Tag: Lauren Ashmore

Thanks for a Great TechWeek event!

A big shout-out to our DBSA team and our presenters for making this Fall’s TechWeek series a huge success! Special thanks to our alumni for coming back and sharing their knowledge and experience with their Humber family, we’re so proud of you Amanda Rice, Prab Vashisht,  Vik Joshi, Lauren Ashmore,  Irina Gorea, and Martin Perez. Thanks to Sheena Ordinario, and Isabella Annouza for joining us!

The following workshop were presented at Humber’s Lakshore campus, along with some of the material shared by our presenters:

Thanks to the DBSA team: Michallia Marks, Japjit Grewal, Usman Mayo, Andre Thompson, Devan Shingadia, Lana Hekmat, Alexandra Belen, and Shray Shrotriya for your hard work and dedication.

TechWeek Fall 2019 – Mark Your Calendar!

The Digital Business Student Association is proud to host the following hands-on workshops during our TechWeek Fall 2019 at Humber’s Lakeshore Campus. All the sessions will be held in a computer lab, feel free to use Humber’s computers or bring your own laptop!

Shopify

Learn how to setup and run your own e-commerce store using Shopify.

Facebook Ads & Canva

Canva – We will start by covering the basics of Canva – What is Canva, How to use Canva, The importance of Canva & how Canva can be used for business Success. This will be an example of how to leverage FREE online tools to your advantage.

Facebook Ads – Facebook Ads are essential to Digital Marketing Success & Lead Generation in Any company. We will learn how to design a Facecbook Ad Graphic, as well as the back-end targeting technicality that makes a Facebook Ad successful. We will also cover the “do’s” and “don’ts surrounding Facebook Ads.

Video Editing with Filmora 

Strengthen your storytelling skills and learn how to create and edit your own video content for YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, and Facebook. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to merge, split, trim, crop, cut and paste video clips to make your video unique. Improve Saturation and Contrast for a better quality image. Adjust the speed for slow motion effect, or to speed up the action. Rotate the image for unique angles… and so much more. We will download and use the free trial of Filmora, an affordable video editing software.

  • Date&Time: Thursday Sept 19 @ 7:30 – 9:00 PM
  • Delivered by Lauren Ashmore, Video Production Professor and Digital Marketer. Lauren completed her Advanced Diploma in Film and Television Production in 2011 and her Bachelor of Commerce in Digital Business Management  in 2018. She has extensive experience in the video production industry and currently teaches at the School of Media Studies
  • Location: Lakeshore Campus, lab L3014
  • Cost: $5 (ticket sales are final, non refundable)
  • Register online (Eventbrite)

Microsoft Excel 

Two full-day workshops delivered by Isabella Annouza (Microsoft Certified Trainer) 

Beginners: Saturday September 21, 2019 @ 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.

Intermediate: Saturday September 28, 2019 @ 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.

This is a hands-on session scheduled in a computer lab, feel free to use Humber’s computers or bring your own laptop

MailChimp

Participants will learn about the importance of email marketing and how to set up their first campaign. We will also walk through the analytics report to better understand campaign performance. This is an introductory level workshop that is recommended to those who have never worked with MailChimp before.

  • Date&Time: Monday Sept 23 @ 6:30 – 8:00 PM
  • Delivered by Irina Gorea, Marketing Manager at Greenloc Environmental Hoarding, Irina graduated from the Digital Business Management BComm program in 2018 and is currently completing her Masters degree at Ryerson University
  • Location: Lakeshore Campus, lab L3012
  • Cost: $5 (ticket sales are final, non refundable)
  • Register online (Eventbrite)

LinkedIn

Learn how to create your professional LinkedIn profile! In this session, participants will work on setting up a marketable profile, building up their network, sending messages to new connections, following companies/ groups and how to participate in them, sharing updates and articles.

  • Date&Time: Tuesday Sept 24 @6:30 – 8:00 PM
  • Delivered by Sheena Ordinario, Placement Advisor, Faculty of Business, Humber College
  • Location: Lakeshore Campus, lab L3014
  • Cost: $5 (ticket sales are final, non refundable)
  • Register online (Eventbrite)

Google Analytics

Learn how to use Google Analytics to track your website’s performance plus some advanced features such as remarketing and e-commerce analytics. There will also be a brief overview of the Google Analytics certification process and how to integrate Google Analytics with Google Data Studio for better reporting..

  • Date&Time: Thursday Sept 26 @6:30 – 8:00 PM
  • Delivered by Martin Perez, Digital Marketing Specialist in the tech sector. Martin has worked with small startups and large multinational companies to achieve their digital growth goals. Recently, Martin worked in a digital agency founded by ex-Googlers providing SEO and SEA services to businesses. Martin graduated from the Digital Business Management BComm program in 2016.
  • Location: Lakeshore Campus, lab L3014
  • Cost: $5 (ticket sales are final, non refundable)
  • Register online (Eventbrite) 

*Please note that ticket sales are final, non-refundable. It is not possible to issue refunds or workshop credits for any reason

Tech Week Fall 2017 – Great Success!

Thanks to the Digital Business Student Association (DBSA) for hosting their second Tech Week, featuring hands-on workshops: MS Excel, Shopify, Google AdWords & Analytics, video editing using Filmora.

Thanks to everyone who made this happen, the presenters, organizers, and volunteers. We could not have done it without you!

  • Thanks to the Shopify team for joining us again this year
  • Special thanks to own grads Martin Perez & Chad Fernandez for always coming back to Humber and sharing their experience with our current students
  • Thanks to our fourth year student Lauren Ashmore for delivering the amazing Filmora workshops, and to Spencer Hay for assisting her

Thanks to the DBSA’s executive team: Kiran Bajwa, Farihah Chowdhury, Irina Gorea, and Christine Howald

Thanks to the DBSA members and volunteers: Tremaine Gordon, Rhys Ottaway, Amanda Rice, and Valery Skapare

 

DBSA Hosts Annual TechWeek Conference!

TechWeek Fall 2017 features six great workshops:

  1. Sunday Oct 1, 2017: MS Excel Workshop – beginners (Register Now)
  2. Monday Oct 2, 2017: Shopify (Register Now)
  3. Tuesday Oct 3, 2017: Google AdWords & Analytics (Register Now)
  4. Tuesday Oct 3, 2017: MailChimp (Register Now)
  5. Wednesday Oct 4, 2017: Video Editing using Filmora (Register Now)
  6. Sunday Oct 15, 2017: MS Excel Workshop – intermediate (Register Now)

Digital Business Student Association

Mark your calendars! Last year DBSA held their first annual TechWeek conference. We are pleased to announce that due to the success of our previous conference, we are holding it again during the week of Oct 1st, 2017.

Day 1: MS Excel Workshop (delivered by: Microsoft Certified, Isabella Annouza, Microsoft Certified)

  • When: Sunday Oct 1, 2017 @ 9:00 – 3:30 PM (includes time for lunch break)
  • Where: Lakeshore campus, Room L3012
  • What: In this workshop, you will learn how to use Microsoft Excel by an MS Certified leader. There will be manuals available for students to borrow and share during the workshop, and the data files will be available on a shared drive that will be provided.
  • Register Now!

Day 2: Shopify: Hands-On Workshop (delivered by a team of Shopify Gurus). 

  • When: Monday Oct 2, 2017 @ 6:00 – 9:00 PM (includes time for Q&A)
  • Where: Lakeshore campus, Room L3012
  • What: A…

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Thanks to Lauren Ashmore for facilitating the “Photoshop Skills” workshop

Thanks to Lauren Ashmore (LinkedIn profile), our third year Digital Business Management student for facilitating the “Photoshop Skills” student-led seminar at the Lakeshore campus. Students from all four years of the program attended the hands-on workshop, learned and practised basic Photoshop skills. Read more on the e-BSA website

e-BSA Networking and Placement Experience – Great event!

Congratulations to the e-Business Student Association on the great success of their first event of the academic year 2015/2016!

The following are the slides used during the event:

  • Unbounce presentation (Lauren, Martin, Essra) view PDF
  • Digifest presentation (Chad) view PDF
  • Main event slides (President and Exec Team) view PDF

To read more about the event please visit the e-BSA website

Student-led Seminar: Photoshop

Our third year e-Business Marketing student, Lauren Ashmore, will be facilitating a hands-on workshop on Photoshop skills. The workshop will be focused around preparing photos for posting via social media, including:

  • Setting up the canvas
  • Overview of basic tools with an emphasis on cropping and text
  • Resolutions and dimensions used in different social media platforms
  • How to adjust an image in order to emphasize your “look”
  • How to export the image properly for web usage

Where & When:

  • Location: Lakeshore campus L3014
  • Time: Thursday October 1, 2015 @ 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Register through Eventbrite 

Martin, Essra, and Lauren at Unbounce 2015

e-Business Marketing students Martin Perez, Essra Arshad, and Lauren Ashmore attended Unbounce 2015 and shared with us some pictures. Read more details on the e-Business Student Association website.

e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015
e-Business Marketing students attending Unbounce 2015