Sunday, July 8, 2007

The classic question

So what exactly is the iSchool? I’d love to answer this question with a single word, or maybe a nice link, but, truly, there is no easy response. We are neither multi-disciplinary nor cross-disciplinary but post-disciplinary. We study information and information technology through a variety of lenses: sociological, computational, economic, to name a few. Rooted in all of these disciplines we are synthesizing new directions for the design of technology. Where else could you use case law from a course on information law and policy to inspire designs for tangible interfaces? With scholarship and creativity, our unique iSchool perspectives carve us a nice niche on Berkeley’s campus. I’m proud to be a part.

1 comment:

Ken-ichi said...

Most importantly, iSchool != high school! When I intend an "H," you will hear a pronounced and throaty exhalation! Exclamation point!