Greetings everyone. I had a whirlwind weekend trip and now I’m going to be diving in to the planning assignments that have been submitted so far. I am also eager to read more of your reflection blogging. Please keep your posts coming as you can, and reach out anytime. Remember that fluid dates are in […]
Written by Michael Stephens
I was interviewed for this article: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/istudent-blog/navigating-e-portfolio-process-tips-tricks-and-tales-trenches Embrace the Stress (But Don’t Let It Overwhelm You) It’s perfectly normal to feel a bit overwhelmed by the e-Portfolio process. The key is not to let that stress paralyze you. Dr. Stephens encourages seeking support: “Look for student support. It’s okay to say, ‘I am stressed and […]
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Greetings everyone. Heading to the airport and will be traveling almost 20 hours. I look forward to landing at my desk tomorrow! Here’s your Professor, enjoying a tea with this lovely couple outside of the Milkman. I honestly don’t know if it’s an influencer thing or a Marvel movie thing, but the Milkman is crowded […]
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Hello all! The Highlands were lovely and now we are back in Edinburgh until Monday early. I hope all is well. our site went down for a few hours yesterday in the middle of the night in the US time zone. I hope this wasn’t disruptive for anyone. Once our amazing IT staff at our […]
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From 2023 but I wanted to share. For background, please see: https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/29/discussion-sexually-explicit-books-st-joseph-county-public-library/ I worked for 15 years at SJCPL. This issue felt close to home for me. This is the statement read by Dawn Mathews, Director of Branch Services at SJCPL at the meeting. I think it is powerful. The first amendment to the Constitution […]
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From a former #hyperlib student: TPL has announced the AI Innovator in residence. The programs sounds very interesting! https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/using-the-library/computer-services/learnai/innovator-in-residence-artificial-intelligence.jsp AI related programming: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT571269&R=EVT571269 This might be useful as inspiration for future assignments.
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Greetings all. I caught this on the socials during the flight over. This is well stated! It might be good to track down the piece for a full read. I gave a look but plane wifi was spotty.
Written by Michael Stephens
Greetings all – As I said in our class chat I am leaving for Scotland today! I will just be an email away if you have questions, etc. Remember next week is time to breathe and catch up. Image: Your professor in fall 2023 on the Isle of Skye, climbing up to the Old Man […]
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Dear Hyperlinked Library Class, I wanted to take a moment to reach out and share some thoughts. Recent national and international events have weighed heavily, and I imagine they may have slowed some of you down as well. Please know that I completely understand and empathize if you’ve felt similarly. During challenging times, supporting each […]
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Hey all – I’ve heard from some of you that there’s just so much going on in personal life as well as in the world. (Same here!) To help ease the pressure, FLUID DUE DATES are in place for the rest of the term. This means you can work on assignments as you are able, […]