FSU has announced that 200 faculty could be laid off due to budget cuts. A group of FSU students plan to raise money for faculty salaries. Great to have such student response – both the funds but more importantly for message sent to legislature and Florida residents. Read more -http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200902270200/NEWS01/902270338 > > > > > […]
The college has four main sources of funding. 1 – State budget – Funds allocated by state legislature. This amount has been steadily reduced over the last decade. 2 – Gifts – From individuals and media organizations. Media groups that have funded epuipment for classrooms certainly don’t have funds for gift giving now. 3 – […]
The annual legislative session always plays a significant role in educational policy and funding. But whereas K-12 is often the focus, higher ed is of key comcern due to the economy. Last year UF’s budget was cut 10 percent. UF President Bernie Machen has told deans to plan for cuts of 2, 4, 6, 8 […]
I posted my blog about giving up Facebook for Lent then opened the news on my iPhone and read that Catholic bishops are calling for those making sacrifices for Lent to give up iPods and text messaging.
I was interviewed today by a student in MMC 2100 who is writing a paper for another class about social networking. She knew I had a blog and wanted to ask me about blogging and my other use of social software. One of the topics we discussed was the social responsibility — from a personal […]
We’re been reading and hearing about buyouts and layoffs in the media industry. On a more personal level, we are receiving e-mails and phone calls from former students who are losing their media jobs due to the big changes in the media industry. But hearing that The Rocky Mountain News has gone out of business […]
Daron Dean, photographer at the St. Augustine Record, shared his photos and offered advice on taking photos for the students in MMC 2100. Although almost all of the students have cameras, most of them take snapshots — those smile-at-the-camera pictures that can be e-mailed to friends or perhaps posted and tagged on Facebook. As part […]
I know you’ve been asking yourself that question. The Journalism Department met for two hours to discuss and vote on the 14 proposals. The required equipment — The report is that funds will be available to help students for whom the approximately $2,000 price tag (Apple laptop, microphone, camera with video capability) would be a […]
Members of the Journalism Department met — about half the department. We discussed some of the 14 proposals that the curriculum review committee has set forth. Three of us made presentations about the technology activities/projects we are incorporating into our classes. Q1: Do we need to require students to purchase their own equipment to move […]
The Journalism Department is in the midst of a curriculum review. We’re trying to decide how/if to make changes in our curriculum to help make our students even better prepared for the job market. As part of that process, tomorrow is “Show and Tell.” We’ve been encouraged to make a 3-minute presentation of how we’re […]
Julie Dodd 