The College
of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University
of South Carolina is pleased to announce the 2012 Newsplex
Summer Seminar Series. All enrollees
completing the program will receive a Newsplex training
certificate.
June 18-22, 2012 - CLOSED.
THIS SESSION IS FULL!
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.
July 9-13, 2012
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 |
Teaching
and Research in Convergent Journalism |
Dates
|
July 9-13, 2012 |
Monday
|
Intro
to Convergence & Newsplex; New Media & Consumers;
Overview of Web design and Photoshop
|
Tuesday
|
Convergence
trends; Digital Photography; Web design tools:
Dreamweaver; Print Design tools; Flash; Management
Issues |
Wednesday
|
Convergence
on a budget; Writing across media; Audio editing
and podcasting; Visual Communicator; |
Thursday
|
Story
planning; Digital videography basics; Broadcast
journalism tools: advanced video editing; exercises |
Friday
|
Microsite
production; Curricular issues; Other software;
Problems in Media Convergence |
Tuition:
$850 without hotel/$1450 with hotel (five nights, 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:
The session scheduled for June 18-22 is
full. We have opened a new session for the week of July
9-13. Click
here to register online >
For more Information:
Contact
Augie Grant:
E-mail: grantae2@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone:
803.777.4464.
Note: Enrollment for each of the five
day sessions is limited to the first twelve 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 the World Association
of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). |
