Category Archives: Teaching Hint

COVID19 Patrol: A look at social and legacy media

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Memes and social media have been going nuts in the age of work-remotely/study-online/shelter-in-place. Here are a couple that have stood out to me, along with a couple of excellent Washington Post stories. You all know that I am a sucker … Continue reading →

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Teaching Mass Communication in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

It’s been  a difficult time for all of us the last few weeks with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social distancing, self-isolation, self-quarantine, working remotely, dealing with shortages of medical equipment and hospital beds… For faculty and students, it … Continue reading →

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What to do on a snow day in media literacy class

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

To all the faculty out there who are teaching an intro to mass comm / media literacy class, here’s an idea for a quicky online snow day assignment built off the great Pew Project Excellence in Journalism State of the … Continue reading →

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