Using the sample materials, this hands-on session will review the nuts and bolts of preparing and loading project materials onto the platform. The discussion will include a detailed walkthrough of the backend and various settings that can be employed to customize projects. Best practices will also be shared. Coffee will be provided during this session! Also online washington.zoom.us… Please let us know if you can attend one or more of these sessions by registering by March 15th. This will help us plan in advance for the sessions. If you are unavailable for the training sessions but still interested in working with Manifold, let us know and we’ll set up a time to talk with you. docs.google.com… Manifold is a digital book publishing platform created by the University of Minnesota Press that incorporates media, visualizations, digital maps, and more into a digital text. It also incorporates readers’ annotations and commentary to facilitate discussions around the text. Thanks to a grant from Manifold and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the UW Press and UW Libraries have an opportunity to test out Manifold. We would love to include you in our pilot! A trainer from Manifold will be coming the week of March 18th and we invite you to participate in our training sessions. Training sessions include:
• General Information Session (repeated on Tuesday)
Monday, March 18th, 1-2pm, Allen Auditorium (Allen North Library)
or online washington.zoom.us… • Customizing Projects & User Engagement with Manifold
Monday, March 18th, 2:30-3:30pm Allen Auditorium (Allen North Library)
or online washington.zoom.us… • Manifold’s Development and Planned Features
Monday, March 18th, 4-5pm, Allen Auditorium (Allen North Library)
or online washington.zoom.us… • General Information Session (repeat of Monday’s session)
Tuesday, March 19th, 9-10am Allen Auditorium (Allen North Library)
or online washington.zoom.us… • Using Manifold in the Classroom
Tuesday, March 19th, 10:15-11:30am Allen Auditorium (Allen North Library)
or online at washington.zoom.us… • Building Projects in Manifold Workshop
Tuesday, March 19th, 1-4pm, Suzzallo 5th Floor East & West Conference Rooms
or online at washington.zoom.us…
Coffee will be provided for this session! |