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ALISE Presentation Slides: “Beyond the Walled Garden”

I was honored to present at ALISE 2013 with Kyle Jones. Here’s a link to our presentation:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/ALISE13Presentation.pdf

Session Abstract:

Beautiful Connections: Questions in Distance Education

Distance Education SIG Convener: Nora Bird, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The session will explore new research by three presenters on the connection opportunities that extend beyond the [...]

January 28th, 2013 | Category: Conferences & Presentations, LIS Education in the 21st Century, SJSU SLIS | Comments are closed

Learning Everywhere: OPLN – The ‘must-have’ tool for new librarians — A TTW Guest Post by Tracy Maniapoto

Over the past few weeks I’ve been reflecting on the connections I make in a digital world.  The main purpose for the reflection was to fulfil a MIS assessment on Online Personal Learning Networks [OPLN] in Dr. Michael Stephens Fall 2012 Transformative Learning & Technology Literacies class. I think that Richardson and Mancabelli’s description of an [...]

December 5th, 2012 | Category: Learning Everywhere, Librarian 2.0, LIS Education in the 21st Century, TTW Guest Posts | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Hello, CIRI – Introducing SJSU SLIS Center for Information Research and Innovation (CIRI)

The Center for Information Research and Innovation (CIRI) at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science fosters research in our field, aimed at generating exemplary new practices and innovative products to benefit a global audience. We invite you to explore CIRI and learn more about our projects and our partners. [...]

May 13th, 2012 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century, SJSU SLIS | Comments are closed

That Human Voice & Connection

http://www.darienlibrary.org/catalog/books/2012/03/09/you-are-what-you-read

Today, I’m enjoying reading the above post from the good folks at Darien Library. This is one of many posts that shares what everyone is reading in the Reader’s Advisors group. The human voice that comes through is pleasant and conversational. This may be something to roll into my courses – practical experience being [...]

March 9th, 2012 | Category: Library Innovators, LIS Education in the 21st Century | Comments are closed

All About SJSU SLIS Student Research Journal

SLIS Student Research Journal is a peer-reviewed publication of San José State University School of Library and Information Science that promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual inquiry in the fields of library and information science, archives and records management, and museum studies.

For more information: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/  LIS Educators – please share this info with your students, including [...]

February 9th, 2012 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century | Comments are closed

Office Hours Extra: Library Science without the Library by Jane Greenstein

http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/893005-264/library_science_without_the_library.html.csp

Recent MLIS graduates are gravitating to different fields than their predecessors. According to theLibrary Journal survey, respondents are working at “software and Internet companies, practicing information architecture, user interface analysis and design, and software engineering…and in medical centers and pharmaceutical companies, law firms and corporations.”

But the survey also states that graduates are accepting “lower [...]

December 14th, 2011 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century, Office Hours | Comments are closed

Next Spring: Teaching “The Hyperlinked Library” in WISE

I am very excited to have one of my classes offered via the WISE system for two MLIS students at other WISE participating schools:

http://wiseeducation.org/classinfo.aspx?classid=885

San Jose State University Class Name Seminar in Information Science: The Hyperlinked Library–Emerging Trends, Emerging Tech Class Number Libr 287 Course Tool Other Class Section 1 Faculty Dr. Michael Stephens [...]

October 15th, 2011 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century, SJSU SLIS | Comments are closed

Office Hours Extra: “…reliable data about current library programs…”

Do not miss this post at In the Library with a Lead Pipe:

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/is-the-united-states-training-too-many-librarians-or-too-few-part-1/

Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1)

Some questions from the essay:

Should library schools admit fewer students? Is the admissions process sufficiently selective? Are library school curricula and graduation requirements too similar or too [...]

September 21st, 2011 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century, Office Hours | Comments are closed

Hack Library School: Looking at SJSU SLIS!

THANKS to everyone at Hack Library School blog for permission to republish this piece by Brian McManus:

General Overview

San Jose State University’s SLIS program is the largest ALA accredited library school in the world, which I was not aware of before I began writing this post.  The SLIS curriculum is implemented and provided completely through the [...]

August 12th, 2011 | Category: LIS Education in the 21st Century, Office Hours | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Office Hours Extra: Digital Media & Learning Job at MacArthur

How cool is this recent ad for  the position of Program Officer, Digital Media & Learning at the MacArthur Foundation?: (bolding is mine)

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

The Program Officer role requires graduate training and experience as a researcher or designer, with a strong grasp of research and theoretical literature relating to learning, adolescent development [...]

July 29th, 2011 | Category: Library Jobs, LIS Education in the 21st Century, Office Hours | Comments are closed
 
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