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This is an online event.If You Create a MakerSpace Will They Come?: Webinar (06/24/14)
Case Studies of MakerSpaces and 3D Printers in Libraries with Heather Moorefield-Lang
Registration for this webinar is FULL. To get on the waitlist, please email 1) your name, 2) your library name and 3) the name and date of this class to register@neflin.org. You will be contacted if a seat becomes available.
Wondering what all of this 3D Printer and MakerSpace stuff is all about? In this webinar, hear about libraries at the school, public and academic library levels and see what they are doing with their MakerSpace locations and 3D Printers. Successes, challenges, ideas, useful sites, and much more will be shared.
Virtual Trainer: Heather Moorefield-Lang, Ed.D, Virginia Tech
Heather Moorefield-Lang is the Education and Applied Social Sciences Librarian at Virginia Tech. She received her Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her Doctorate in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her research is focused on technology in education and libraries, specializing in handheld technologies. She is the Chair of the American Association of School Librarians Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee. Her current research is involved with the success and challenges of 3D Printers and MakerSpaces in libraries and schools at every type and level. She is also delving into the research of digital citizenship and the online presence of our digital futures and afterlife. To learn more about Heather and her work, email her at hmlang@vt.edu or follow her on Twitter @actinginthelib.
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This is an online class. Access information will be emailed one week ahead.
NEFLIN Webinars are open to library staff in Florida only.
Cost: NEFLIN classes are free of charge for Florida library staff. Registration is required for all classes and NEFLIN members get priority
Cancellation Deadline is 9 am on Friday, June 20.
Otherwise, no show fees may apply. See all NEFLIN CE policies at http://www.neflin.org/training.
Registration for this webinar is FULL. To get on the waitlist, please email 1) your name, 2) your library name and 3) the name and date of this class to register@neflin.org. You will be contacted if a seat becomes available.