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Learn to make mobile apps with these free tutorials
Knowing how to make mobile apps in 2020 is like knowing how to make a website in 2000: a skill much in demand but known by few. Now anyone hoping to learn to create apps for iOS or Android can take advantage of a free suite of interactive tutorials from the University of Maine’s New […]
Read moreAnnouncing UMaine Graduate Certificate in Computing for Educators
The Graduate Certificate in Computing for Educators is now available for those desiring to teach computational thinking, computer coding, and computer science skills problem-solving courses primarily in grades 9-12. The program is completely online and most courses are taught simultaneously on campus and at a distance. The program is designed to educate teachers with little […]
Read moreGraduate Tuition Jump-Start Grants for GIS and IS
The following announcement has been widely distributed to businesses and high school teachers in Maine. If you are potentially interested in acquiring a graduate degree in spatial informatics or information systems, please read further. • Are you or your business facing long-term challenges in incorporating computing, data science, and information systems thinking and the ability […]
Read moreCan artists help us design ethical technology?
How has the boundary between art and non-art shifted in the Internet age, and what does that mean for design, activism, science, and other creative activities? This question is the subject of a Dario Moalli’s fall 2019 interview with New Media faculty and Still Water co-directors Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito in the venerable periodical […]
Read moreStudent-built app helps Maine farmers grow food year-round
Consumers are increasingly eager to eat local produce, but farm-to-table options in the cold season aren’t always easy to find in a northern state like Maine. That could change thanks to a new mobile app designed to help farmers optimize greenhouse conditions in the winter months, from a team led by New Media faculty and […]
Read moreOrdoliberalism 2.0: Towards a New Regulatory Policy for the Digital Age
Dr Manuel Woersdoerfer is the author of a research article recently published in the Philosophy of Management Journal titled Ordoliberalism 2.0: Towards a New Regulatory Policy for the Digital Age. Abstract: In the light of several ongoing antitrust investigations in the E.U. and the U.S., the following research paper analyzes whether ‘big tech’ – same […]
Read moreNew VEMI Research on Guidelines for Nonvisual Graphical Access
VEMI researchers have recently published a new paper providing guidelines and best practices for nonvisual access to graphical material using touchscreen-based haptic interfaces. The article, published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), synthesizes the results of a series of six studies with both blind and sighted participants evaluating the efficacy of the vibro-audio […]
Read moreNew Media students craft Covid19 stories
COVID-19 came suddenly and with a wallop, forcing classes to operate remotely, canceling sports events, and leaving campuses empty last spring. Fortunately, New Media faculty and students have already been experimenting with digital tools for collaboration, like e-portfolios, web-based F2F classes, videoconferencing and discussion platforms like Slack.
Read moreCoronavirus Tips
How to Manage Your Loneliness April 20, 2020 New York Times The Cigna study indicated that 79 percent of those aged 18 to 22 considered themselves lonely. Among this group, heavy social media users were more likely to say they’re feeling lonely, Dr. Nemecek said, “so leveraging social media in the right way to make […]
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