 13
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Adobe ImageReady MGH 058
Friday, November 14
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Computer Management and Troubleshooting MGH 044
Monday, November 17
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Dreamweaver 1 MGH 044
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. JavaScript - Part 2 of 2 MGH 058
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Microsoft PowerPoint OUGL 102
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. UW Computing Survival Skills MGH 030
Tuesday, November 18
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Digital Audio Workstation Overview OUGL 216 (DAW)
Wednesday, November 19
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Microsoft Excel MGH 030
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PHP 1 - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102
Monday, November 24
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Adobe Dreamweaver 2 MGH 044
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and WordPress Blog Installation OUGL 102
Wednesday, November 26
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Adobe Acrobat OUGL 102
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Linux Installation OUGL 101
Monday, December 01
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PHP II with MySQL - Part 1 of 2 OUGL 102
Wednesday, December 03
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PHP II with MySQL - Part 2 of 2 OUGL 102


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