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Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…
iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program
A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…
Drone Project Takes Flight, Leads to Entrepreneurial Venture
A couple of summers ago, Arland Whitfield ’16 stumbled across a YouTube video about drones. It wasn’t long before he knew he had to get airborne.
iSchool Mourns Former Faculty Member Marta Dosa
School of Information Studies Professor Emerita Marta Dosa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8. She joined the faculty in 1962, after receiving her master’s degree in library science from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in 1957, and served for 34 years. She was 91…
Research Finds In-Game Rewards Have No Effect on Learning
New research from School of Information Studies Associate Professor Jenny Stromer-Galley explores the role of in-game rewards and the impact they have on learning in educational games. In a paper set to be published in the April edition of Computers…
Faculty Minute With Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley on Going Viral
iSchool Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley talks about his research examining information flows in social media networks, how the structure of networks influences the flow of information, and how those flows in turn alter the networks. Faculty Minute – Jeff Hemsley…
iSchool Ranked #9 for Online Programs by U.S. News
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been ranked No. 9 in best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News and World Report for 2015. “U.S. News evaluated several factors to rank the best online computer information…
iSchool Names Stripling as Senior Associate Dean
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Interim Dean Jeff Stanton has named Assistant Professor of Practice Barbara Stripling as senior associate dean, effective Jan. 1. Stripling joined the faculty at the iSchool in a full-time capacity in January 2012, after serving…
Stanton on Importance of Connection, Collaboration, Stewardship
As a software engineer and manager at several Boston-area startup firms, Jeff Stanton became increasingly intrigued by the ways software development teams functioned. Some teams meshed well and were nimble and highly productive. Other teams worked poorly, produced buggy code,…
Hemsley’s ‘Going Viral’ Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine
For the second time in as many months, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley’s book, “Going Viral,” has been recognized with a significant award in the field of scholarly writing. The Association of College & Research Libraries…