Mass Communication programs at two-year and small colleges are often led by one person. The demands of writing Curriculum staffing classes, assessing outcomes, budgeting, and answering email can wreak havoc on a day. How do you manage all these tasks and deadlines, especially in a climate where the expectation is that you get things done faster and cheaper?
Moderator: Thomas McDonnell, Metropolitan Community College
Panelists: James Crandall, Aims Community College
Srah Gibson, George Fox University
How to survive budget cuts at your school by changing your Curriculum
Moderator: Gwin Faulconer-Lippert, Oklahoma City Community College
Panelists: Joni Varner, Chair of Cinema and Television, Los Angeles City College
Ronald A. Johnson, Oklahoma Baptist University
With equipment becoming smaller with better quality and traditional film, video and still camera companies crossing-over to each others' territory, what are some of the better equipment alternatives for smaller programs – Canon, Nikon, reps fear in old school ways – still broadcasting.
Moderator: Dan Kimbrough, Misericordia University
Panelists: Daniel C. Walsh, Appalachian State University
Brian L. Shelton, Rock Valley College
Mark Dawson, Anderson University
Joe Champ, Colorado State University
Don Moore, Ohio University Southern
An informational exchange about letting students use their own equipment to record and edit class projects, bypassing department equipment.
Moderator: Linda Thorsen Bond, Stephen F. Austin State University
Panelists:
Casey Hart, Stephen F. Austin State University; Transforming Theory to Classroom Practice
Al Greule, Stephen F. Austin State University; Putting Pocket Video to Use
Linda Thorsen Bond, Stephen F. Austin State University; Working in the Converged Classroom
Tony DeMars, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Digital Media Classes in Traditional Media Programs
