I just found out that a good number of new students were assigned to me as advisees from Fall 2013. Welcome, new SLISers!
What you need to do right now is to fill out the the student course planning form passed by Anthony. If you want to discuss with me before you fill it up, which is highly recommended, feel free to drop me a line and we can make an arrangement for F2F or online session.
Note: Please be accurate on the Fall 2013 courses you
want to take (you can clarify in the Notes area), since Anthony will register
for your first semester. Afterwards, you always register for course by
yourself. Also, once you filled up the form, click on the SAVE button before emailing it to me.
Feel free to read some earlier posts regarding various aspects of SLIS. If you have any questions, post them in the comments.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
The most important element in your portfolio: learning outcome essay.
Be sure to put enough time on this paper and polish it as much as you can since this will be the most important piece for grading. Explicitly mapping core competencies with your artifacts.
Save your artifacts!
Note: Be sure to keep copies of your essays and exam, with grades and instructor feedback, for inclusion in the portfolio required for graduation. Your exam results should be copied from BlackBoard by the end of each semester, as course shells are not accessible indefinitely.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Important note for those submitting the portfolio this summer 2013
Message from Anthony:
"By May 31: Self-enroll in Blackboard shell.
If you are submitting a program portfolio you will have to self-enroll in the Blackboard shell. To self-enroll:
"By May 31: Self-enroll in Blackboard shell.
If you are submitting a program portfolio you will have to self-enroll in the Blackboard shell. To self-enroll:
- From MyBb tab, select the Courses sub-tab;
- Under Course Search within the Courses sub-tab, enter SLIS and select Go.
- Find ‘SLIS Program Portfolio SU13’, mouse over the contextual menu button to the right of the course ID, and select 'Enroll'. If Blackboard asks for a passcode, it is SLIS.
- Navigate back to the MyBb tab – you will then see ‘SLIS Program Portfolio SU13’ within the 'My Courses' module.
This step is only for those submitting the program portfolio. All other steps should be completed as per the earlier email.
The Blackboard portfolio submission course should be available for registration next week.
If you have any questions, please let me know."
Friday, March 8, 2013
News on portfolio
A few important messages regarding your exit portfolio from today's faculty meeting:
1. Make sure to take all the core courses before the semester you plan to graduate. Because core artifacts are crucial for building your portfolio, you cannot graduate in the semester you are still taking core course(s). (take effect from Spring 2014)
2. Save your assignments/papers/reports/projects on a local drive or cloud. You and the instructor won't have access to the course shell on Blackboard after 12 months or so. And if your instructor left UK for any reason, it can be even more complicated. So save them, along with any comments, to a place you can easily access later.
1. Make sure to take all the core courses before the semester you plan to graduate. Because core artifacts are crucial for building your portfolio, you cannot graduate in the semester you are still taking core course(s). (take effect from Spring 2014)
2. Save your assignments/papers/reports/projects on a local drive or cloud. You and the instructor won't have access to the course shell on Blackboard after 12 months or so. And if your instructor left UK for any reason, it can be even more complicated. So save them, along with any comments, to a place you can easily access later.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
More on Portfolio
First, remember to check out the 2012 new portfolio guideline!
Q: How to change fonts, font colors and the background color of the portolio?A: The short answer is not on Blackboard. You need to do that in Word. Once you upload your files to Blackboard, you cannot do any editing. Well, the good news is that editing in Word is much easier than in Blackboard anyways. Do not need to worry too much about the design, as long as your materials are well organized and you properly use headers and sub-headers, you will be fine. Plain layout is not always a bad thing, especially when it comes to big chucks of text.
Q: Are there length requirements?
A: Yes (see the guideline). For example, your learning outcomes essay should be "10-12 double spaces pages". In this case, do not go over 12 pages cause your portfolio readers will not like that!
Q: What's the writing requirement? How much weight does writing carry in final grade?
A: We are not looking for fancy writing here, just effective writing. So make sure you've organized your thoughts carefully and expressed them clearly. Edit all your documents several times (if necessary, a professional editor is preferred. E.g., someone from the UK writing center.)! Poor writing will definitely affect your overall grade, A LOT. If the readers assigned to your portfolio get physical headache from all the typos, grammar errors, and/or poorly organized sections, it is not surprised that he/she won't be able to make a 'fair' judgement on other components of your portfolio.
Q: When and How to share your portfolio with your adviser before your final submission?
A: Once you have everything in place and have edited all your writings. Sent your portfolio my way. Depending on my schedule, it may take 1-2 weeks to get you the complete feedback. Note that "the
advisor is not serving as your editor and will not do line-by-line corrections and style suggestions", so it is better to have your materials edited to avoid ineffective communication or miscommunication.
The best way to share your portfolio with me is to send me a zip file with all your documents (preferred being placed in proper folders). If you share it on Blackboard as instructed in the portfolio instruction, every faculty will be able to view it, which is probably not something you want to do while you are still working on your portfolio.
Q: Who will review/grade my portfolio?
A: There will be two readers (SLIS faculty) assigned to your portfolio, in addition to your adviser. If one fails you, the exam committee (3 faculty members are assigned to this committee each semester) will further investigate your portfolio and make a final decision.
Q: How to change fonts, font colors and the background color of the portolio?A: The short answer is not on Blackboard. You need to do that in Word. Once you upload your files to Blackboard, you cannot do any editing. Well, the good news is that editing in Word is much easier than in Blackboard anyways. Do not need to worry too much about the design, as long as your materials are well organized and you properly use headers and sub-headers, you will be fine. Plain layout is not always a bad thing, especially when it comes to big chucks of text.
Q: Are there length requirements?
A: Yes (see the guideline). For example, your learning outcomes essay should be "10-12 double spaces pages". In this case, do not go over 12 pages cause your portfolio readers will not like that!
Q: What's the writing requirement? How much weight does writing carry in final grade?
A: We are not looking for fancy writing here, just effective writing. So make sure you've organized your thoughts carefully and expressed them clearly. Edit all your documents several times (if necessary, a professional editor is preferred. E.g., someone from the UK writing center.)! Poor writing will definitely affect your overall grade, A LOT. If the readers assigned to your portfolio get physical headache from all the typos, grammar errors, and/or poorly organized sections, it is not surprised that he/she won't be able to make a 'fair' judgement on other components of your portfolio.
Q: When and How to share your portfolio with your adviser before your final submission?
A: Once you have everything in place and have edited all your writings. Sent your portfolio my way. Depending on my schedule, it may take 1-2 weeks to get you the complete feedback. Note that "the
advisor is not serving as your editor and will not do line-by-line corrections and style suggestions", so it is better to have your materials edited to avoid ineffective communication or miscommunication.
The best way to share your portfolio with me is to send me a zip file with all your documents (preferred being placed in proper folders). If you share it on Blackboard as instructed in the portfolio instruction, every faculty will be able to view it, which is probably not something you want to do while you are still working on your portfolio.
Q: Who will review/grade my portfolio?
A: There will be two readers (SLIS faculty) assigned to your portfolio, in addition to your adviser. If one fails you, the exam committee (3 faculty members are assigned to this committee each semester) will further investigate your portfolio and make a final decision.
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