The College of Mass Communications and Information Studies
at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce
the 2009 Newsplex Summer Seminar Series. Two seminars will
be offered, and attendees can choose to attend any one
or more. All enrollees completing the program will receive
a Newsplex training certificate.
June 21-25, 2010
Only 1 seat left ............................
Convergence
Software Bootcamp
This week-long seminar is designed to introduce faculty
to a variety of software tools used in convergent newsrooms,
including tools used in newspapers, broadcasting and
online journalism.
June 28 - July
2, 2010 (DATE
CHANGED)
Only
4 seats left ............................
Teaching and Research in
Convergent Media
This week-long seminar is designed to provide college
faculty with advanced training in converged media operations
and journalistic practices that they can adapt to their
individual programs. Through an intensive set of seminars
and hands-on workshops, participants will learn and practice
skills essential to working in a converged media environment,
as well as studying the process of teaching and conducting
research in a converged media environment.
Who is Eligible?
Any college or university faculty member who teaches courses
in journalism (print, broadcast, or online).
Seminar Schedule:
| Preliminary Information |
Convergence Software Bootcamp |
Teaching and Research in Convergent Journalism |
Dates
|
June 21-25, 2010
|
June 28 - July 2, 2010 |
Monday
|
Intro to Newsplex; Overview of Web
design; Photoshop; Imageready
|
Intro
to Convergence & Newsplex;
New Media & Consumers; Theoretical Perspectives;
Basics of Broadcasting
|
Tuesday
|
Web design tools: Dreamweaver/ GoLive; Print
Design tools; Flash
|
Convergence trends; Digital Photography;
Photoshop; New roles; management issues; Digital Videography
|
Wednesday
|
Digital videography basics;
Visual Communicator; audio & video editing;
podcasting; field work
|
Convergence on a budget; Writing across
media; Visual Communicator; field work; Basics
of Web design
|
Thursday
|
Broadcast journalism tools: advanced
video editing; exercises
|
Roles training; Story planning; Field exercises
|
Friday
|
Other software; content management
tools; Curricular issues
|
Scenario Wrap-up; Research; curricular
issues; Problems in Media Convergence
|
Tuition:
$750 without hotel/$1350 with hotel (single occupancy).
Tuition for the five-day seminar series includes all seminars,
books, materials, etc. related to training, as well as
lunches and local transportation from the host hotel to
Newsplex. Participants are responsible for their own transportation
to and from Columbia.
To Register:
Register
online>
For more information, e-mail: augie@sc.edu,
or call 803.777.4464.
Note: Enrollment for each of the five day sessions
is limited to the first ten registrants!
About Ifra Newsplex:
Newsplex is an advanced, micro-newsroom training
and research facility dedicated to news presentation techniques
emerging from the convergence of print, broadcast, and online
media. Newsplex is a joint project of the USC College of
Mass Communications and Information Studies and Ifra, the
world’s largest media publishing consortium. |
