By Brad King, Ball State University
(Journalism) Media Ethics: Building Data Streams
The use of social media within my Media Ethics class allows the students to aggregate a great deal of information, oftentimes from diverse sources, within a very short amount of time. Since ethics is, by its nature, interactive, emerging technology tools enable me to create a “living conversation” that extends beyond the classroom.
Social Media is changing everything. Nowhere is this more evident than on our college and university campuses. Yet there are unique challenges in incorporating social media into an established and tested curriculum.
AEJMC asked teachers to share some of their best practices for incorporating social media into the classroom, including suggested articles, exercises, tools and more. The following is a collection their best ideas and experiences.
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Teaching Ideas To Help Students (and Professors) Blog, Tweet, and Friend Their Way
By Rick Kenney, Hampton University
BEGIN WITH THE BASICS, AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ETHICS
I began teaching social media in an online journalism course a little over a year ago. I determined from the outset that I would make ethics the linchpin. I incorporated readings and discussions about core values of traditional media and conventional reporting. Because of our curriculum’s emphasis on ethics and neglect of multimedia skills, the students caught on quickly to the theoretical but needed help with the practical. We stumbled together toward the semester’s finish line, leaving me thinking they knew how and when to use social media but not what to do with it. Still, it was a start for them, and it was progress for me.
BEGIN WITH THE BASICS, AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ETHICS
I began teaching social media in an online journalism course a little over a year ago. I determined from the outset that I would make ethics the linchpin. I incorporated readings and discussions about core values of traditional media and conventional reporting. Because of our curriculum’s emphasis on ethics and neglect of multimedia skills, the students caught on quickly to the theoretical but needed help with the practical. We stumbled together toward the semester’s finish line, leaving me thinking they knew how and when to use social media but not what to do with it. Still, it was a start for them, and it was progress for me.
"Freedom of Tweets" – Social Media in the Law & Ethics of Mass Comm Classroom
By Chip Stewart, Texas Christian University
In the Law & Ethics of Mass Communication course, every day is Social Media Day. However, rather than teaching students how to use social media tools, we instead focus on the legal and ethical ramifications of these tools. This material is deliberately interwoven into each of the course’s units through two teaching methods.
In the Law & Ethics of Mass Communication course, every day is Social Media Day. However, rather than teaching students how to use social media tools, we instead focus on the legal and ethical ramifications of these tools. This material is deliberately interwoven into each of the course’s units through two teaching methods.
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