Hey all – my eyes are bit bleary, and dinner and some downtime beckons, but I must tell you it’s hard to leave all the wonderful work you have done! I have so enjoyed this class – thank you one and all. I wish you all the very best wherever your hyperlinked journey takes you.
Written by Michael Stephens
Hello! I made you a video:
Written by Michael Stephens
Hey all – just want to share some important reminders as we reach our last days of class. Take your blog with you by following the directions here! Deadline January 10! Did you forget to submit your blog for grading? Please do so now! 🙂 You should submit your Symposium entry to Canvas – if not … Continue reading “Important: Final Notes”
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Greetings everyone. I had a really enjoyable full day with the staff of Wilmette public library in Illinois this past spring. I did their morning presentation and then stayed around to interact with the staff and do a debrief of the morning presentation as a breakout in the afternoon. I want to share some photos … Continue reading “Wilmette PL Staff Day Slides”
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Good morning everyone. I’m grading as things come in, and I’m thrilled seeing all of your work. Please be mindful that everything should be in by 11:59 p.m. next Monday, December 8. I also wanted to share a little bit about the next opportunity for students to take this class. Historically, it’s been offered every … Continue reading “Hyperlinked Library 2026”
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➡️➡️Please export your blog by January 10th You’ve worked so hard over the past semester – don’t let that content just disappear!
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Hey all – Just a note of support for anyone in class who may be stressed etc with these chaotic times. Please take care of yourselves…step away from class over the next couple of days if you need to. My plan is tons of self care and soothing TV shows… and Fleetwood Mac tunes! I … Continue reading “Worrisome & Chaotic Times”
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Greetings everyone. I know all of you are busy with final assignments as we head into the holiday. I just wanted to share this and see if anyone had thoughts. ChatGPT upgraded to 5.1 and I saw a post at /professors on reddit about a significant jump in the quality of writing in the LLM. … Continue reading “Chat GPT 5.1 Scholarly Writing 🏔️🏔️”
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Good morning everyone. As I’ve mentioned, I am now the graduate coordinator for the School of Information. Part of these duties include approving withdrawals, changes to candidacy forms, signing off on the candidacy forms themselves, etc. One of the things I have been asked for the last few days as folks are finishing their portfolios … Continue reading “Letter of Completion”
Written by Michael Stephens
I especially appreciate the emphasis on empathy!