Hey all – thanks to everyone who came to the session today! So many good questions!
Author Archives: Michael Stephens
Important: Surveys & Interviews
Greetings all – Here is a post I share each semester about surveys and interviews. We had a question come in about students in INFO 200 interviewing or surveying members of their chosen community. This prompted some discussion amongst the 200 instructors and the chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) on campus. Some […]
Behold! Our OPML File for all the Class Blogs
Hello everyone! We just finished the OPML for all the blog URLs.
Class Social Time Saturday Noon PT
Occasionally throughout the semester, we will have class chats on Zoom. These are optional “drop-in” sessions for students to ask questions, share or just chat. There are no mandatory sessions, but students are encouraged to attend if schedules allow. It will be a way for us to check and keep in touch. All sessions will […]
Graduate Work & This Course
Hello everyone – I wanted to send out a reminder of key items related to graduate work and this course from the Getting Started Module. We are heading into an important phase of the class. The School requires that students earn a B in this course. If the grade is less than B (B- or […]
Getting Started with…Choosing Your Community
This is the first of several “Getting Started posts. This one will help you with Choosing Your Community:
Making The Most of Your Blog in INFO 200
Greetings all – Shout out to former INFO 298 student David Vargas for his work putting together this guide to making the most of your blog for our course. This PDF is being shared with all the sections of INFO 200 this semester. Please download via the link below. NOTE: This student created guide was made […]
Blog Report #1 – Introducing Yourself and an Information Community
Hey all – Here is the prompt for the first Blog Report: Blog Post #1: Introduce yourself by describing an information community in which you belong… The community description can be as creative as you want it to be. It can be written as a straight-forward textual description — or it can even be presented as […]
Welcome to Module 1: Information Communities
Greetings all! Module 1 begins today. This module explores the nature of information, definitions of community, and how communities form around information and knowledge sharing/creation.
Class Social Time February 3rd
Please join if you can. All sessions will be recorded. February 3: Our first Class Social Hour will be at 12pm PT. I’ll be on hand to chat or answer any questions you have. No formal agenda, just a chance to check in. Please feel free to drop in and say hi. I’ll be having […]