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Boldly Creating Digital Student Publications

11/4/2011

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One of my 2011 goals was creating a digital product for mass distribution in Apple's iBookstore. This summer, I created an eBook that works on my iPhone and an iPad, though nothing to brag about just yet. However, Ed Madison, a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication, recently re-inspired me upon sharing what students and faculty there produced via the game-changing tablet.

Madison's "Creating Digital Student Publications on the iPad" (below) was among the best of the 14 Teach-a-Thon presentations at "Journalism Interactive: The Conference on Journalism Education and Digital Media." He explained that in spring 2010 "we made a bold move" and developed/offered a content development course that came out simultaneously with the iPad's launch. The school teamed 16 of its best seniors into four groups and, Madison said, "the results were quite phenomenal." Earlier this year, he continued, the school teamed with Adobe to allow the students to work with the next version of its digital publishing suite while still in its beta stage.

This video highlights the students' interaction and impressions from the course and is excerpted in Madison's demonstration, at 1:07:00 of the Teach-a-Thon, at the bottom of the conference website's video archives page.
I like that the Oregon students, as one of them put it, got to focus on doing something cutting edge both collaboratively and much more so as professionals – and not just for completing an assignment and a grade. Madison said the school's faculty and administrators achieved this success with a basic three-prong approach: empowering the students to be leaders, supporting them in building a team – then getting out of their way.

The video below also features faculty and professionals involved in the initiative. Take a moment to look at all three presentations. My Digital Journalism II students were inspired. I'm sure you, too, will be inspired.
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Erin Caughey link
11/6/2011 10:59:08 am

I would love to do something like this at Marquette. I believe we need to start a Twitter hashtag – #BringiPadMediaProductionToMarquette. I know it is unnecessarily long but if we can get Dwyane Wade here why not try.

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Carlie Campbell
1/18/2012 03:49:23 am

I agree with Erin. Like the Oregon students said of there school, there is so much more to Marquette than what most people think (it's not all about the hoops - most of the time). This would be a great way to showcase the amazing things that MU students are up to. Also, shoutout to my friend in the KC Royals hat in the second video ...

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Alex Rydin
1/18/2012 09:52:02 am

Marquette should definitely get in on this game. The tablet is a great tool for education as a whole, not to mention journalism. Heck, my cousins college even gave every student an iPad. Getting the chance not to just consume content on a tablet, but to actually create it, would be an incredible opportunity.

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Tess Quinlan
1/18/2012 11:28:19 am

I agree with Alex. This is a tremendous opportunity for not only Communications students, but the entire student body. Many students in the School of Business would love to collaborate on app development, especially those involved with IT.

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Shoshauna Schmidt
1/18/2012 12:48:07 pm

This article was way more interesting with the videos and links to help me understand better what the concept was. Great idea for getting students involved!

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Olivia Morrissey
1/18/2012 01:20:25 pm

I think something like this would be very successful on Marquette's campus. It could involve students from a wide range of subject areas, not just those directly involved with digital media.

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