2008 Poynter Educators Forum

Teresa · Teresa

Brant Ward, a San Francisco Chronicle photographer, taught an amazing photojournalism course last semester. I think it helps that Brant was a reporter before he picked up a camera -- telling the story is always paramount for him. My beginning reporting class partnered with his class for a "ho...

Teresa · Teresa

About three years ago we pulled together the core journalism classes, added a journalism ethics capstone course and launched a journalism minor within the media studies major. Having a dedicated minor has made it easier to push for more reporting content in the production classes -- until very rec...

al tompkins · al tompkins

We would love to link your posting/name with a face. Please send us a photo of you, not an official mug but a photo that shows us the REAL you. Just click on the attach photo button below and upload a picture from your computer. Have fun. al -- Edited by al tompkins at 23:22, 2008-01-28 -- Edited by al tompki...

denise · denise

When I arrived in 2005, the dean was teaching publication design with proportion wheels. We've invested in a Mac Lab, software, digital still cameras. We've replaced the truly outdated curriculum. The school is open to further curriculum changes, at least in theory. We've also been breaking down...

angiechuang · angiechuang

As you may have noticed, Stephanie Blake and I are both on faculty at American University School of Communication -- she's a broadcast prof, and I'm print. Though in our school's "convergence" plan, those distinctions will eventually become irrelevant. Stephanie's summed up what's g...

stevefox · stevefox

Hi everyone -- I have a small grant for equipment and I'm currently scouting around for best stuff at lowest cost. I'm looking to buy videocams, audio recorders, mikes, headsets, and if enough is left over, maybe digital cams. We're working with Macs here at UMass -- actually we are setting up the fi...

jimmynan · jimmynan

From Sandy Ellis We're a small department (4 full-time faculty, 3 adjuncts) with about 150 Journalism majors in a university of 6,000. The break down on majors by interest is usually about half broadcast and half print. We have a public radio station (FM) operated by students, a weekly newspape...

Cyril Ibe · Cyril Ibe

The Journalism and Mass Communication program at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, consistently has been witnessing increased enrollment over a number of years now. We currently have nearly 200 majors, by far the highest number of majors in the Humanities Department, and one of...

Robinson · Robinson

Let me start with a caveat here: Ive only been in my position at UW-Madison for a year and am still getting to know whats being done, never mind whether it is being done well. I help head up the masters professional-track journalism program. As far as I can tell, our students have the opportunity at the gr...

kbculver · kbculver

I'm coming to Poynter w/ my colleague, Sue Robinson. I'll leave it to her to discuss our grad program while I cover the undergrad. What's working is that we were a very early entry into launching a curriculum that adapted to the changing media landscape. In fall 2000, we began courses that attempted to...

RKanigel · RKanigel

I think we've got a strong, diverse faculty with lots of professional experience in newspapers, magazines and the Web. Because we are strictly a journalism department -- no communication, PR, advertising, or even broadcast journalism (that's a problem) -- we all speak the same language and gener...

Susan Knight · Susan Knight

sorry for the repetitive post under what you want to learn from others... but here's what's working, or seems to be: At the University of Arizona... We are strictly a journalism program, no advertising/pr/comm. Historically, whether print or broadcast, our students have taken the same firs...

Kai Voigtlaender · Kai Voigtlaender

Unlike most of the other contributors, I'm not working at a college or university, and we are teaching not only students, but also young professionals in the first years of their career and postgraduate journalists. Furthermore we offer trainings for reporters or newsroom editors with a 10 or more...

Joanne M. Lisosky

Pacific Lutheran University is a small private college nestled just 40 miles south of Seattle on the Interstate-5 corridor. We have about 100 communication majors that disperse among these ecletic sequences: print/broadcast journalism, PR, conflict management, broadcast performance and p...

donnapaz · donnapaz

We have a burgeoning program with an eclectic faculty. The majority of our kids are in ad/PR, followed by broadcast and then print. We have just gotten (in the last year) a bunch of video cameras and a lab with Final Cut Pro. There is a weekly student-produced radio show that is podcast on our departme...

Eileen · Eileen

In the first broadcast journalism course I teach, the students have not necessarily taken any of the production courses they need. Consequently, my approach to online reporting involves a project where they do a story in a mock digital format. The story copy needs to be laid out, accompanied by art o...

Sue · Sue

The J-school recognizes that it needs to change curriculum to adapt to new reality in the industry. A task force, which I am on, is examining how the curriculum should change. Meanwhile, the director has pushed for quick change. A one-credit "band-aid" class has been approved (repor...

jmcpherson · jmcpherson

One of me in my Christmas disguise, with my 100-pound lapdog, Teddy. The other is with one of the antiques that decorate my office.

Eileen · Eileen

This photo is not a snapshot, but it tells a lot about how I am perceived. The Student Government people asked me to be part of their campaign, playing the part of a mother. Ah, the truth can be painful.

snazzblake · snazzblake

I think I found it! This is me and my mini-me, the youngest of my two. (P.S. - nope, I didn't do it right... sorry.) -- Edited by snazzblake at 00:41, 2008-01-30 -- Edited by snazzblake at 00:43, 2008-01-30

snazzblake · snazzblake

Well, we have an online magazine, the American Observer, which is produced by graduate students. It features articles, photography, photo/audio galleries and (after Monday's mega-visit from Barack Obama, et al) video, though the video is not embedded directly into the site -- the viewer is link...

stevefox · stevefox

Well, I guess I'm still trying to figure that out. I made the transition to teaching full-time last semester and was brought on primarily to help "converge" the curriculum and to help upgrade the program to provide more of a multimedia focus. This is my second semester teaching multime...

Scott · Scott

The University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication provides a solid professional and academic mix that values both practical skills and critical thinking. Teaching is considered as important as research. Senior as well as junior faculty teach introductory courses. This is an in...

Dave Bostwick

Our students have an opportunity for hands-on experience in radio, television, newspaper and online. A few students are beginning to take advantage of this opportunity by serving on more than one student media staff at the same time or by alternating their participation among the different staff...

PennnyFuchs · PennnyFuchs

The University of Maryland has a pretty traditional journalism program. We have about 550 students and emphasize accuracy and deadline-driven reporting and story telling. We are known for our skills courses and our Capital News Service bureaus teams of print reporters in Washington, D.C., an...

al tompkins · al tompkins

In our week together, some of the most valuable learning comes, not just from the teachers who will lead the classes, but from your fellow participants.

al tompkins · al tompkins

How are you meeting them? What is stopping you from doing what you think you should be doing?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	some other good stuff at University of San Francisco (Preview) Brant Ward, a San Francisco Chronicle photographer, taught an amazing photojournalism course last semester. I think it helps that Brant was a reporter before he picked up a camera -- telling the story is always paramount for him. My beginning reporting class partnered with his class for a "ho...	Teresa	0	2591	Feb 11, 2008 by Teresa
	What's working at the University of San Francisco (Preview) About three years ago we pulled together the core journalism classes, added a journalism ethics capstone course and launched a journalism minor within the media studies major. Having a dedicated minor has made it easier to push for more reporting content in the production classes -- until very rec...	Teresa	0	738	Feb 11, 2008 by Teresa
	A photo of You educators poynter (Preview) We would love to link your posting/name with a face. Please send us a photo of you, not an official mug but a photo that shows us the REAL you. Just click on the attach photo button below and upload a picture from your computer. Have fun. al -- Edited by al tompkins at 23:22, 2008-01-28 -- Edited by al tompki...	al tompkins	17	1259	Feb 11, 2008 by denise
	PBA initial investment in technology (Preview) When I arrived in 2005, the dean was teaching publication design with proportion wheels. We've invested in a Mac Lab, software, digital still cameras. We've replaced the truly outdated curriculum. The school is open to further curriculum changes, at least in theory. We've also been breaking down...	denise	0	757	Feb 11, 2008 by denise
	What works at American University, Part II (Preview) As you may have noticed, Stephanie Blake and I are both on faculty at American University School of Communication -- she's a broadcast prof, and I'm print. Though in our school's "convergence" plan, those distinctions will eventually become irrelevant. Stephanie's summed up what's g...	angiechuang	0	683	Feb 8, 2008 by angiechuang
	A Question/Comment on Equipment (Preview) Hi everyone -- I have a small grant for equipment and I'm currently scouting around for best stuff at lowest cost. I'm looking to buy videocams, audio recorders, mikes, headsets, and if enough is left over, maybe digital cams. We're working with Macs here at UMass -- actually we are setting up the fi...	stevefox	1	725	Feb 8, 2008 by jimmynan
	Working Well at University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Preview) From Sandy Ellis We're a small department (4 full-time faculty, 3 adjuncts) with about 150 Journalism majors in a university of 6,000. The break down on majors by interest is usually about half broadcast and half print. We have a public radio station (FM) operated by students, a weekly newspape...	jimmynan	0	628	Feb 8, 2008 by jimmynan
	What's Working at Your School (Preview) The Journalism and Mass Communication program at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, consistently has been witnessing increased enrollment over a number of years now. We currently have nearly 200 majors, by far the highest number of majors in the Humanities Department, and one of...	Cyril Ibe	6	753	Feb 8, 2008 by aherrin
	UW-Madison Graduate Level (Preview) Let me start with a caveat here: Ive only been in my position at UW-Madison for a year and am still getting to know whats being done, never mind whether it is being done well. I help head up the masters professional-track journalism program. As far as I can tell, our students have the opportunity at the gr...	Robinson	0	654	Feb 6, 2008 by Robinson
	What's up at UW-Madison (Preview) I'm coming to Poynter w/ my colleague, Sue Robinson. I'll leave it to her to discuss our grad program while I cover the undergrad. What's working is that we were a very early entry into launching a curriculum that adapted to the changing media landscape. In fall 2000, we began courses that attempted to...	kbculver	0	713	Feb 6, 2008 by kbculver
	What is working at San Francisco State University.... (Preview) I think we've got a strong, diverse faculty with lots of professional experience in newspapers, magazines and the Web. Because we are strictly a journalism department -- no communication, PR, advertising, or even broadcast journalism (that's a problem) -- we all speak the same language and gener...	RKanigel	0	623	Feb 6, 2008 by RKanigel
	At the University of Arizona... (Preview) sorry for the repetitive post under what you want to learn from others... but here's what's working, or seems to be: At the University of Arizona... We are strictly a journalism program, no advertising/pr/comm. Historically, whether print or broadcast, our students have taken the same firs...	Susan Knight	0	667	Feb 6, 2008 by Susan Knight
	What is working at Journalism Academy, Hamburg, Germany? (Preview) Unlike most of the other contributors, I'm not working at a college or university, and we are teaching not only students, but also young professionals in the first years of their career and postgraduate journalists. Furthermore we offer trainings for reporters or newsroom editors with a 10 or more...	Kai Voigtlaender	0	578	Feb 5, 2008 by Kai Voigtlaender
	What is working at Pacific Lutheran University (Preview) Pacific Lutheran University is a small private college nestled just 40 miles south of Seattle on the Interstate-5 corridor. We have about 100 communication majors that disperse among these ecletic sequences: print/broadcast journalism, PR, conflict management, broadcast performance and p...	Joanne M. Lisosky	1	2073	Feb 4, 2008 by Joanne M. Lisosky
	What's working at The University of Texas-Pan American (Preview) We have a burgeoning program with an eclectic faculty. The majority of our kids are in ad/PR, followed by broadcast and then print. We have just gotten (in the last year) a bunch of video cameras and a lab with Final Cut Pro. There is a weekly student-produced radio show that is podcast on our departme...	donnapaz	0	727	Feb 3, 2008 by donnapaz
	What's working at Webster. (Preview) In the first broadcast journalism course I teach, the students have not necessarily taken any of the production courses they need. Consequently, my approach to online reporting involves a project where they do a story in a mock digital format. The story copy needs to be laid out, accompanied by art o...	Eileen	0	633	Jan 31, 2008 by Eileen
	What is working at Michigan State online journalism classes (Preview) The J-school recognizes that it needs to change curriculum to adapt to new reality in the industry. A task force, which I am on, is examining how the curriculum should change. Meanwhile, the director has pushed for quick change. A one-credit "band-aid" class has been approved (repor...	Sue	0	857	Jan 31, 2008 by Sue
	Photos of Jim (Preview) One of me in my Christmas disguise, with my 100-pound lapdog, Teddy. The other is with one of the antiques that decorate my office.	jmcpherson	0	593	Jan 31, 2008 by jmcpherson
	A photo of me (Eileen) (Preview) This photo is not a snapshot, but it tells a lot about how I am perceived. The Student Government people asked me to be part of their campaign, playing the part of a mother. Ah, the truth can be painful.	Eileen	0	901	Jan 30, 2008 by Eileen
	a photo of me (Preview) I think I found it! This is me and my mini-me, the youngest of my two. (P.S. - nope, I didn't do it right... sorry.) -- Edited by snazzblake at 00:41, 2008-01-30 -- Edited by snazzblake at 00:43, 2008-01-30	snazzblake	0	598	Jan 30, 2008 by snazzblake
	What Works at American University (Preview) Well, we have an online magazine, the American Observer, which is produced by graduate students. It features articles, photography, photo/audio galleries and (after Monday's mega-visit from Barack Obama, et al) video, though the video is not embedded directly into the site -- the viewer is link...	snazzblake	0	619	Jan 30, 2008 by snazzblake
	What's Working at UMass? (Preview) Well, I guess I'm still trying to figure that out. I made the transition to teaching full-time last semester and was brought on primarily to help "converge" the curriculum and to help upgrade the program to provide more of a multimedia focus. This is my second semester teaching multime...	stevefox	0	582	Jan 29, 2008 by stevefox
	What works at the University of Oregon (Preview) The University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication provides a solid professional and academic mix that values both practical skills and critical thinking. Teaching is considered as important as research. Senior as well as junior faculty teach introductory courses. This is an in...	Scott	0	504	Jan 29, 2008 by Scott
	What works at Baker U. (Preview) Our students have an opportunity for hands-on experience in radio, television, newspaper and online. A few students are beginning to take advantage of this opportunity by serving on more than one student media staff at the same time or by alternating their participation among the different staff...	Dave Bostwick	0	567	Jan 29, 2008 by Dave Bostwick
	What's working at UMD (Preview) The University of Maryland has a pretty traditional journalism program. We have about 550 students and emphasize accuracy and deadline-driven reporting and story telling. We are known for our skills courses and our Capital News Service bureaus teams of print reporters in Washington, D.C., an...	PennnyFuchs	0	577	Jan 29, 2008 by PennnyFuchs
	What do you want to learn from your fellow participants? (Preview) In our week together, some of the most valuable learning comes, not just from the teachers who will lead the classes, but from your fellow participants.	al tompkins	0	965	Jan 28, 2008 by al tompkins
	What are the Biggest Challenges Your Department Faces? (Preview) How are you meeting them? What is stopping you from doing what you think you should be doing?	al tompkins	0	399	Jan 28, 2008 by al tompkins
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