Greetings all! Our first module begins today. This module explores the nature of information, definitions of community, and how communities form around information and knowledge sharing/creation.
Welcome to Module 1: Information Communities
Getting Started with…Choosing Your Community
This is the first of several “Getting Started posts. This one will help you with Choosing Your Community:
Pondering: Learner’s Groups OPML?
Hey all! I am pondering how to best create the OPML file for our course. So here is the question for all of you. We are at 70 students across my two combined sections of 200. I DO NOT expect any of you to read every single blog post from your classmates but I would […]
Writing Center Opportunities
Greetings everyone – clear academic writing is one of the most important aspects of your work of INFO 200. It is required for success with the research paper. The SJSU Writing Center is offering online workshops! Take a look! This one may be SUPER helpful: Graduate Writing Workshop Series Flier and register here: https://tinyurl.com/gradwritingworkshops Writing Workshops […]
INFO 200 Stephens Sections Class Chats & Zoom IM
Greetings all! Throughout the semester, we will have some class chats. The following are scheduled: February 7: 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 […]
Getting Settled? Module 1 Starts Monday!
Hey all – I am thrilled to see so many of you joining our section site in the last two days. Welcome!!! Please use the next few days to get settled in this site – explore a bit, take a look at the modules and assignments, and try out some of the social features. We […]
Welcome to INFO 200 Information Communities
Greetings all! Welcome to INFO 200 Information Communities Sections 02 & 17! This course focuses outward on the people librarians and information professionals serve, those who are creating, using and sharing information. Framing the course as outward-facing reflects exactly how our graduates and information professionals should view the world. Instead of putting the library in the center, […]
Action Items: Getting Started with INFO 200
Greetings all! Here are some Action Items to get us started with INFO 200. If you haven’t already create your account on our section site (that’s here!): Start here: https://infocom.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/register/ Fill in your name, username, e-mail, and create a strong password. You are free to use a pseudonym, but please tell me who you are! Enter in […]
IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM: Creating an OPML File for Our Class Blogs
Greetings to everyone in my INFO 200 Section – We’re going to create an OPML* file for our course blogs so you can add them easily to Feedly or some other aggregator/reader to monitor our course. As noted in the getting started posts, you will also be using your blog created for INFO 203 for reflection blogging […]