In the Master of Information program at the Faculty of Information (University of Toronto), I teach graduate students in the Library and Information Science concentration. Below is a list of my courses, syllabi, course evaluations, and reading guides. Elsewhere are my Writings on Teaching in Library and Information Science and my Teaching Philosophy.
Masters Level courses i teach often (with syllabi and teaching evaluations)
- INF1323: The Information Experience (syllabus) (Teaching evaluations for Fall 2020 online: Section 1 / Section 2 / Section 3). [INF1323 is a required course in the Library and Information Science concentration and is offered every Fall semester.]
- INF2330: Information Ethnography (syllabus) (Winter 2024 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2023 teaching evaluation) (Fall 2012 teaching evaluation) (Summer 2010 teaching evaluation) (Fall 2010 teaching evaluation). [I usually teach INF2330 every Winter.]
- INF1005/6: Information Workshop - Information and Contemplation (syllabus) (Winter 2024 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2023 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2020 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2021 teaching evaluations 1005/1006) [This course may be offered again in the future.]
masters level course taught less frequently or retired from the curriculum (with syllabi and teaching evaluations)
- INF2332: Information Behaviour (syllabus) (Winter 2017 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2012 teaching evaluation) [This course is now often taught by Dr. Nadia Caidi. Information behaviour is central to INF1323 - The Information Experience, see above.]
- INF2305: Special Topics - The Joy of Information [This course may be offered again in the future.]
- INF1005/6: Information Workshop - The Liberal Arts Hobbies (syllabus) (Winter 2012 teaching evaluation) [This course may be offered again in the future.
- INF1300: Foundations of Library and Information Science (Fall 2015 teaching evaluations, Section 1/Section 2) (Fall 2016 In Our Time project) [This course is no longer offered.]
- INF1310: Introduction to Reference (Fall 2012 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2010 teaching evaluation) (Fall 2008 teaching evaluation) [This course is no longer offered.]
dOCTORAL lEVEL courses
I have also offered two courses in our doctoral program:
- INF3001: Information Research - Foundations
- INF3002: Contemporary Issues in Information Studies
Reading Guides from reading courses
Occasionally, I offer Reading Courses with small groups of motivated students. Here are the Reading Guides that accompany those courses, for learners who wish to engage these topics independently.
- The Work of Marcia J. Bates (PDF)
- The Serious Leisure Perspective (PDF)
- Reading Guide to Information Behavior (website)