SWECJMC 2008 #2
The second session I attended this morning had research that is very timely in today's college teaching world.
The first research..."How Journalism and Mass Communication Professors Perceive and Cope with Changes in Student Characteristics" by Bruce Plopper and Cassondra Sagan Webb.
There seems to be a trend where students are 'harder to teach'--instead of spending the appropriate time (or even having an expectation) of studying and learning, many expect things to be catered to what they want. Students think learning is a social activity with a technology component. They think they can multitask, but research shows multitasking doesn't work. What to do about it? This presentation did not offer solutions, but proposed that educators test techniques they use for teaching.
Kristy Roschke then talked about "Convergence Journalism in High School: How Educators are Keeping Up with Trends in the Media Industry." As a high school journalism teacher and graduate student, she talked about changes going on in expectations of news employees (see my post below about the 'super reporter').
Carol Schwalbe then discussed "Leveraging the Digital Media Habits of the Millennials: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Journalism Courses." Student-centered or experiential learning are said by some to be good approaches. What are the digital media habits of these students? How can we leverage those into more effective techniques in the classroom?
Educators should not get rid of teaching fundamentals of the profession, but with digital media, can take advantage of non-linear, provide pre-recorded digital feedback, and allow students to critique each other's work on a site like Blackboard (WebCT, eCollege).
Also in sessions today: "Publish or Perish: Getting Published in the Southwestern Mass Communication Journal--and Others" and a special session on "Border Journalism: Issues" -- especially topical for our Las Cruces location and its proximity to Mexico. This web site is important to that discussion: http://www.pasodelsur.com/
The first research..."How Journalism and Mass Communication Professors Perceive and Cope with Changes in Student Characteristics" by Bruce Plopper and Cassondra Sagan Webb.
There seems to be a trend where students are 'harder to teach'--instead of spending the appropriate time (or even having an expectation) of studying and learning, many expect things to be catered to what they want. Students think learning is a social activity with a technology component. They think they can multitask, but research shows multitasking doesn't work. What to do about it? This presentation did not offer solutions, but proposed that educators test techniques they use for teaching.
Kristy Roschke then talked about "Convergence Journalism in High School: How Educators are Keeping Up with Trends in the Media Industry." As a high school journalism teacher and graduate student, she talked about changes going on in expectations of news employees (see my post below about the 'super reporter').
Carol Schwalbe then discussed "Leveraging the Digital Media Habits of the Millennials: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Journalism Courses." Student-centered or experiential learning are said by some to be good approaches. What are the digital media habits of these students? How can we leverage those into more effective techniques in the classroom?
Educators should not get rid of teaching fundamentals of the profession, but with digital media, can take advantage of non-linear, provide pre-recorded digital feedback, and allow students to critique each other's work on a site like Blackboard (WebCT, eCollege).
Also in sessions today: "Publish or Perish: Getting Published in the Southwestern Mass Communication Journal--and Others" and a special session on "Border Journalism: Issues" -- especially topical for our Las Cruces location and its proximity to Mexico. This web site is important to that discussion: http://www.pasodelsur.com/
posted by Tony at 8:49 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home