"La Factoria" Teaching and learning support service

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About La Factoria

La Factoria is a learning and teaching support service La Factoria del CRAI del Campus de la Comunicació-Poblenou .

Who are we?
We are professionals from a range of areas: librarians, computer specialists, audiovisual technicians and administrative staff.

Who is La Factoria for?
Our aim is to respond to the needs of teaching staff and students in carrying out their academic activities, in the new environment resulting from the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

What equipment do we offer? La Factoria is a space where you can find specific technology, different from the rest of the computers at the University:

Equipment: multimedia PC, DVD recorders, video capture cards, scanners, colour printers.

Software: : image, video and sound editing software; website editing, layout of publications and digitalization for preparing both teaching materials and academic papers. See the List of software available at La Factoria

For more information: La Factoria leaflet / La Factoria presentation

Services we offer

Service	Description
Creation of teaching materials and multimedia	Access to ICT (equipment and software) necessary to create teaching materials, personalized advising and assistance. Document digitalization. Preparation of teaching websites, technology and information support. Preparation of other teaching materials for the Aula Global. Support in the process of integrating information resources in the teaching materials: evaluation, selection and acquisition. Management of copyright for matters related to the protection of intellectual property rights over teaching materials made available to users. For further information: Copyright and teaching materials.
Support in preparing academic papers	Access to ITC (equipment and software) necessary to prepare academic papers, personalized advising and assistance. Training on how to prepare academic papers. Support on seeking and selecting information resources. Support in managing copyright. For further information: Copyright and academic papers.
Suport to the Aula Global	Assistance and advising to overcome problems in relation to the use of the Aula Global and its computer support, for teaching staff and students, and also for administrative and service staff. Personalized training on Aula Global.
Support in overcoming problems in the Campus Global	Assistance and advising on the use of the Campus Global and support in resolving problems with access, for teaching staff and students, and also for administrative and service staff.

Where to find us

There is a Factoria on all campuses where teaching activities are carried out, at the following facilities:

Ciutadella Library/CRAI	Poblenou Library/CRAI		Mar University Campus Library