University of North Texas
College of Information
Feature Story, posted on Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 04:42:28PM
At the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, student and faculty research from the Department of Learning Technologies were well represented. They presented alone and with faculty on topics ranging from the use of the Nintendo Wii for classroom learning (Dr. Lin) to the use of digital technologies to support educational inquiry (Dr. Warren, Dr. Jones, and doctoral students) to the use of computer simulations to prepare teacher educators (Dr. Tyler-Wood ) and in the area of the effectiveness of grant writing courses (Dr. Nimon.)
Feature Story, posted on Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 04:32:33PM
Margaret Irby Nichols was recognized for Outstanding Alumna Service at the UNT Awards Dinner, April 15, 2011. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who contribute exceptional volunteer service to our University. Nichols received her Bachelor’s from UNT in 1945, which at that time was known as the North Texas State Teachers College. She then returned to teach at the College of Information, previously known as School of Library and Information Sciences, for 40 years.
Announcements, posted on Friday, Jul 01, 2011 at 03:19:59PM
The College of Information and the Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism have teamed up to bring students an interdisciplinary certificate program in Interactive and Virtual Digital Communication.This interdisciplinary academic certificate provides students written,visual and technical competencies required to successfully communicate in modern environments.
Faculty News, posted on Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 at 05:16:45PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded UNT COI a grant to build and deliver a post-master's Graduate Academic Certificate (GAC)in Digital Curation and Data Management.
Announcements, posted on Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:41:57PM
The Interdisciplinary Information Science PhD program at UNT has a new Web site. Learn more about this program that offers a truly interdisciplinary program structure with nine academic units by visiting infosciencephd.unt.edu.
Faculty News, posted on Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 at 03:24:12PM
Dr. Linda Schamber has been appointed acting dean of the University of North Texas College of Information. Schamber has served as associate dean since 2005. Acting associate dean is now Dr. Mickey Wircenski.
Latest Research, posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 01:33:54PM
Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) has awarded a grant to the simSchool Modules Project sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing Education (AACE) in collaboration with CurveShift (simSchool) and Pragmatic Solutions, Inc. Key partners also include the University of North Texas. During the simSchool Modules project, UNT will serve as the Research Center on Teaching and Learning with simSchool.
Announcements, posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 03:44:46PM
iConference 2012, sponsored by iSchools, is open to sharing student work with others in the information field. iConference is looking for submissions of papers and poster abstracts for the 2012 event in Toronto, and for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.