Join Len Clark, a mobile journalism specialist, as he talks audio and video with mobile tools.
Academics and journalists use data for different reasons and in different contexts, but both groups seek to better inform the public with the knowledge they share. Pioneering journalists have been on the forefront of data visualization, while academics have a tradition in social science methods and statistics. What can we learn from one another, and how might we work together? This conversation will address the opportunities and challenges both groups encounter when working with data. We'll also talk about strategies for integrating data concepts into journalism curricul
Too many journalists still relate the word "design" to making pages and websites look prettier. As a consequence, they think that the main goal of an infographic is to be eye-catching, engaging, and fun. They argue that infographics are means to "simplify" data that only specialized professionals are capable of creating. This presentation will debunk all these myths and propose an alternative view of infographics and visualizations as means to make messages richer, deeper, and more effective.
You're close to having a degree, now what? It’s challenging to find a job, not to mention a job in journalism. But it can happen if you become proactive and prepare. Come learn tips and tricks on how they got their foot in the door and on how you can stand out from the competition and land a job.
Allissa Richardson, Bowie State University
Best Mobile Reporting Apps
Alysia Steele, University of Mississippi
What FCP Users Should Know About Premiere
Doug Ward, University of Kansas
iPads & Interactive Grading
Gary Kebbel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
How to Plan a Hackathon
Jake Batsell, Southern Methodist University
Creating a Data Viz Competition
Dave Carlson, University of Florida
K3D: A New Distance Ed Tool
Marie Shanahan, University of Connecticut
Rate Your Online Reputation
Michelle Hassler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Enterprise Reporting Through RSS & Social Media
Ginny Whitehouse, Eastern Kentucky University
Meograph for 4D Storytelling
Justin Karp, WJLA / University of Maryland
Easy Infographic Tools
Michael Humphrey, Colorado State University
Why UX Design Matters
As social platforms have emerged and been adopted widely for journalism, ethical issues have been discussed in professional forums such as the Poynter Institute and the Online News Association and within news organizations. Ethics scholars and other researchers have also begun publishing work on ethical challenges and best practices in social media. But the ethical questions are complex, and they are evolving as practices and the tools themselves change. This panel will focus on several continuing challenges using three widely recognized ethical principles – seeking truth, acting independently and minimizing harm – for analysis.
You know it's important to use Twitter and Facebook, but what about the other networks -- What about Google+ , your own website. And don't forget about traditional avenues too: biz cards, resumes, cover letters, etc. Which should you update every day, which can you update simultaneously?
Maybe you've been planning to learn a programming language, but have no idea where to start. In this workshop, you'll gain a foundational understanding of the basic elements of programming, and you'll learn about resources that will allow you to continue adding to your skill set. We'll be using JavaScript, which is a great language to complement Web markup, but we will discuss how these concepts apply to any programming language that you might use.
Topics to be addressed:
Why you should learn to program
The range of programming languages
Strings and numbers
Variables
Math and concatenation
Alerts and prompts
Booleans
Arrays
If Statements and Loops
Functions
Integration with HTML
Relationship to JQuery
This is a beginner-level session. No prior experience with programming or Web design is required to attend. You won't be an experienced programmer at the end of this class, but you will gain a better understanding of programming concepts and terms.
Cindy Royal (cindyroyal.com) will instruct the group. She's been teaching Web design for the past 12 years and continues to add programming concepts to the curriculum at Texas State University.
Join Len Clark, a mobile journalism specialist, as he talks audio and video with mobile tools.
Want to just meet up with some interesting folks you met at J/i? Do it in our Aha! Innovation CoLab. Share computer screens, or meet in small groups. The program is yours.
Learn how students can use GitHub to store, share and submit their work during course projects across the curriculum. We'll also talk about agile project management and other cloud-centric techniques to improve student learning and reduce instructor support load.
BRING YOUR LAPTOPS IF POSSIBLE
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Don't Trust! Verify. Using traditional skills to vet new media leads and sources.
These days, journalists are bombarded by messages and leads via social media and traditional avenues. While it used to be enough to meet a source face-to-face or even via the phone, it's become more difficult to vet sources and stories when they come in via new technology channels.
In this presentation and interactive session, educators will learn the nuts and bolts of common social media communication tools and then will explore the best techniques to use in vetting stories and verifying sources.
As with many journalistic techniques, the process has changed slightly because the pace of news gathering has increased. But being accurate is still more important than being first, and this session will help you teach students how to focus on the importance of accuracy in a new media world.
You know understanding mobile newsgathering is important for your students. You want them to think beyond Facebook in creating content. We'll talk about some tools you -- and they -- can use, share ideas on what works (and what doesn't), and look at student examples. We'll discuss how you can make multimedia teams more successful in the classroom and tips from educators who have made it work. Plus, we'll play with some of the newest free options for adding mobile content to create rich multimedia projects.
We'll talk about:
- Examples of other college educators who have incorporated mobile news gathering into their courses
- Tools and apps to make it easier to gather journalistic content
- New online tools for creating multimedia projects that incorporate mobile
- Your ideas, suggestions, experiences
Shuttles will depart from the Stadium Dr. side of Weimer at 7 p.m.
