Find iSchool at ALISE 2015!

Join Florida State University School of Information faculty, staff, students and alumni at ALISE 2015 in Chicago, Illinois from January 27-30, 2015! Here’s where you can find us at ALISE: Tuesday, January 27 6:30pm – 9:00pm Works In Progress Poster Session and Opening Reception Grand Ballroom, Floor 8 Jon Hollister – FSU iSchool doctoral student,”Mirror …

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iSchool Conferences – Spring 2015

The Spring 2015 semester brings another round of conferences. Florida’s iSchool will be well represented at the international, national and state level. Warren Allen will be attending the Consortium for the Sciences of the Sociotechnical, iConference 2015, and the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Work and Social Computing. Wonchan Choi will be attending ALISE and …

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20 Questions with Christie Koontz

What was your first job? My first job was at a public library in Jacksonville, FL near my school. My father had lost his job, and as the youngest I wanted to help. So I walked into the library the summer after the ninth grade (fudged about my age) and worked through twelfth grade summer …

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Warren Allen awarded CRC Grant

Warren Allen, a professor in the School of Information, was recently awarded a grant for his research surrounding social media. The grant was awarded by the Council on Research & Creativity for his proposal, “Social Media Pilot System to Represent Soft Skills of Information Technology Students.” Allen’s research is centered around Information Technology students and their …

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iSchool’s Dr. Ho awarded NSF I-CORPS grant

Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her project, “I-Corps: Market Impact Identification of Dyadic Attribution Model for Disposition Assessment Using Online Games.” The $50,000 grant started December 14th, 2014 and will run until May 2015. Dr. Ho researches human-computer interactions and focuses heavily on cyber insider threats and …

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Mardis publishes new book

Marcia Mardis has a new book hitting shelves this year. The associate professor at Florida State University‘s School of Information wrote The Collection’s at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM.  As a former school administrator and school librarian with 15 years experience, Mardis takes a look at K-12 …

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Baldauf, Koontz & Magee Distance Learning Winners

Ken Baldauf, Christie Koontz, and Mireille Magee were honored at the Office of Distance Learning 2nd Annual Distance Learning Awards Ceremony. Baldauf, who serves as the Director of the Program in Interdisciplinary Computing, was awarded the Distance Learning Award for Excellence in Online Course Design. Koontz, who serves as a Research Associate in Information Studies, was honored with …

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