I’m a big fan of finding ways to utilize new media in my classes. Blogger? That’s so 2007. Wordpress? On it. Twitter? Got five accounts. Enter Tumblr. Yes, the cat-GIFing, Don Draper-ing, McKayla not-impressing meme-loving bulletin board of a social media site. How can this possibly be used for education? After some experimentation, I think [...]
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It’s time for local television stations to optimize for the web and mobile
Have you visited a local television news station’s website lately? If not, take a moment and Google your favorite. Or, click here. It doesn’t matter which station I link to, because just about every one you visit has similar problems I would like to address in this blog post. Some disclaimers: First, I am an [...]
Stop waiting for permission to create
In 2007, I began requiring students to blog their assignments in my introductory mass communications course. At the time, it sounded cutting edge, even for 2007. Over the last six years, I’ve continued this online publishing expectation for my students. When you teach in journalism and communications, having students publish class material to a blog [...]
Three C’s of personal branding for students
Each January, I teach a three-week course called, Creating and Managing Your Online Personal Brand. You may recognize the course by it’s yummy hashtag, #PBandJterm (PB = personal branding + Jterm = Lindenwood’s January term). In the 12-day course, I emphasize three areas with students: creation, curation, and community. Below, is a brief overview of [...]
Information is disposable, experiences are not — a challenge to evolve beyond testing
Students hate taking tests. I hate giving them. Then why do it? I find myself asking this question each time I stand at the front of the room while my stressed students attempt the obligatory information regurgitation from class discussions. Using tests as a model for assessment bothers me on an intuitive level. It [...]
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Associate Professor of Communications, Journalism Dept. Chair, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO Courses for 2012-2013: Introduction to Journalism, Online Journalism, Broadcast Newswriting, TV Reporting, TV News Production, Special Topics: Creating and Managing Your Online Personal Brand
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Teaching with Tumblr
- It’s time for local television stations to optimize for the web and mobile
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Stop waiting for permission to create
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Three C’s of personal branding for students
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Information is disposable, experiences are not — a challenge to evolve beyond testing
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New to Twitter? Meet 15 People Media Students Should Follow
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From Gutenberg to PittPatt – 4 takeaways from the first day of Journalism Interactive
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Twitter v. Facebook, A Tale of Two Experiences
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Taking on the collaborative classroom
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Data visualization and inspiration — 6 takeaways from Journalism Interactive day two