Congratulations, GIFT Finalists!

Below are the names of the 25 finalists in the Association of Educators in Journalism & Mass Communications GIFT program.

Congratulations to the finalists, who will present posters about their GIFT at the 100th anniversary conference of AEJMC in Chicago on Thursday, August 9.

Special thanks to MaryJean Land of George College who directed the judging process.

In no particular order, the finalists are:

1. Unsung Hero, Yanjun Zhao, Cameron (OK) University;
2. A Timeless Classic for Teaching Organizational Communication, Tamara Gillis, Elizabethtown (PA) College;
3. AP Style Game Day, Sue Burzynski Bullard, Univ. of Nebraska;
4. Screencasts & Standards, Adam J. Kuban and Laura MacLeod Mulligan, Ball State University;
5. Bringing Media Relations into the Classroom, Eric M. Wilson, Wichita State University;
6. Branding Your Website, David Painter, Full Sail University;
7. WWJSD – What Would John Stewart Do?           Laura Hlavach, Southern Illinois University;
8. Journalistic Blogging Analysis, Carolyn Nielsen, Western Washington Univeristy;
9. From Tweet to Lead,            Neil Ralston, Western Kentucky University;
10. Interviewing Interviewers, Chris Roberts, Univ. of Alabama;
11. The Structure Puzzle, Bruce Gillespie, Wilfrid Laurier (Ont.) University;
12. Cola Wars and Applied Research, Elizabeth Gardner, Texas Tech University;
13. Visual Framing of News Events, Daniel Hunt, Newbury (MA) College;
14. Avoid Source Remorse, Carol Schwalbe, University of Arizona;
15. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur, Andi Stein, California State Univ., Fullerton;
16. Rewriting the Trade Show Booth, Kelly Bruhn, Drake University;
17. Class Blog in a Visual Comm. Class, Amy DeVault, Wichita State University;
18. Making a Splash on the First Day of Class, Brandie Martin, Snow Dong &Anne Hoag, Penn State University;
19. Text your Professor, Miglena Sternadori, Univ. of South Dakota;
20. What do We Know? Michael Grundmann, James Madison University;
21. Twitter Tweeting Twaining,            Brian K. Johnson, Univ. of Illinois;
22. Gutenberg 2.0, Emily Erickson, California State Univ., Fullerton;
23. Tweet Me, Facebook Me, or YouTube Me, but Please Don’t Call Me, Sonya DiPalma, Univ. of North Carolina;
24. Feeding a Twitter News Feed, Rich Kenney, Florida Gulf Coast University;
25. Quick-Shoot Assignment Produces Excitement, Strong Results,  John Freeman, University of Florida.

Thanks also to our panel of judges:  Angela Criscoe, Georgia College; Mary Cupito, Northern Kentucky University; Cindi Deutschman-Ruiz, Cuyahoga Community College; Jeremy Sarachan, St. John Fisher College; Cindy L. Simoneau, Southern Connecticut State University; David Weinstock, University of Texas-Tyler; Barbara Zang, Worcester State University; Kim Karloff; Amanda Respess, Georgia College.

Thanks, GIFT professors … great submissions

The AEJMC GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHERS (GIFT) entry deadline has passed, with more than 40 submissions.

A panel of nine judges will be evaluating these GIFT entries, and picking first the “Top 25″ and then “Top GIFT” for AEJMC for 2012.

The “Top 25″ will be available at the GIFT panel session at the AEJMC Conference in Chicago on August 9

I am not a judge of the competition.  MaryJean Land of George College is coordinating the judge for GIFT again this year. Thank you, MaryJean and judges!

I have seen the entries, and can tell you that there are many excellent submissions this year. Any professor obtaining and using the Top 25 GIFT entries will be more effective in the classroom, and enjoy better interaction with their students as well.

 

It’s GIFT entry time!

The Community College Journalism Association, Small Programs Interest Group, and the Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) are proud to announce the 2012 GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHERS (GIFT) competition.

Those teaching journalism/mass communication classes at the college level are invited to submit their best classroom teaching examples in this competition.

The TOP 25 GIFT ideas, as selected from a panel of judges from these three groupings within AEJMC, will be selected to present at a poster session at AEJMC’s Centennial Conference in Chicago on August 9, 2012.

The very best GIFT, designated the grand prize winner, will also receive a cash award at the August 9 poster session.

Here is the GIFT Timeline:

February 20 – Call for GIFTs; begin accepting GIFT submissions

April 3 – Uniform deadline for GIFT submissions (email to John.Kerezy@tri-c.edu)

April 4-May 1 – Judging of GIFT submissions; top papers chosen

By May 5 – Notification sent to GIFT finalists only

May 7 – List of GIFTs due to AEJMC for program copy

May 7 to May 25  -  Ranking of top GIFTs; grand prize winner chosen

June/July – Production of GIFTs for publication; collection of door prizes

Aug. 9 – GIFT poster session at the AEJMC conference in Chicago; grand prize winner announced

September – Highlights/photos of poster session and winning GIFT featured on the Web site

December – Scheduling of GIFT for 2013

Here is the GIFT Entry Form; please download, complete, and return to John Kerezy anytime between now and April 3, 2012:

2012 entry form

Email your completed form to: john.kerezy@tri-c.edu

For details about AEJMC, link to here:

http://www.aejmc.org/

GIFT Details

Email or call John Kerezy, john.kerezy@tri-c.edu or 216-987-5040, for more details about GIFT.

The Great Ideas For Teachers (GIFT) Program was established in 2000 by the Community College Journalism Association (CCJA) and the Small Programs Interest Group (SPIG) for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference to recognize excellent standards in teaching journalism and mass communication courses and to provide colleagues with fresh ideas for creating or updating their lessons.

The Newspaper and Scholastic Journalism divisions have joined CCJA and SPIG in 2002 to expand the program. In 2012, SPIG and Scholastic Journalism are co-sponsors of GIFT along with CCJA.

A panel of judges from sponsoring AEJMC groups and divisions selects GIFTs submitted by journalism and mass communication educators from all over the world for inclusion in a special journal, for recognition on the GIFT Web site and for display at a poster session at the convention. One grand prize winner is awarded a $100 ($25 each from the four GIFT sponsors) check and is presented a certificate.

In keeping with the gift theme, door prizes are given at the Conference to attract educators and guests and keep the poster session festive.

On or about February 1, AEJMC will issue a call for GIFT entries, and we will begin accepting GIFT submissions

April 1 is a uniform deadline for GIFT submissions . In April and May, judging of GIFT submissions takes place, and top papers/ideas chosen. Around May 15, the GIFT committee will sent notification to GIFT finalists. All GIFT finalists get to make poster and handout presentations in Chicago on August 9, 2012, at the centennial meeting of AEJMC.

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