Microsoft 365 Copilot for Education Faculty

This hands-on course empowers education faculty and administrators to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot and core applications to enhance educational operations, improve student engagement, and streamline administrative tasks.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Utilize Copilot Chat to create educational content and administrative documents
• Build dynamic presentations for board meetings and faculty presentations
• Manage student data and institutional metrics using Excel with Copilot
• Create professional correspondence and reports in Word
• Coordinate effectively using Teams for faculty collaboration
• Organize communications and meetings through Outlook

Course Agenda

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot in Education (60 minutes)

• Welcome and introductions
• Overview of Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities
• Setting up Copilot Chat for educational use cases
• Hands-on Lab: Creating a welcome message for new students using Copilot Chat

Module 2: PowerPoint for Educational Presentations (90 minutes)

• Designing compelling presentations for stakeholders
• Using Copilot to generate presentation content
• Hands-on Lab: Create a budget presentation for the school board using enrollment data
• Incorporating charts and data visualization
• Hands-on Lab: Build a faculty training presentation with Copilot assistance

Module 3: Excel for Educational Data Management (90 minutes)

• Managing student enrollment and performance data
• Using Copilot to analyze trends and create reports
• Hands-on Lab: Analyze student performance data across departments
• Creating dashboards for administrative decision-making
• Hands-on Lab: Build a budget tracking spreadsheet with automated insights

Module 4: Word for Academic Documentation (75 minutes)

• Creating policies, procedures, and official communications
• Using Copilot to draft and refine documents
• Hands-on Lab: Draft a new academic policy document
• Collaborative editing and review processes
• Hands-on Lab: Create a faculty handbook section with Copilot assistance

Module 5: Teams for Faculty Collaboration (75 minutes)

• Setting up and managing faculty Teams
• Organizing departmental channels and resources
• Hands-on Lab: Create a curriculum planning Team workspace
• Conducting effective virtual faculty meetings
• Hands-on Lab: Plan and execute a department meeting

Module 6: Outlook for Educational Communication (75 minutes)

• Managing communications with students, parents, and faculty
• Using Copilot to draft professional emails
• Hands-on Lab: Create email templates for common administrative communications
• Calendar management for academic schedules
• Hands-on Lab: Set up automated meeting scheduling for parent-teacher conferences

Module 7: Integration and Best Practices (45 minutes)

• Connecting all applications for seamless workflows
• Security and compliance considerations in education
• Hands-on Lab: Create an integrated workflow for new student onboarding
• Q&A and course wrap-up