Instructor: Cindy Royal
Welcome, Trends and Questions
Week of March 2
Video Conference Dates:
Thursday, March 5, 2pm CT
Friday, March 6, 11am CT
Refer to emails for the Zoom link for the calls.
Description
In this module, we’ll get to know one another. During this week, there will be two opportunities for you to participate via Video Conference. The sessions will also be recorded for anyone who can’t participate. During these sessions, participants, faculty and staff will introduce themselves and answer questions.
Objectives
- Get to know participants, faculty and staff
- Learn about the origin, background and goals of the program
- Understand the schedule of the online portion of the workshop
- Understand the schedule of the in-person portion of the workshop
- Questions answered about curriculum
- Questions answered about logistics
Resources
Please review before the Video Conference session.
- PhDigital Bootcamp Schedule
- Kleiner Perkins, Internet Trends, 2019
- AEJMC Classified – please review for digital trends in hiring
- A Qualitative Look at Journalism Programs in Flux: The Role of Faculty in the Movement Toward a Digital Curriculum, Amanda Bright, Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018
- Redefining Doctoral Education: Preparing Future Faculty to Lead Emerging Media Curriculum, Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication, 2019
- PhDigital 2019 Evaluation Report – take a look to see what you have in store!
You’ve all joined our Slack team (phdigitalbootcamp.slack.com). Download the Slack application for your smartphone. In the app, you can set your general Notification settings, under Settings. Choose the middle option to allow Direct Messages, Mentions and Keywords. Then you can change that for individual channels, by clicking the down arrow next to the channel name. Turn on All New Messages for the #news and #general channel and for any other channel for which you want to receive notifications.
To join new channels, on the Web, click on Channels in the sidebar to launch the channel browser. On the app, click on Slack icon top left and then click the plus sign for Channels. We’ll discuss.
Discussion
After the Video Conference, respond to the following questions on Slack.
- In the #phdigitalintro channel, the 2020 Internet Trends report will come out this summer. What trends do you think will continue to be important in the new report and what trends do you think will be added? What trends do you see in hiring for tenure-track faculty, and how do they match up with technology trends? Create a link to one or more tenure-track positions that list emerging skills or concepts in the posting. Think about your goals for this workshop. What tangible outcomes do you hope to accomplish by attending? How can we help you to achieve these outcomes?
- Also, if you have any additional questions about the PhDigital Bootcamp (schedule, logistics, Slack or other tools or other questions), please use the #questions channel.
- Also, please fill out the PhDigital Bootcamp Self-Assessment.
And we’re off! We’re all looking forward to interacting with you over the next several weeks and seeing you in San Marcos on May 13.