Apps for Librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy
with Nicole Hennig
5-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
Mobile apps are empowering for people of all ages and abilities. Contrary to the popular idea that apps are only useful for “consumption,” the best apps are being used effectively as tools to enable learning and knowledge creation. In this eCourse, Nicole Hennig will show you how to incorporate apps as learning tools at your library.
After completing this eCourse, you will
- Gain experience using some of the best apps available and understand how they enable learning
- Learn how to evaluate and review mobile apps
- Learn how tablets complement laptops, and how their capabilities are creating new learning opportunities
- Learn how apps are being used by people with special needs, and where to find additional resources for learning more
- Receive guidance for creating your own app guides, offering workshops, and advising colleagues