Hey all – I have heard from a few of you that life has intervened in your coursework. Let’s invoke a blanket extension for the LRM for all students in my section. The LRM will now be due by November 14th. Image – Northern Michigan light!
Greetings all! Now we turn our attention to librarians and information professionals encouraging and supporting learning for their communities. The exchange of information and knowledge within communities of learners is an area ripe for exploration. How people learn, what motivates them, and how we can assess them are viable questions for information professionals.
Happy Halloween all. I hope everyone is well.
Greetings everyone – I want to check in and see how you all are doing and offer some thoughts on the rest of our time together. Here are some action items that may be helpful: Community Description: This is an important component of the formal assignments to come. LRM: Define the Information Community and explain the […]
Greetings all! Is this fake news? Is this disinformation? Or is this truth and is this true information? And do I want to share it? This module explores the impact of misinformation on communities and individuals. The video lecture by Dr. Michele Villagran explores misinformation and resources to help make good decisions about what to […]
A couple of things: Please be aware of the expectations for each assignment via the grading rubric. Find all the rubrics here. One thing that is included in every assignment is a connection to course content. For example, this was the section for Blog Report #4: Connections to Course Content and Information Science This evaluates […]
Don’t miss this invaluable resource from our King Library. It is custom-designed by our library liaison to help you with your work in INFO 200.
This week, we will explore the importance of user experience. The link for Module 9 can be found here.
Good morning all! I woke up to multiple emails requesting extensions on the Information Sources Survey. I think we’ll do blanket extensions on the next two formal assignments. These are very important and if more time helps you balance everything, I am all for it. How does this look: Information Sources Survey: DUE: 10/25 Literature Review […]
Hey all – The first serious lit review I wrote in my doc program was on virtual communities. Here’s the reference list. It may be of interest, especially for those of you looking closely at communities born on the Web, etc. Note – there has been much more research published in the last 15+ years […]
