By Yanick Rice Lamb, Howard University, Associate Professor/Sequence Coordinator, @yrlamb
Students use social media in their daily lives, but they don’t always think about using those skills as journalists. We are revamping how we teach Copy Editing to place a greater emphasis on Interactive Editing for newspapers, magazines and the Internet in print, on the Internet and on mobile devices. Social media is also a key part of the curriculum. However, we stress the importance of solid reporting, sound editing and high journalistic standards so that students don’t focus on speed, bells and whistles at the expense of quality.
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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Incorporating Social Media in the Classroom: A Few Examples and An Overview
By Leslie-Jean Thornton, Arizona State University
I’ve seen so many benefits from using social media in my classes that I have no wish to teach without such tools, no matter the subject. They enhance my ability to teach skills in real-world situations while allowing the growth of community within and without the group.
I’ve seen so many benefits from using social media in my classes that I have no wish to teach without such tools, no matter the subject. They enhance my ability to teach skills in real-world situations while allowing the growth of community within and without the group.
Using Skype to Teach Live Reporting
By Suzy Smith & Terry Heifetz, Ball State University
Social media has changed the way we interact within our communities. We use it to keep in touch with our families and friends, to connect with people who have common interests, to inform our social and professional groups about upcoming events or happenings, and even to share instant information about our feelings, our whereabouts and even share advice about places to go and things to do.
Social media has changed the way we interact within our communities. We use it to keep in touch with our families and friends, to connect with people who have common interests, to inform our social and professional groups about upcoming events or happenings, and even to share instant information about our feelings, our whereabouts and even share advice about places to go and things to do.
Social Media in the Classroom
By Katie Stansberry, University of Oregon
Because I primarily teach in the public relations sequence, most of my students are preparing for a career in professional persuasive communications. When they enter the workforce, senior employees will look to these fresh-faced young scholars to help lead this industry into a work world increasingly dominated by online communication practices. My students are comfortable, although by no means experts at, using social media tools. There is no need to spend class time walking them through the process of setting up a personal profile or creating a blog. However, they are woefully unaware of the power of social media tools and the potential of these tools to improve the field of professional strategic communication.
Because I primarily teach in the public relations sequence, most of my students are preparing for a career in professional persuasive communications. When they enter the workforce, senior employees will look to these fresh-faced young scholars to help lead this industry into a work world increasingly dominated by online communication practices. My students are comfortable, although by no means experts at, using social media tools. There is no need to spend class time walking them through the process of setting up a personal profile or creating a blog. However, they are woefully unaware of the power of social media tools and the potential of these tools to improve the field of professional strategic communication.
Social Media in the Classroom
By Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, University of Nebraska at Omaha
A few years ago, my students in Computer-Mediated Communication began using their Facebook “walls” as examples of the core concepts in the course: identity, interaction, community, power and culture. I was intrigued but felt the need to remain cautious. Facebook seemed to belong to them. News reports about faculty members joining students in the social space raised ethical questions. I was not ready.
A few years ago, my students in Computer-Mediated Communication began using their Facebook “walls” as examples of the core concepts in the course: identity, interaction, community, power and culture. I was intrigued but felt the need to remain cautious. Facebook seemed to belong to them. News reports about faculty members joining students in the social space raised ethical questions. I was not ready.
Social Media in the Classroom
By Ben Eveloff, St. Xavier University
It is a very exciting time to be teaching Social Media at the University level. The developments we have seen in the last few years have fundamentally changed the way we look at the field of communication. The continued evolution of these technologies, in accordance with Moore’s law, will greatly affect the field of Communication at a rate never seen before. This is why it is essential not only to teach the most up-to-date practices and uses of specific social media, but also the fundamentals that will hold true as social media platforms come and go. Below, I will outline strategies I use to teach social media and emerging technologies.
It is a very exciting time to be teaching Social Media at the University level. The developments we have seen in the last few years have fundamentally changed the way we look at the field of communication. The continued evolution of these technologies, in accordance with Moore’s law, will greatly affect the field of Communication at a rate never seen before. This is why it is essential not only to teach the most up-to-date practices and uses of specific social media, but also the fundamentals that will hold true as social media platforms come and go. Below, I will outline strategies I use to teach social media and emerging technologies.
Social Media in the Classroom
by Cindy Royal, Texas State University
I have been teaching online and social media for the past eleven years, since I was a Ph.D. student at The University of Texas and now as an assistant professor at Texas State University in San Marcos. This year, I was named by the Austin American-Statesman as a Texas Social Media Award winner. My personal social media activities include my music review and interview show onthatnote.com and tech blog cindytech.wordpress.com. I have also been the editor of the online newsletter for Texas Music Magazine for the past two years. You can learn more about me at cindyroyal.com. I am happy to share some of the ways I have incorporated social media in the classroom and curriculum.
I have been teaching online and social media for the past eleven years, since I was a Ph.D. student at The University of Texas and now as an assistant professor at Texas State University in San Marcos. This year, I was named by the Austin American-Statesman as a Texas Social Media Award winner. My personal social media activities include my music review and interview show onthatnote.com and tech blog cindytech.wordpress.com. I have also been the editor of the online newsletter for Texas Music Magazine for the past two years. You can learn more about me at cindyroyal.com. I am happy to share some of the ways I have incorporated social media in the classroom and curriculum.
Enriching Public Relations Education through the Implementation of Social Media in the Classroom
By Karen Freberg, The University of Tennessee
The public relations profession continues to play an essential and changing role in society, requiring the regular reassessment of the education of future public relations practitioners. Academics and practitioners often differ in how they view the public relations field, how they define the discipline, and how they view the major pedagogical approaches. The demands of the current economy and the ever-changing digital environment is challenging public relations practitioners and scholars to constantly evolve their research and practices in the discipline to meet the expectations of their stakeholders.
The public relations profession continues to play an essential and changing role in society, requiring the regular reassessment of the education of future public relations practitioners. Academics and practitioners often differ in how they view the public relations field, how they define the discipline, and how they view the major pedagogical approaches. The demands of the current economy and the ever-changing digital environment is challenging public relations practitioners and scholars to constantly evolve their research and practices in the discipline to meet the expectations of their stakeholders.
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