This is the first of several “Getting Started posts. This one will help you with Choosing Your Community:
Getting Started with…Choosing Your Community
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 […]
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 […]
Writing Center Sessions
Hey all – From the Writing Center — The Writing Center will be open this term for in-person tutoring, online tutoring, drop-in live chat, online workshops, and a number of special events (e.g., our intensive Foundations of Graduate Writing series for early career graduate students). As always, we have asynchronous instructional writing resources (such as videos […]
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.
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 – go through Module 0, explore a bit and check out the assignments, and try out some of the social features. We will […]
INFO 200 Stephens Sections Class Chats & Zoom IM
Greetings all! A reminder: Throughout the semester, we will have some class chats. All sessions will be recorded. The following are scheduled: February 5: 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 […]
Welcome to INFO 200 Information Communities
Start here! Greetings all! Welcome to INFO 200 Information Communities Section 02! 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 for Starting 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! Note: your […]