We are pleased to announce that iBUG Today will be offering a 12-week Mac course beginning Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Sessions take place every Tuesday evening on Zoom from 7:00 to 8:15 PM Central Time. There is also a review/Q&A session every Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 Central time.
The course requirements and topics are listed below. 1. Participate in all classes with no more than one absence. 2. Attend at least half of all review sessions. 3. Complete homework assignments, which include reading, Mac practice, and providing oral answers to some of the focus questions from each lesson. 4. Attend the monthly iBUG Mac-N-Talk conference call. Three are included in this course. 5. Must be able to follow classroom instruction consisting of lecture and live demonstrations. 6. All course sessions are conducted in a group format; one-on-one training will not be provided. 7. Basic knowledge of Windows, iOS, and/or other operating systems may be useful as a reference point but is not required. 8. The course will be most beneficial for students who have Macs newer than 2017 that are compatible with macOS 13 Ventura. 9. Enrollment is only available to first-time students; please do not apply if you have previously completed the course. All sessions will be conducted via Zoom remote conferencing, a free application available for both computer and phone that may be found at http://zoom.us and in the iOS and Android app stores. Lecture recordings will be made available to review class material between sessions. The recorded sessions may also be posted to the iBUG Today website and social media for use by interested individuals who are not otherwise able to take the course. Please do not sign up if you are uncomfortable being recorded. During the class, you will be part of an email list for the receiving of announcements and discussion of course material. Topics September 5: Getting Started with the Mac Part 1: VoiceOver Basics and Mac Layout September 12: Getting Started with the Mac Part 2: Accessibility Settings and VoiceOver Utility September 19: Siri, Dictation, and System Settings September 26: Mac-N-Talk October 3: Finder October 10: Safari Part 1 October 17: Safari Part 2 October 24: Mac-N-Talk October 31: TextEdit November 7: Mail Part 1 November 14: Mail Part 2 November 21: Additional Topics and Wrap-up November 28: Mac-N-Talk If you are interested in enrolling, please complete the course application at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-bXX_38CWIS7sUY0nC_7IDAqUfAXKb9LG4jt4ihQd6lPT1A/viewform?usp=sf_link. Please direct course inquiries to the iBUG Today team at mactraining.ibugto...@gmail.com. The RSVP deadline is Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Due to the high level of interest, please complete your application right away. Enrollment is first come first serve based on eligible applications. Regards, The iBUG Today Team http://ibugtoday.org -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5B01E62B-5F22-4B68-ABEA-31B9EC59AD42%40gmail.com.
