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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 4 days ago
Welcome to Module 5: Hyperlinked Communities Greetings all! I am thrilled to read your Assignment Xs! Please submit the URL to Canvas when you complete the assignment. Click here for the […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 1 weeks, 4 days ago
Michael Casey Class Chat Scheduled Reminder June 30: Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational texts and Director of Customer Experience for the Gwinnett County Public […]
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Hi Dr. Stephens!
Will this be recorded? I will be traveling that day, but do not want to miss it!-
@condandridge Oh yes! I will record the chat and post it.
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Caroline posted an update in the group Ask A Question! 1 weeks, 6 days ago
Hi @michael – Question about Assignment X – is the short reflection meant to be part of our post? Or separate from the post? Thank you!
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@caroline it is all part of the post. Think about it as a reflection style essay on one of the facets of the first few modules that really resonated with you.
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks ago
AI & Academic Integrity Hey all – I follow the Professors sub reddit and the uptick in posts from educators all over regarding student use of AI in class writing is off […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks ago
Welcome to Module 4: Participatory Service & Transparency Greetings all! For this module we look closely at the concepts of participatory service and transparency. The module for the week is […]
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Carly Scarberry wrote a new post on the site Library Thoughts 2 weeks, 1 days ago
Assignment X Hi everyone, I created a Canva slide presentation for Assignment X. You can access the slides by clicking on the image or use this […]
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Awesome job presenting your information (I really need to play with Canva!)…. I appreciated how you question yourself, think aloud and metacognitively ask yourself questions during your presentation- this highlighted to me that you really did a deep dive and are continuing to process and engage with the material.
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Thanks Jennifer!
Canva is so user friendly. The only think I routinely forget to do is open Canva in Google Chrome not Firefox. Recording is only available in Google Chrome.I did actually learn a lot from diving into the idea of flat organization.
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Hi @carlys! I really enjoyed your presentation on the flat organization model. I think that this is one of those terms that a lot of workplaces like to claim, but few actually implement. In my limited experience, school districts, libraries, and other government organizations seem to suffer from an excess of hierarchy. This hierarchy can make change incredibly slow or even nearly impossible, depending on your managers (and their managers, and their managers). I was particularly drawn to your slide detailing the pros and cons of a flat organizational structure, since it seemed like the “cons” are ones that we already see in our hierarchical organizations. I have worked at plenty of libraries with a traditional administration/middle management/employee structure that still suffer from a lack of accountability, a dearth of clear roles, no opportunities for advancement, and high employee burnout. If this is true in other libraries, it feels like we might not have much to lose if we try to implement the flat organization model in our libraries.
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@rcsyme I totally agree that flat organization is a term that is thrown around without real implementation. I was discussing this topic with my husband who is in the military, the ultimate hierarchical organization, and he was pointing out that some systems just cannot be hierarchical – like the military. The military is just too large of an organization to be flat and in cases of global war and peace people with experience and knowledge are a better choice for making decisions.
However, I also agree that other government organizations have a unneeded surplus of managers and upper managers. Working in a school, I see this when I need to make a purchase for say book tape. Here is the scenario: Me: “Oh man I am out of tape. I need to email our secretary to request a purchase order.” I fill out the purchase order and email back to her. She evaulates whether we have funds in the school account for this tape (we never do) and sends the email to the district office secretary. The district office secretary evaluates it on whatever bases she uses and then emails it to the purchase request person. That person evaluates it again and then deems if I do indeed need book tape and where in the list of purchase requests my book tape request should be processed. All the while, I am stacking books on my desk that need repair which means those books are not available to our students.
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@carlys Yowzers! That is an almost comical level of beaurocracy. I’m so sorry you have to deal with all of that; it sounds like it must be so frustrating!
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It can be very frustrating. A teacher this school year waiting three months for ink for her printer. It became a running joke. “Oh I would print that but you know I do not have ink in my printer.”
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Hi Carly! What a cool idea to embed sound bites into each of your slides, as you said, you are very creative. Thank you for your reflection on flat organizations and how they can be adopted in your own context. The progression of your slides was interesting, I liked the deep dive you did into the top companies that claim to implement a flat organization. It made me wonder about pay structures for employees vs. the C-suite, is this another way for corporate America to underpay its workers under the guise of “innovation”. I wouldn’t put it past them. However in theory, I agree it’s necessary to sustain a culture of collaboration and progress. Thanks again!
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@ayeouest OOOOo I didn’t even think about salaries. I am sure there has to be some sort of distinction, right? Which would mean there has to be a hierarchical system anyway.
You’re so smart!
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Caroline posted an update in the group Ask A Question! 2 weeks, 1 days ago
Hi @michael – question about Assignment X: The assignment says to choose from any topic from the first four modules, but the assignment is due at the end of the third module? I think I might be counting the modules incorrectly for the summer term? Can you clarify? Thank you!
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Thank you @crain – you’re absolutely right. My brain defaulted to module # = week # and forgot about checking the course schedule. Thanks!
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@Caroline No worries! Sorry to be out of touch… 14 hours in airports and on planes to get home. Thnaks for the assist @crain
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@michael all good! Hope your journey homeward wasn’t as taxing as 14 hours of travel inherently sounds!
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@Caroline It was a lot. Myrtle Beach to Atlanta then ATL to Detroit and then a late flight to Traverse City. Two full planes arrived at 11pm and the luggage took forever to get to the carrousel! I am rested now though.
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Caroline changed their profile picture 2 weeks, 1 days ago
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Making the Most of Your Blogging & CYOA Greetings all! I worked recently with SJSU School of Information grad Nick Gagnon to refresh the site for you all. Nick also worked on this […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 3 days ago
One More Blog to Add Good morning all. Sincere apologies to @samfeta27 for missing the step on my end to share her blog with you all after I closed the OPML. Please add To your Feedly! Image: Today’s sunrise!
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Also…So Nice to Meet You! Hey all – I also want to say it was so cool to get to know each of you through your intro posts. I have been challenged a bit by rather slow Wi-Fi […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 2 weeks, 4 days ago
We are an Animal Crowd! Hey all – I just finished commenting on all your intro posts. I loved reading your stories. I am amazed at how many of you have dogs and cats and […]
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Michael Stephens and Cathy M are now friends 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks ago
Pro Tip: Adding Your @username to Your Blog or Posts Hey all – I am @michael on the site and you can use that in a reply/comment to make sure I see it. Some of our blog themes make it really easy […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks ago
UPDATED: Course Social Chat Recording & Four Blogs to Add Thanks to all who attended! If you could not attend, please watch the recording. I just tried to dip into the recording and it may have a little […]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Module 3: The Hyperlinked Library Model Hello all! What fun it’s been to read your intro posts and course updates. I hope things are going well. The next module is […]
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