Hello all – I will share this in our session as well. Here are two INFO 200 research papers you may have also seen as Assignment Synthesis examples. I annotate what makes the writing so strong, etc. I hope you find inspiration here as you begin to outline and write your papers. Please see Sample […]
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Greetings all – as you know, we have been working behind the scenes all semester updating our info 200 assignments by incorporating the assignment helper documents directly into the assignment pages. Just wanted to get some feedback from you all what you think of this new format with everything on a single page from the […]
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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.
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Thanks to everyone who attended the research paper question and answer session. As we discussed all due dates are extended to the last day of class.. Recap: Research paper is now due May 12 by 11:59pm PT. AND —— Due dates for Blog Report #5, #6 & #7 are relaxed as well if you need […]
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Thanks to all who attended! the questions were GREAT and I think the answers will be very helpful to many. Watch or download the session here. Download a sample outline of the Homesteaders Paper here: Homesteader_Info_Community_Outline AI Summary 1. Extended Research Paper Deadline Michael announced that the research paper deadline is extended from May 9th to […]
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See you Sunday! April 13: INFO 200 Research Paper Q & A Session at 12pm PT. We will go over any questions you might have about the Research Paper. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/84734244081?pwd=RKGHRmVvFQlfrdjpsaJtW7ybjCFYcg.1Password: 246240
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The goal of the Research Paper is to give you experience in writing a graduate-level research paper. View a video about the assignment: Download: Web (Captioned) Lecture Slides PDF) Video Podcast(mp4) Audio Podcast (mp3) Getting Started All assignments in INFO 200 help build your understanding and knowledge of the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of the information community […]
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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: In the first section, in approximately two […]
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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 […]
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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 blog post at the Community Site. Watch your feed readers for these posts and check them out. I just read a bit of the early papers and I am so knocked out by […]