Hello MAC Colleagues,

Just want all of you to know that due to registration conflicts, the $8 fee for the MAC & CSW Pre-Conference Teaching Workshop has been eliminated, and that the workshop is now free with no charge to attend.   So if you’ll be at AEJMC on August 3,  please join us for this dynamic session outlined below.

Wednesday, August 3, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Teaching Online Media & Diversity Classes: Pitfalls & Unique Opportunities
Minorities & Communication Division and Commission on the Status of Women Workshop

Many college journalism instructors have experienced the challenge of teaching and discussing often sensitive and provocative issues such as race, gender, class, sexual orientation and media.   Some instructors also have noted that teaching media and diversity classes totally online, has its own set of challenges and unique rewards, often distinct from the face-to-face class setting.

Primarily women and people of color teach courses focusing on multiculturalism and media. You will be hard pressed, for example, to find a heterosexual White male journalism administrator who has taught a media and diversity course. A concern is that since at most schools these courses are taught by faculty of color, women, and perhaps a handful of White men, administrators often may not have sufficient familiarity to relate to the challenges of teaching them.

This panel will discuss critical challenges and unique opportunities in teaching online media and diversity courses, including a look at sensitive instructor experiences; rewarding and unique instructor experiences; ways to use social media in the course curriculum; U.S. social history awareness challenges for students located across the globe, the traditional 15-week versus 6-7 week course module; class size impact (from modest enrollments to MOOCs); “killing the messenger” influence on teacher evaluations; elective compared to required course factors and administrative support.

For additional information regarding this workshop contact: Sharon Bramlett-Solomon, Arizona State University at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>   If you’ve already pre-registered for the workshop, we’ll let you know at the session, how to obtain a refund.

Look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

Sharon

Sharon Bramlett-Solomon, PhD
Associate Professor
ASU Lincoln Center Past Professor of Media & Culture
Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Arizona State University|Phoenix, AZ 85004
Office:  602  496-3678|
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