Teaching

 

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Courses Taught at University of Kansas

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Words at Work: Writing Essentials: Course introduces the formats and language used in professional writing. Course covers structure, usage, clarity, punctuation and other mechanics. Students learn proper attribution practices, write pieces in various formats and practice the revision process.

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Multimedia Editing: Course emphasizes principles of editing for written and verbal expression, logic, visual presentation, organization, and news judgment for all forms of media: newspaper, magazine, broadcast, and online.

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Information Exploration: Course addresses the central role of information literacy and information sources in news and strategic communication. Students learn to gather information by using a wide range of research tools and techniques.

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Media Communication Methods (graduate course): An introduction to methodological approaches to the study of media. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies are reviewed. The class emphasis is on learning appropriate research tools to scientifically learn about messages, media, and audiences. Each student devises a research project during the course. 

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Courses Taught at Northern Kentucky University

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Introduction to Mass Communication: Students examine how mass media operate, how people use and create media messages, and how media evolve and influence behavior.

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News Writing: Students write news stories that engage various audiences. Students practice interviewing and reporting. Students develop a sense of news values.

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Copy Editing and Design: Students edit text and design pages to achieve clear, concise and compelling content. Students improve communication by learning the proper use of grammar, spelling, punctuation and style.

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Data Journalism: Course introduces and examines data journalism through theoretical discussion, case studies and hands-on practice; students learn to gather, analyze and interpret data for news reporting and storytelling; students understand and apply basic measurement techniques and research concepts.

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Courses Taught at The Pennsylvania State University

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News Writing and Reporting: Course introduces students to the basics of news reporting and writing. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and writing assignments, students learn how to write news stories that are accurate, fair, clear, and concise. 

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News Editing and Evaluation: Course teaches concepts and procedures involved in processing news for various news media, but with emphasis on print media editing.

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Basic News Writing Skills: Course provides instruction in the basic writing skills required of all journalists. Covers three main topics: (1) spelling and word usage, (2) grammar, and (3) punctuation. 

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