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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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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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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Hey all – Here are some action items to guide you through the next two weeks. Everyone also remember to breathe, take care of you and yours. Contact me anytime with questions or concerns. Research Paper: All assignments in INFO 200 help build your understanding and knowledge of the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of the … Continue reading “Action Items for Research Paper & Blogging!”
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Hello all – I will share this in our session as well. Here are two INFO 200 research papers from previous semesters. 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 LIS Student Papers. Image: Art from … Continue reading “Two Annotated INFO 200 Research Papers for Inspiration”
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Part of the research paper assignment is creating an abstract. For inspiration, I want to some abstracts from articles I’ve co-authored.
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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.
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Hi all – We just posted a new screencast: INFO 200 Assignment Progression. Arthur Kolat walks you through how assignments in INFO 200 connect and build toward the Research Paper. Even though we’re already in Week 10, this video will help you see the big picture and write your final paper.
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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 … Continue reading “Getting Started with…Research Paper”
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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.