Comments on: Journalists’ Toolkit: A new class http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:40:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wednesday 8-29 links | News Videographer http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3125 Wednesday 8-29 links | News Videographer Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:59:26 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3125 [...] If I were a journalism student, I’d be drooling over Mindy McAdams’ new class that teaches students how to produce multimedia and online stories. [...] [...] If I were a journalism student, I’d be drooling over Mindy McAdams’ new class that teaches students how to produce multimedia and online stories. [...]

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3110 Amy Gahran Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:17:10 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3110 Actually, I think it's less important whether, for beginners, the event coverage is live or just soon after. (except if you're using Twitter or Jaiku, then live makes more sense). Why not make the event blogging extra credit. Set out a few parameters and make it either pass (you get the credit) or fail (no credit, but no harm done). - Amy Gahran Actually, I think it’s less important whether, for beginners, the event coverage is live or just soon after. (except if you’re using Twitter or Jaiku, then live makes more sense).

Why not make the event blogging extra credit. Set out a few parameters and make it either pass (you get the credit) or fail (no credit, but no harm done).

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: The skills every journalist needs « Reportr.net http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3109 The skills every journalist needs « Reportr.net Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:42:38 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3109 [...] trackback If you want to get an idea of skills journalists should be learning, check out Mindy McAdams’ new course at Florida, Journalists’ [...] [...] trackback If you want to get an idea of skills journalists should be learning, check out Mindy McAdams’ new course at Florida, Journalists’ [...]

]]> By: Dave Lee http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3108 Dave Lee Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:17:00 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3108 I say mix it up. How about you have one compulsory event. Make it challenging. A conference maybe -- something that students wouldn't know a huge deal about. So, the task would be to research the event, cover it, and then look back retrospectively. Then invite students to blog their own events. This could be a gig, or a football match, or anything really...the possibilities really are endless. Graded on quality of coverage, use of different mediums... things like that. A problem I see at this point is checking if it has actually been liveblogged. A student could always just do it once they are home and then backdate it all! I say mix it up. How about you have one compulsory event. Make it challenging. A conference maybe — something that students wouldn’t know a huge deal about. So, the task would be to research the event, cover it, and then look back retrospectively.

Then invite students to blog their own events. This could be a gig, or a football match, or anything really…the possibilities really are endless.

Graded on quality of coverage, use of different mediums… things like that. A problem I see at this point is checking if it has actually been liveblogged. A student could always just do it once they are home and then backdate it all!

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3107 Mindy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:40:19 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3107 You're right, the technologies are abundant. I'm noodling two other factors: (1) Exactly what do I require (pick one event? Offer several? Let them pitch?); and (2) How would I grade it? Maybe just pass/fail. But one must work these things out in advance! You’re right, the technologies are abundant. I’m noodling two other factors: (1) Exactly what do I require (pick one event? Offer several? Let them pitch?); and (2) How would I grade it? Maybe just pass/fail. But one must work these things out in advance!

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3106 Amy Gahran Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:34:47 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3106 Mindy -- Blogging just ain't what it used to be :-) it can mean a whole lot of things. Re live blogging, you could choose a blogging tool (Like Typepad) that offers a mobile blogging interface. That way they could blog from their cell phones. You can also use Flickr, YouTube, and Blip.tv into several popular blogging tools -- or use them directly for live photo/video blogging Check out the liveblogging potential (or just regular blogging potential) for Facebook too. And, of course, you can use Jaiku and Twitter for liveblogging too. That's a little clunky, but workable. I've done it. - Amy Mindy — Blogging just ain’t what it used to be :-) it can mean a whole lot of things.

Re live blogging, you could choose a blogging tool (Like Typepad) that offers a mobile blogging interface. That way they could blog from their cell phones.

You can also use Flickr, YouTube, and Blip.tv into several popular blogging tools — or use them directly for live photo/video blogging

Check out the liveblogging potential (or just regular blogging potential) for Facebook too.

And, of course, you can use Jaiku and Twitter for liveblogging too. That’s a little clunky, but workable. I’ve done it.

- Amy

]]> By: Introducing New Courses in Journalism at the University of Florida | AEJMC Membership Forum http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3105 Introducing New Courses in Journalism at the University of Florida | AEJMC Membership Forum Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:30:14 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3105 [...] McAdams will be teaching two brand-new classes this year, Journalism Toolkit 1 & 2. For more on this, including a look at her online syllabus, [...] [...] McAdams will be teaching two brand-new classes this year, Journalism Toolkit 1 & 2. For more on this, including a look at her online syllabus, [...]

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3102 Mindy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:33:08 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3102 Thanks for the feedback, Dave. The live-blogging assignment would be great. I have to think about how I could do that ... and I think not all of my students have laptops. Thanks for the feedback, Dave. The live-blogging assignment would be great. I have to think about how I could do that … and I think not all of my students have laptops.

]]> By: Dave Lee http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3101 Dave Lee Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:51:20 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3101 Hi Mindy, This course looks great. I'll be showing the details to my own journalism lecturers as an example of how it SHOULD be done. I'm most interested in what you do with the blogging units. On my course (which is pretty large), only a handful of students blog. And even some of those are just 'I went out, I did this at the weekend' type things. Can I suggest you pencil-in an event that could be liveblogged by students? I'm on work exp. with Press Gazette (UK) at the moment, and a colleague joined up with music mag NME to see how they reported on the Reading Festival (as in Reading the place, not reading a book!) using blogs and so forth. What a great way to introduce students to the excitement of blogging, I thought. Anyway, keep us up to date on how the course progresses! Dave Hi Mindy,

This course looks great. I’ll be showing the details to my own journalism lecturers as an example of how it SHOULD be done.

I’m most interested in what you do with the blogging units. On my course (which is pretty large), only a handful of students blog. And even some of those are just ‘I went out, I did this at the weekend’ type things.

Can I suggest you pencil-in an event that could be liveblogged by students? I’m on work exp. with Press Gazette (UK) at the moment, and a colleague joined up with music mag NME to see how they reported on the Reading Festival (as in Reading the place, not reading a book!) using blogs and so forth. What a great way to introduce students to the excitement of blogging, I thought.

Anyway, keep us up to date on how the course progresses!

Dave

]]> By: Andria Krewson http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3099 Andria Krewson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:19:17 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/journalists-toolkit-a-new-class/#comment-3099 Amy and Mindy: Amy: Thank you for a video of yours I stumbled upon with basic Google Reader information. I knew the basics, EXCEPT the joy of the "subscribe" button to drag on to browser toolbar. Will save tons of time. Mindy: Deb Aikat at UNC seems to be requiring both setting up a blog and reading some others in Jomc713 this semester. Sample syllabus here: http://www.jomc.unc.edu/images/TCOM/jomc-713.pdf I suspect some fellow students already have done basic blog setup from other classes or work. And I suspect the setting up of a blogroll will morph into the setting up of an RSS list. We'll see. I'll definitely need RSS to keep up. I need caffeine already to juggle class and the day job. We have 20 people in the online class. Amy and Mindy:
Amy: Thank you for a video of yours I stumbled upon with basic Google Reader information. I knew the basics, EXCEPT the joy of the “subscribe” button to drag on to browser toolbar. Will save tons of time.

Mindy: Deb Aikat at UNC seems to be requiring both setting up a blog and reading some others in Jomc713 this semester. Sample syllabus here:
http://www.jomc.unc.edu/images/TCOM/jomc-713.pdf
I suspect some fellow students already have done basic blog setup from other classes or work. And I suspect the setting up of a blogroll will morph into the setting up of an RSS list. We’ll see. I’ll definitely need RSS to keep up. I need caffeine already to juggle class and the day job.
We have 20 people in the online class.

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