Teaching
Summer 2011
I try to offer a different take on the regular classes I teach during summer, so here are brief descriptions and links to the syllabi. All classes are offered the first five weeks of the quarter, June 20-July 23.
- JOUR231 News writing: Yes, this is the basic course that teaches the fundamentals or writing for the news. However, in summer I ramp up the online focus. Every student write four projects for a simple WordPress website I set up for the class. Each project requires a multimedia element. We discuss, practice, and read Monday through Wednesday and use Thursday as “newsroom” days. I encourage students to bring their story elements to class, and I edit them as used to at the Desert Dispatch. I think this is a fun way to learn news writing, especially if you’ve never written for a publication.
Here’s the syllabus and the schedule. - JOUR492/792 High School Advising: This class helps those who are currently advising a student publication or who plan to in the future brush up on their news writing skills while also exploring better ways to convey journalistic values to young students. I taught a similar class for the last three summers at the University of Missouri. It’s a class I have enjoyed immensely, and I’ve worked hard to streamline it to provide the best information. In response to student requests, we spend a good chunk of time talking about how to move publications online and the resulting ramifications. Using online blogging software, I also hope to give participants a good foundation in simple content management systems.
Here is the syllabus and schedule. - If you have any questions about these classes, please feel free to contact me at meyerh@ohio.edu.
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Syllabi
I’ve posted syllabi for classes I have taught in the past below. If you are thinking about taking one of my classes at Ohio University, feel free to look over the syllabus. Understand content may (and probably will) change, but these syllabi should give you a good idea just what my classes are about.
Class Projects
Each quarter, I’ll add projects from my classes that I think students should emulate.
- J314/514: Online Journalism Fundamentals
- Fall 2009 Journalism Wiki Project
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