In-person training

When possible, our help desk staff will answer all questions immediately, but for in-depth questions we may suggest online training or a tech coach appointment. We will not do your project for you, but we will assist in training on equipment and software. 

Tech Coach: Schedule a 45 minute one-on-one appointment with a Tech Coach when you need in-depth task-specific assistance on any of our multimedia software applications. For comprehensive training on a software topic, see our online training options. Use our online form or call 615-904-8526 to schedule an appointment. Please give at least 72 hours notice for a training request.

Studio Tours: We would love to show you around the place! We would prefer to know in advance that you and/or your group are coming, but we will accommodate drop-ins as we can. To schedule a tour, call 615-904-8526 or email dms@mtsu.edu.

Online Training

If you are a beginner or need comprehensive training on a software application, utilize the following online resources.

for use only in the Digital Media Studio

Lynda.com offers comprehensive online training for dozens of software applications, from Photoshop and Dreamweaver to Access and Excel. You can watch video tutorials and try your hand at interactive practice sessions. Come to the Studio to log in from one of our computers, and use the training software while you build your project.

Adobe Creative Suite

• Lynda.com -- see above; for use only in the Digital Media Studio

• Layers Magazine CS5 Learning Center -- A little bit of everything Adobe.

• Adobe TV -- video tutorials on every Adobe Product

• Tutorials and Reference Sources

• Tutorials from Gimp.org

• Gimp User Group Tutorials Page

• Note: Photoshop tutorials can be used to learn Gimp Shop with little modification

• Lynda.com - 20+ hours of tutorials on iLife 2009 modules; come to the Studio for use

• iMovie tutorials from Apple.com

• iPhoto tutorials from Apple.com

• iDVD tutorials from Apple.com

• Garageband tutorials from Apple.com

• iWeb tutorials from Apple.com