Services - Assistive Technology
Summer 2013 Assistive Technology Workshops
Notetaking: getting the most out of your lectures
How to record lectures, use notetaking devices and software and how to organize your notes- hardware and software supports for getting the most out of your lectures. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00pm-1:00pm, SW302
Time Management Supports and Technical Aids
How to gain more control, experience less stress, complete more tasks, reduce procrastination, and enjoy your free time through organizational tools and methods. Inexpensive or free ways to organize your class, studying, reading and project time, using software, PC or Mac systems, and smart phones.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 12:00pm-1:00pm, and June 5, 5:00 – 6:00 pm SW302
Generating Ideas-Creating an Outline: software supports to the writing process
The first step in your essay or project is often to come up with the greatest number of ideas and areas to examine in your topic. Even in the physical sciences, it is important to generate a wide list of data to examine, in preparation for writing reports. The next step is to take these ideas and develop them into an outline as part of the planning phase of your essay, paper or project. This workshop will demonstrate how to use Inspiration and Kurzweil 3000 software for both generating ideas and outlining your work. Wednesday May 29, 2013 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, SW302
Creating Study Notes as you Read- Effective reading with software supports
Extract information as you read textbooks, PowerPoints and PDFs, using Office or Kurzweil 3000 software. Create flashcards or other study tools while reading to maximize your learning as you read, and to use for tests and exams. This workshop will demonstrate how to create electronic notes out of your readings, and organize them for maximum effectiveness when reviewing. Wednesday May 15, 2013, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, May 29, 2013 12:00pm-1:00pm, SW302
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Repetitive Strain Injury: How to Prevent, Treat, and Accommodate It
Repetitive strain injury can result from long hours at the computer, or a range of other tasks. This workshop will identify ways of preventing this injury, treatment options once you have it and how software and hardware options can help you accommodate it. Wednesday, June 5, 12:00pm-1:00pm, SW302
Maximizing your effectiveness with Dragon Naturally Speaking
Dragon Naturally speaking can be an excellent tool for casual use (brainstorming ideas, writing e-mails,) or for formulating formal essays. This workshop will do straight ways to improve the accuracy of your voice recognition, teach Dragon your academic vocabulary, and how to backup or transfer voice files. Having problems? Bring your computer and microphone for hands-on problem solving. Wednesday, June 12 12:00-1:00pm and Wednesday May 22nd, 5:00pm-6:00pm SW302