Adventures of an instructional librarian
It is with great excitement that I am announcing that I will be taking an international trip this holiday season! I’ll be hopping on a plane and travelling about 10,300 km away from the frigid winter scape that is Ottawa. For those of you close to me, you probably already know … Read more
To play the full game, download and run the PowerPoint presentation on your PC. Get the file from Dropbox here Why did I create the game the way I did? I created a scavenger hunt game using PowerPoint, which allowed students to search all five floors of Carleton University Library. … Read more
Have you ever thought about what a game is? Have you ever tried to define it? The answer is most likely, no. But in INFO 287: Gamification of Information at San José State University I did that. This blog post will include a working definition of a game. It draws … Read more
For many students, the ePortfolio is the final step in the Master of Library and Information Sciences at San Jose State University. I have written many articles already about the ePortfolio process that I completed in November 2017. SJSU MLIS Success Series: The San Jose State University ePortfolio Experience San … Read more
Update: Since writing this post I have found out that the iSchool offers a very similar planning tool to its students. Their tool is an Excel file available for download through the iSchool Advising Toolkit, or you can download it directly from here. Both tools are very similar in their … Read more
Update: Since writing this post I have found out that the iSchool offers a very similar planning tool to its students. Their tool is an Excel file available for download through the iSchool Advising Toolkit, or you can download it directly from here. Both tools are very similar in their … Read more
Update: Since writing this post I have found out that the iSchool offers a very similar planning tool to its students. Their tool is an Excel file available for download through the iSchool Advising Toolkit, or you can download it directly from here. Both tools are very similar in their … Read more
In September I had the opportunity to work with Emma, a colleague of mine at Carleton University MacOdrum Library. Together we wrote a journal article about developing an emerging technology collection in an academic institution. Writing this article was a great experience in peer-reviewed article writing and something I will … Read more
I have graduated with my Master of Library and Information Science degree from San José State University. Barring any kind of administrative blunders at the university, I am now an accredited librarian! I started in January of 2015 and completed 15 courses (43 credits) within 3 years. I did this … Read more
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the OCULA Fall Conference 2016. The keynote speaker was Alec Couros, a professor of educational technology and media in the Faculty of Education at University of Regina. He spoke about the role of the Library of the Future. The talk … Read more