The Office of Web Development offers training for Rhythmyx Content Management System (CMS).

To enroll in one of the following sessions fill out the form at
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/cio/webdev/page30153.html.

Sessions will be on the following dates:

• Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 8:30am to 11:30am, 207 Olscamp
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, 207 Olscamp
• Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 8:30am to 11:30am, 207 Olscamp
• Thursday, August 14, 2008, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, 207 Olscamp
• Fall 2008 Semester dates to be announced when lab schedules are released

Who should attend?

• Webmasters for BGSU departments that are moving into CMS
• New Webmasters for BGSU departments that are already in CMS
• Anyone who has been using CMS and would like to learn more about it
• Anyone who wants to know more about what the CMS system is and what it does

What will you learn?

• What CMS is and how it works
• How to use the Content Explorer efficiently
• How to create and save customized searches
• What fields are in the different content types and which ones are required
• Why Category, Workflow and Template fields are very important
• How to use the slots to finish a page with images and a navigation bar 
• How to use Dreamweaver and Word to create shortcuts to creating and maintaining your pages.  This will be helpful to those who are just converting to CMS.

Follow up with individuals after the training sessions will address specific needs for those who attend.