In the winter, I am going to be teaching a seminar course on the social implications of new media in society at The Ohio State University. To begin preparing for this I am trying to create a list of topics, which I want to cover. I am approaching this from various angles. I am taking an inventory of the things I think are important, talking to professor I trust and respect, talking to various people in new media related industries, and asking for help through social media. I will be updating this list as I get new ideas and will be slowly developing a syllabus for the class. Please leave any comments, suggestions, readings or examples I could use. Thanks.
Introduction and Studying the Internet – (a) Hyperlinking as reputation, (b) Structure of network via hyperlinking (Barabasi, 2003), and (c) ‘Mix of attributes” approach to studying the Internet (Eveland, 2003)
Digital Divide/Inequality
Selective Exposure and Fragmentation
New Media and Institutions (e.g., politics, business, and journalism structures)
Privacy/Anonymity and the Internet
Online Communities and Perceived Network Connection
If you are looking at this you are probably one of my news writing students. Below you should find just about everything you need to write a two-page profile on Travonna Coffee House and its owner Travis Hardy. Below you should find 2 interviews (one with the owner of Travonna, Travis Hardy, and one with a regular at Travonna). Also there are a quick set of pictures. They aren’t great, but they should give you an idea of what the coffeeshop is like. I made sure to take pictures of things Travis referenced. The only thing I forgot is I didn’t take a picture of Travis or the other interview subject. I will try to stop by Travonna sometime this weekend and get a portrait of Travis.
Update: I forgot Travonna is located in the north end of the Short North arts district. Its address is 1195 N. High Street. Google Map.
So this summer I am teaching Creative Message Design, Comm 634, at The Ohio State University. 634 is a senior-level PR writing class. Most of the class is fairly straight-forward with topics such as press release writing, PR ad writing, direct mail, etc. In short, the class gives the students a last chance to be exposed to every type of PR writing before they go out into the field. The final project for the class is a large campaign involving various pieces of media writing.
Anyway, on Monday I covered the topic of social media and I really like how my lecture came out. I focused on how social media can be used to build connection between the consumer and the organization/product. This clearly falls into my overarching view that group connection is an incredibly important and understudy aspect of communication. I have uploaded the slides below in a quicktime format. You should be able to click through them, just like they were a regular slideshow. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me.
In the winter, I am going to be teaching a seminar course on the social implications of new media in society at The Ohio State University. To begin preparing for this I am trying to create a list of topics, which I want to cover. I am approaching this from various angles. I am taking an inventory of the things I think are important, talking to professor I trust and respect, talking to various people in new media related industries, and asking for help through social media. I will be updating this list as I get new ideas and will be slowly developing a syllabus for the class. Please leave any comments, suggestions, readings or examples I could use. Thanks.
