Content Management at UBC's Okanagan campus

Active Content  Manager (ACM) Training

IT, Media and Classroom Services offers ACM training on a regular basis, each session covering a particular topic.  Fill out our Training Request form to sign-up for one or more upcoming sessions.  Space is limited, so sign-up now!

ACM Drop-in Sessions
Need help with a particular task?  We have drop-in sessions on most Tuesdays from 12-1 in the IT Innovation Lab - ADM013.
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An Introduction to Active Content Manager

Available Dates:

  • Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL.
  • Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL.
  • Thursday, May 10th, 2012 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)

This session is designed for new users of Active Content Manager, or those that would like a basic refresher.  It includes an overview of Content Management, and covers such topics as logging in, viewing/changing personal information, navigating the system, site hierarchy (the parent-child relationship), ACM Edit Mode, and adding links. 

Managing the Digital Asset Library

Available Dates:

  • Monday, October 24th, 2011 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL    .

This session takes an in-depth look at the Digital Asset Library, from inserting assets, managing/organizing the library, to inserting the assets onto web pages.  We'll also look at how to keep filesizes small - and why this is necessary.  If you're ready to start putting pictures on your site, or need add a PDF, this session is for you.

ACM Surveys

Available Dates:

  • Monday, September 19th, 2011 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 pm (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL.
  • Monday, November 21st, 2011 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL.
  • Monday, November 28th, 2011 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (ADM013 - IT Innovation Lab)
    THIS SESSION IS FULL

Active Content Manager allows you to create 'surveys' - online forms that can be filled out and submitted.  Results are e-mailed and/or maintained in an Excel spreadsheet, downloadable at any time.  This session covers the creation and maintenance of surveys.

Creating Links

Available Dates:

  • There are currently no scheduled sessions.  If you're interested in attending this session, please fill out our Training Request form.

An overview of creating & removing links - internal links, external links, anchor links, and links to assets in the Digital Asset Library.  Sign up if you don't know the difference!

The ACM HTML Editor

Available Dates:

  • There are currently no scheduled sessions.  If you're interested in attending this session, please fill out our Training Request form.

A detailed look at the HTML Content Editor window (and some of its quirks) - formatting headings, text, creating tables, adding colour to table cells, removing unwanted spaces and lines, etc.  We'll also cover HTML 'clean-up' tools, such as Code Sweeper.  Sign-up if you'd like more practice, or if you've ever struggled with text/page formatting.

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Training Requests

Is there something in particular that you'd like to cover?  Some feature of ACM that you'd like to explore?  Contact Vanessa at vanessa.lomas@ubc.ca and we'll be sure to add it to the training schedule.  One-on-one sessions can also be set-up for specific requests or projects.

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