Discussion of IA education

[Scott Robinson <scott AT orarian.com>]

I have to agree regarding environments/formats - I have been teaching a
semester-long course for the past two Falls. Each Spring I have to cancel
the course due to low enrollment. I have rec'd much interest in a weekend
course ... and am working on an online version to be taught next year.

-Scott


on 3/31/03 2:44 PM, Brenda Janish wrote:

> Such a thing would be invaluable to me.  As an IA who's looking for
> "new opportunities" [ahem], teaching is definitely an option.  But I
> wouldn't want to try to craft a curriculum from scratch.  I would
> like to learn as much as I can from the experiences of you IAs who
> have taught IA, esp. curricula that you have had success with.
> 
> Variety of environments is key... semester-long college course;
> special section as part of a larger course (on "multimedia",
> perhaps); beginning/intermediate/advanced level courses; special
> topics in IA, etc.
> 
> So... carry on!
> 
> -Brenda
> 
> 
> 
> At 5:26 PM -0500 3/31/03, Victor Lombardi wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Thanks for signing up and getting this list started. After only one
>> day we have 31 subscribers.
>> 
>> Here's a question to start us off: Some of us have been thinking
>> about what an IA curriculum might look like. A framework perhaps to
>> help people create classes for different kinds of educational
>> environments and which describes core information architecture
>> competencies.
>> 
>> Would you want such a thing? Do you think it would be of practical use to
>> you?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> Victor Lombardi
>> http://www.noisebetweenstations.com
>> 
>> 
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