Today was the first part of grad student orientation at the SU iSchool. To summarize such a day is pretty much beyond me, but at least a couple of moments stick out in my mind. During the PhD advising session, Jeff Stanton recommended to my cohort that we should become habitual writers, keep [...]
Habitual Writing
How to Write an MTOP Thesis
This post is the story of my thesis. I’m recording it for the benefit of any Wolverines interested in the Masters Thesis Option Program (MTOP) at SI. The materials and advice that the school provides about getting started is good information and will get you on the way. But after the MTOC [...]
Teaching Assistant Orientation at SU
Last week I spent three and a half days in the Syracuse University all-university teaching assistant orientation. I didn’t have very high expectations, but it wasn’t half bad, and served as a good refresher for the education courses I took long ago at Alma. It also placed teaching into a university context, focusing [...]
Update in a Nutshell
A good friend whom I haven’t seen in awhile asked for an update in a nutshell, so here’s a quick summary of life.
Before 1996: youth
1996 - 2000: Alma College, got a BA in Math and then moved to Ann Arbor.
2000 - 2001: Worked as an AmeriCorps*VISTA for Washtenaw Literacy doing volunteer coordination.
2001 - 2002: Worked [...]
Master of Science in Information
Yep, that’s me. I went and mastered some science of information, and technically that makes me a librarian by some standards, because my degree is accredited by the ALA. I wouldn’t hold a candle to my husband or classmates as a librarian, but I’m very good at being my own flavor of information professional. [...]