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iPadJournos project becomes capstone course
The iPadJournos project will become a permanent part of the journalism curriculum at VCU’s School of Mass Communications. Starting this fall, I will offer the class “MASC 496 – Mobile and Social Media Journalism” as a senior capstone course in … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged capstone, course, iPad, iPadJournos, Journalism, Mobile, Social Media, VCU
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New Center for Media + Health at VCU
My colleagues Dr. Yan Jin, Dr. Ernest Martin, Professor Scott Sherman and I have received a grant to start a new Center for Media + Health at VCU. The startup funding comes from the VCU Quest Innovation Fund and allows … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Public Relations, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Center for Media+Health, communication, Facebook, grant, Health, lab, Quest, Social Media, Twitter, VCU
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“VCU votes” campaign wins communication award
The “VCU votes” campaign to turn out the student vote at VCU during the 2012 presidential election has been recognized with a Democracy Cup Award. The Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) honored the project run by 15 VCU honors students … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Campaigns, CEEP, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Government, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Tumblr, Twitter, VCU, VCU Votes, YouTube
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Horizon Report recognizes iPadJournos project
The NMC Horizon Report has recognized the iPadJournos project in the tablet computing section of its 2013 Higher Education Edition. The report is a joint publication of the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). The following is … Continue reading
What’s the future of social media?
I was recently interviewed by VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences on the future of social media. Please view the video above for an excerpt from the interview.
Posted in Blogs, Journalism, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Blogs, College of Humanities and Sciences, Facebook, Future, Social Media, Twitter, VCU, YouTube
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Survey on nonprofits and social media
I am currently carrying out a national survey on the social media engagement as well as policies and guidelines of nonprofit organizations. If you are working for a nonprofit organization, please take a few minutes and complete my survey. Please … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Public Relations, Research, Social Media
Tagged Campaigns, Charity, Engagement, Facebook, Google, Guidelines, Non-profit, Policy, Social Media, Strategy, Tumblr, Twitter, use, VCU, YouTube
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Turning out the vote at VCU
Students in my Social Media and the Presidential Race honors class, which I have taught with my colleague Jeff South this fall semester, have planned and implemented the nonpartisan get-out-the-vote campaign “VCU Votes.” Students engaged their peers on a blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Blogs, Campaigns, CBS 6, Class, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Jeff South, Obama, President, Social Media, Social Media and the Presidential Race, Strategy, Students, Turn out the vote, TV, Twitter, VCU, VCU Insight, VCU Votes, YouTube
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Teaching a large online lecture class
In the summer 2010, I participated in an online teaching workshop at VCU’s Center for Teaching Excellence to prepare for moving my large lecture class on global communication online. Since the spring 2011, I have taught the class online with … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Class, CTE, Delicious, Facebook, Global, Global Communication, Lecture, Online Teaching, Social Media, Students, Technology, VCU
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Brain drain? German scientists in the U.S.
The German government and several scientific foundations are attempting to reverse the so called “brain drain” and convince German scientists in the U.S. to come back home. I was recently interviewed by Stefan Koch, Washington correspondent of Madsack Media Group, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Brain drain, Funding, Germany, Global, Government, Social Media, Twitter, Universities, VCU
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Is Facebook a distraction in the classroom?
As a professor, especially in a large lecture class, you never know what your students are really doing on their laptops. How many are listening to the lecture and how many are chatting with friends on Facebook? This circumstance has … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Class, Commonwealth Times, Facebook, Online Teaching, Social Media, Students, VCU
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