Greetings everyone – I forgot a key step for this post — ADDING the video! Hey all – I made you a video: Thanks to All in SP 2026 INFO 200! Wishing you the very best! Image: Labs on a Train by ChatGPT
Written by Michael Stephens
Hello everyone, I hope you are doing okay after what has been a stressful and disruptive stretch. The Provost has emailed that Canvas has been restored, which is good news, but we will all need to be especially diligent and mindful over the next few days as systems stabilize and everyone regains access to course … Continue reading “Canvas Update & Paper Extension”
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Good morning everyone. I just sent a few emails to all of the 200 instructors about the Canvas issue. I generated a PDF of the assignment guidelines and requirements for the research paper for them because their students just working in Canvas cannot get to anything there. Just want to let you know we’re … Continue reading “Canvas Hack & Ransom”
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Hey all – soon after classes end I will be resetting this course section site. That process includes deletion of all user accounts. If there is any of your content you want to keep – group postings, course blog comments – be sure to copy and paste them out of the site or take screenshots before … Continue reading “Important: Resetting the Site”
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Hey all – so everyone in our section can see what topics you all explored, please consider posting your abstract as a comment here. Watch this post for comments over the next few days. You may find some topics very interesting!
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Greetings all – For Blog Report #7, you are already being asked to create a media-based artifact from your research on your information community’s use of emerging technologies. Your artifact might take the form of an infographic, video, slideshow, audio presentation, or another creative format that helps communicate what you have learned. This assignment invites … Continue reading “Additional Option for Blog Report 7 – AI Image & Memo”
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Greetings all – I made a mistake with the Monday morning post and it did not publish. Apologies. It is now up on the course blog. All remaining due dates are now May 11. Image: a bit of a story. I was distracted yesterday because Billy on the right hand side had his first rehab … Continue reading “Apologies for Weekly Intro Snafu”
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I took a short break from grading portfolios to finish grading Blog Report #5 so you can keep moving ahead with your remaining blog reports and your research paper. Overall, everyone did very well. For those of you who hit all the key marks, I used a bit of boilerplate language in your feedback. I … Continue reading “Learning Programs & Your Communities”
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greetings everyone in my section of 200. Please see the following message from Dr. Luo: Hi everyone, I am inviting you to participate in an anonymous online survey about how students evaluate AI-generated output in common academic tasks. The survey is titled “Calibrating Trust: Student Verification of AI Output Across Academic Tasks” and for … Continue reading “Request for participation in AI survey”
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See you Sunday! Please see the front page of our canvas site for Zoom links and passwords. April 12 at 1pm PT : INFO 200 Research Paper Q & A Session: We will go over any questions you might have about the Research Paper.