Curious about using Apps for teaching and research?
UMass Boston Librarians and Educational Technologists are offering hands-on workshops! Join Librarian Teresa Maceira and Adaptive Technology Specialist Matt McCubbin
in this series of sessions covering a variety of apps for searching our databases, access journals and e-books, organize online content, make quick and easy presentations, and learning about accessibility features on Apple devices.
The workshops will allow time for hands-on practice with the library’s classroom set of iPads. Attend 1…or all 5 workshops.
Feel free to share this announcement with colleagues and students –the workshops are open to everyone!
DATES AND APPS:
- Tuesday, March 10, 2:00-3:00pm
Featured Apps: Browzine, Atomic Learning, EasyBib, Bluefire Reader - Monday, March 23, 12:00-1:00pm
Featured Apps: Financial Times, PubMed, Gale Databases, EBSCOhost Databases - Thursday, April 9, 3:00-4:00pm
Featured Apps: Evernote, Outline, Dropbox, Pocket, and Flipboard - Wednesday, April 29, 11:00am-12:00pm
Featured Speaker: Matt McCubbin, Adaptive Technology Specialist
Featured Apps: Voice Dream Reader and Apple Assistive Technology Features - Friday, May 8, 9:30-10:30am
Featured Apps: Prezi, Educreations, Haiku Deck, Google Slides
LOCATION:
All workshops will be held in the Center for Library Instruction, Healey-04-015
TO REGISTER:
E-mail library.reference@umb.edu to register for any of the workshops
SPONSORED BY:
University Libraries
Information Technology Learning Commons