LIS 201 - The Information Society

Folks, this will very likely be the last time I teach LIS 201 for quite awhile.  This was an unusual and experimental course that I develope...

Week 15: Student presentations LECTURE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 09 Each TA will submit one student presentation for screening before the wh...

Week 14: SECOND MIDTERM EXAM EXAM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 02 READINGS BEFORE DISCUSSION None.  (Not yet, anyway.) HOMEWORK BEFORE DIS...

Week 12: Sustainable information infrastructure LECTURE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 We'll consider the global environmental impact of the ...

Week 11: Games, simulations, and avatars LECTURE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Video games READINGS BEFORE DISCUSSION Stephen Kline et al.,...

Week 10: Information labor and digital divides LECTURE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 04  Apple ,  Foxconn , and  controversy  over different mea...

Week 09: Social networking and online immersion LECTURE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28  Film:  Disconnected  (2008)  READINGS TO COMPLETE BE...