teach-a-thon | journalism interactive 2014

2014 Teach-A-Thon

JEREMY LITTAULehigh

University

Resources

GlassJournalism.comj230glass.blogspot.com

http://GlassJournalism.com/

http://j230glass.blogspot.com/

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DOUG WARDUniversity of

Kansas

Crowdsourcinga SyllabusOr, trying to

Doug WardUniversity of [email protected]@kuediting

What I’d envisioned

What I got

What I learned

1. Many undergraduates don’t feel qualified to offer input before a class.

What I learned

2. Students don’t want to look dumb, especially among peers they haven’t met.

To make this work ...1. We’ll have to show students how.

To make this work …2. We’ll have to recruit colleagues to do the same.

To make this work …3. We’ll have to encourage undergraduates to be proactive in their learning.

Crowdsourcinga SyllabusOr, trying to

Doug WardUniversity of [email protected]@kuediting

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JENNIFER COXSalisbury

University

Storify Assignments & Accuracy

Dr. Jennifer Brannock Cox

The lesson

• Pros & cons of online journalism:– Is it better to be first or right?

• What are some of the challenges for online reporters?– Speed – No end to the news cycle– Instant gratification audience– Misinformation possible at all stages

• What’s on the line?– Credibility– Competitive edge– Human lives/emotions

The big deal…

• West Virginia, 2006

• Mine collapse trapped 13 miners

• Reports nationwide: 12 miners’ survived; one dead

• Actually, 12 had died; one survived

• Miscommunication in the rush to break news

• Aftermath:

The activity

• Two teams: – Reporters & writers

• Reporters:– Go to the job fair as vendors are setting up– Conduct interviews with vendors, students, anyone available– Tweet your findings (including attribution & direct quotes)– Use hashtag: #sujobfair– At least 7-10 tweets for participation credit

• Writers:– Write a Storify article using only the information tweeted back from reporters– Write a summary lede & provide text transitions– Publish your Storify by the end of class (1 hour, 15 minutes)

Storify Overview• Used to gather information across social

media platforms

• Uses new format incorporating source & reporter story interaction– Diversity of sources!

• Great for breaking news – social media disappears quickly!

Tweets

Storify

Teachable moments104 students pre-registered for job fair #sujobfair

102 students registered #sujobfair

Teachable moments70 vendors represented at #sujobfair

Organizer says more than 70 vendors are here #sujobfair

Teachable moments

• Look to other sources for confirmation

• Make calls to verify

• DON’T PUBLISH WHAT YOU AREN’T SURE OF!

• Wrap-up discussion with reporters – why the misinformation?– Sources gave conflicting info– Typo in the rush to publish– Nerves – felt like competing with other reporters– Realization that when they are tweeting, they ARE publishing!

• Makes the publication look bad twice!

Thanks!

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ANDREA HICKERSONRochester Institute of

Technology

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Pros & Cons

Andrea HickersonAssistant Professor, Rochester Institute of

[email protected]

Background

• A new journalism program in 2009 at a “technical” and STEM school?

• Our Goal: Integrate journalism (visual and text-based), technology and entrepreneurship in our curriculum

• wherever it makes sense

Rise Above the Crowd

• “Rise Above the Crowd”• Knight funded• An experiment in live

reporting using smartphones and billboard screens

• Built by multi-disciplinary team of faculty and students in 2011

Joint-seminar in computing and journalism, Spring 2013

– Co-taught with Prof. Jeff Sonstein, Information, Science & Technology

– Students worked in teams to build campus sports publications with different technical limitations and possibilities (cloud, CMS, html5)

Digital Journalism Incubator

• Co-taught with Dr. Vic Perotti, College of Business, Management Information Systems

• Goal: Students build start-ups with the purpose of enhancing educational news

• Current projects: Digital art magazine; Education fact-checker; college project collaboration platform

• #RITDJI

Challenges to Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• 1. Finding the Right Person– Personality? Appropriate skill set? Classroom style? Agree

to disagree or a “right” way?• 2. Institutional logistics

– How will you course loads be effected? Will it be the same? Are your departments collaborating for the same reasons?

• 3. Sustainability– Will your academic units support this long term?

Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• 1. Enhanced Expertise

– You don’t have to know everything; Opportunity for professional development

• 2. Groundwork for grant and research collaboration

– For faculty and students• 3. Model Behavior - practice what you preach

– Collaboration usually sounds like a “good” idea and promises great rewards, but it is a process that is constantly negotiated.

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MARCUS MESSNERVirginia Commonwealth

University

Integrating iPad Journalism into the Curriculum

Marcus Messner, Ph.D. @marcusmessner

journalism interactive conferenceApril 4, 2014

Overview

• “iPadJournos” Mobile and Social Media Reporting Project:• Started in spring semester 2012• Support from VCU Center for Teaching Excellence

and AEJMC Knight Bridge Grant• Class moved out of PC lab and students equipped

with iPad reporting kits• Capstone course in fall semester 2013 covered

gubernatorial election in Virginia

Media partner

Work flow• Students buy a basic set of multimedia production apps

(iMovie for video editing)• Students present and explore additional apps with their iPads

as class assignment• Story pitches with media partner in Facebook group• Story writing and editing in Google Drive• Students engage in Twitter discussions with hashtag

#iPadJournos• Videos on YouTube and Instagram

Reporting kit

Student Learning• Publication opportunity secures high motivation and

engagement of student reporters• Mobile technology improves communication in and

outside the classroom• Photo and video shoots, social media reporting in the

field directly from the iPads• Reporting in fast-pace news environment at all times

of the day and week: Students report, professor edits, TV producer publishes

• Social media content curation

News content

30 multimedia

stories published in

fall 2013

News content

Future of the project

• “iPadJournos” project will be taught for the fourth time in the fall semester 2014 as a capstone in the VCU print-online journalism program

• Students will cover local government and fall elections with original reporting and news curation

• New iPad reporting kits purchased (see equipment details at www.marcusmessner.com)

http://www.marcusmessner.com/

QUESTIONS?

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JEREMY CAPLANCUNY Graduate School of Journalism

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MIKKI HARRISUniversity of Mississippi

Storytelling Images Teach non-visual students how to make visual stories.

Composition + Light + Moment

Composition rule of 3rds

© LeAnna Young

Composition reflection

© Jared Burleson

Composition leading lines

© Jared Burleson

Composition depth

© LeAnna Young

Light tells a viewer where to look

© Philip Waller

Light no light, no photo

Moment with limited time

© Matt Zelenik

Moment with limited access

© Alex Edwards

Moment exercise

What false first impression do people often have of you?

Mikki K. Harris

clown

shallowdumb

*!#itchymean

shy

stupid

racist

snobby

unapproachable

young

fake

criminal

sheltered

naive

loosedumb jock

What do people who know you well know about you?

Mikki K. Harris

friendly

caringnice

nurturingprotective

mature

witty

hard-working

kind

committed

dependable

determined

funny

scarred

naive

healthyquirky

How long does it take for someone to go from that false first impression to the real you?

Mikki K. Harris

1 hour½ day

secondsweeks

5 minutes30 minutes

months1 nightyears

Assignment:

STEP 1: Understand the time it takes people to go from false first impression to the real you.

STEP 2: Find a person to document. Engage the person without a camera for at least the amount of time determined in step 1.

STEP 3: Think of words to describe the person beyond the first impression.

STEP 4: Observe and anticipate moments that convey each of the words.

Moment friendly

© Kristen Stephens

© Bridge Leigh

Moment supportive

Key Takeaways:

No time? Look for reaction to action.

It takes time to establish trust and get access.

Engage people.

Engage more, then observe and anticipate moments.

The best visual stories rely on strong Composition + Light + Moments

Mikki K. [email protected]

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DONICA MENSINGUniversity of Nevada-Reno

Remixing the NewsDonica Mensing

@donicaReynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno

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KATY CULVERUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

(theory + skill)– tradition

awesome

how do you solve a

problem like their

research?

backward design

essentiallearningoutcomes

engage with big questions

progressively challenging problems

personal & social responsibility

integrative learning

digital media assignments

keyassignmentobjectives

learn process of research

explore questionsin depth

apply theories of law & ethics

share findings with public

assignmentdesign

narrow focus

research questions

literature review

primary sources

digital hub with added elements

supportive scaffolding

feedbackat mile markers

proposal

RQs

bibliography

outline

draft hub

lightning presentations

ongoingassessment

did theylearn?

Going beyond the theoretical and secondary research to conduct my own primary research during the final project, creating an account and interacting with real users in Second Life

wantto remix?

bit.ly/culverJI14

(theory + skill)– tradition

awesome

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ANDREW MANTRANGAUniversity of Denver

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SERENA CARPENTERMichigan State University

What Harry Potter Can

Teach Us About Journalism:

The Transmedia Approach

By @Dr_Serena | Michigan State University

ExperienceFIRST

Lisa was a caregiver for 6 years to her mother-in-law.

Now she is earning her MSW so she can continue to work with the elderly.

As an intern she answers calls for the Alzheimer's Association 24-hr Helpline.

"The Ants Go Marching In" - The room was full of laughter as Mike led to group around the room. #Alzheimer #musictherapy