iPad apps workshop series in the Library

iPad apps workshop
in
the library
Outcomes
challenges
Findability
Accounts required
Apps
The apps
UMass Boston
students as consumers and producers of information

iPads can become collaborate spaces

paths for creation via iPads


collaborate

participate

produce

share
1,5 million Apple apps!!
Which do I choose?
Criteria
Academic applications
Criteria
multiple platforms
iOS
Android

free

accessibility
The workshops
Tools for academic research
4 apps
50 minutes
Open to the UMass community
iPads
hands on
Multiple forms of delivery
ECHO360 classroom capture
synchronous
face to face
handouts
asynchronous
research guide
taped recordings
http://umb.libguides.com/c.php?g=351439&p=2368109
a system that records classroom lectures
recorded lectures are accessed through a link
Surveys results
promotion

IT Training Portal
social media

Connectivity
Wi Fi
technical proficiency of attendees
created library accounts
rotation of featured apps

keeping up to date

testing and practicing
Successes
Collaboration across departments
Engagement
Customized workshops
IT Department
iPad cart
technical support
IT Training Portal
accessibility workshop

Multiple delivery platforms
research guide

ECHO360

handouts
workshops attended by students, staff and faculty
Library instruction
nursing classes
business classes
Staff workshops
instructional designers
Conclusion
increased knowledge of apps for academic search

growing awareness of our library resources

further exploration of mobile instruction


Apps Sources
Reviews

Edshelf.com
Commonsensemedia.org
PC Magazine
CNET.com
ipadapps.org
apppicker.com
beautifulpixels.com/ipad/

Blogs

Nicole Hennig- http://nicolehennig.com/mobile-apps-news/
iPadInsight.com (I follow through the app Flipboard)

Further reading
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. acrlframe-equest@lists.ala.org. ALA/ACRL. Listserv.

Hennig, N. (2014). Selecting and evaluating the Best Mobile Apps for Library Services. Library Technology Reports, 50(8), 1-30.

Mackey, Thomas P, and Trudi E. Jacobson. Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to
Empower Learners. ALA Neal-Shuman, 2014. Print.
Teresa Maceira, UMass Boston

Computers in Libraries, 2016
Library Labs, Innovation & Imagination
March 8-10, 2016
Washington, DC

asynchronous request from online community

less apps

more time for exploration and reflection
"The most helpful things were the apps that could be used for the research and I was really amazed to see these types of apps do exist."
Thank You!
Contact info:

Teresa Maceira
Reference Librarian
Healey Library
University of Massachusetts Boston

Teresa.Maceira@umb.edu


Metaliteracy
Metaliteracy

Participatory digital environments
research
file sharing
productivity
accessibility
citing
collaboration
presentation
Technology
http://umb.libguides.com/appsworkshops
Workshop research guide