FSU’s School of Information had a strong presence at October’s American Association of School Librarians (AASL)’s National Conference, “Experience Education Evolution.” Information Studies doctoral candidate Jennifer Wood presented a research paper with iSchool Associate Professor Dr. Marcia A. Mardis. Dr. Mardis also conducted a research workshop, convened several focus groups on school library standards and chaired the AASL Standards …
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Doctoral Candidate Jennifer Wood and Associate Professor Marcia Mardis Present Research Paper
iSchool Professor Melissa Gross Receives Excellence in Online Teaching Award
Melissa Gross of FSU’s School of Information recently received the Excellence in Online Teaching award from the Office of Distance Learning (ODL) for teaching Information Needs of Children. Gross won the award after the ODL reviewed how her teaching evaluations and strategies have demonstrated superior methods of instruction and engagement of students as learning partners. Gross teaches research methods …
CONTINUE READINGWayne Wiegand Visits Tallahassee on ‘Part of Our Lives’ Book Tour
Wayne Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor Emeritus spent eight years at Florida State University research and teaching library science courses, all while impacting the lives of students – like Micah Vandegrift. Wiegand retired in 2010 and recently authored a new book, Part of Our Lives, A People’s History of the American Public Library. This Fall, he begins …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Mia Lustria
20 Questions with Mia Liza A. Lustria What was your first job? Instructor at the University of the Philippines Los Banos. I was hired right after graduating from college. The opportunity essentially fell into my lap – later I learned I got the job because someone had started a rumor that another department was trying …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Mardis authors report on importance of broadband in K-12 schools
A Florida State University researcher is a part of team of experts who have released a strategic brief to assist the K-12 community and policymakers in advocating for high-quality, high-capacity and affordable broadband connections to every classroom in the United States.
CONTINUE READINGDr. Kazmer Blogs for the Institute for Successful Longevity
iSchool professor and researcher Dr. Michelle Kazmer recently blogged for FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity. Her blog post addresses the information needs of an aging population. Dr. Kazmer’s post discusses research about older adults’ information needs and elaborates on specific key factors that should be considered when designing information services and sources for older adults. These …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Associate Professor and Doctoral Candidate Publish Study on Mobile Wellness Applications
FSU associate professor Besiki Stvilia and FSU alumnus Wonchan Choi recently published an exploratory study entitled “Mobile wellness application-seeking behavior by college students.” The duo examined how students obtain wellness information, including what wellness applications students use and for what purposes and how students found out about and select the wellness applications. According to the study, students get most of their …
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