Course Outline

Session 1 – Virtual (2 hours): Communication and Organization with Google Workspace for Government

  • Gmail: Strategies for email organization and productive use in a government setting
  • Google Calendar: Techniques for creating events, reminders, and meetings; managing shared calendars to enhance coordination
  • Google Meet: Best practices for organizing video calls from Gmail and Calendar; collaboration functions such as chat, recording, and screen sharing
  • Practical activity: Workday simulation using Gmail, Calendar, and Meet to coordinate team activities within a government context

Sessions 2, 3, and 4 – In-person (12 hours total): Productivity and Collaboration in the Cloud for Government

  • Google Drive: Methods for creating, organizing, and searching files; sharing documents and managing permissions to support government workflows
  • Google Docs: Techniques for creating collaborative documents; using comments, suggestions, and revisions to enhance document review processes
  • Google Sheets: Utilizing basic formulas, pivot tables, charts; real-time collaboration to improve data analysis and reporting in government
  • Google Slides: Strategies for designing online presentations; teamwork on presentations to support collaborative projects within the public sector
  • Communications – Chat/Gemini: Overview and usage of tools to enhance communication and collaboration among government teams
  • Practical activity: Group project where teams create a Google Drive folder with a document, spreadsheet, and presentation integrating AI to support government initiatives

Additional Components for Government

  • Video tutorials for each tool tailored to government applications
  • Virtual practical activities: - Prepare a weekly schedule in Calendar to manage public sector tasks - Develop a collaborative report in Docs to support interdepartmental communication - Design a simple dashboard in Sheets to monitor key performance indicators - Record a short presentation in Meet with Slides to communicate project outcomes
  • Final online evaluation: questionnaire to assess understanding and application of tools for government

Summary and Next Steps for Government

Requirements

  • Basic computer literacy for government tasks
  • Familiarity with common office productivity tools used in the public sector
  • Willingness to engage in practical group exercises

Audience

  • Staff members seeking to enhance digital competencies for government operations
  • Academic and administrative professionals working in the public sector
  • Teams aiming to improve communication and collaboration with Google Workspace for government use
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