Congratulations to the professors and their 25 Great Ideas for Teachers which have been selected as finalists in AEJMC’s 2017 GIFT Program. More than 40 entries from across the U.S. were submitted this year for consideration. The Small Programs Interest Group and Community College Journalism Association of AEJMC collaborated to present GIFT this year, which (with one exception) has been an annual feature of AEJMC Conferences since 2000.
These 25 finalists will present their GIFTS in a poster presentation at the 2017 AEJMC Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, August 9, from 10 am to 11:30 am CDT. John Kerezy of CCJA and Cuyahoga Community College will be back for this one, and will be coordinating door prizes, making announcements, and – of course – announcing the TOP GIFTER of 2017.
Many thanks to the following panel of judges and especially to Kris Boyle, Ph.D., of SPIG and Brigham Young University who coordinated the submissions and vetting process. Judges are:
Mary Liz Brooks – West Texas A&M
Pamela Brubaker – Brigham Young University
Brigitta Brunner – Auburn University
Patricia Hernandez – Cleveland State University
Rich Johnson – Creighton University
Katie Place – Quinnipiac University
Jim Sernoe – Midwestern State University
Kathleen Stansberry – Cleveland State University
Edson Tandoc, Jr. – Nanyang Technological University
Chris Wilson – Brigham Young University
Carol Zuegner – Creighton University
And here are the 2017 “Top 25” GIFT entries and submitting professors:
TITLE (may be abbrev.) SUBMITTER(S) INSTITUTION
Embedding for Empathy Michelle Carr Hassler Nebraska-Lincoln
Personalized learning to Peggy Rupprecht, Creighton Univ.
engage students …
Inherent Bias C. Cunningham, P. Walck Duquesne Univ.
Managing the Masses Chandler Harriss Tenn.-Chattanooga
Invisible Messages Jennifer B. Cox Salisbury Univ.
Audience Analytics Consulting… Miao Guo Ball State Univ.
Stop, Look and Listen Carol B. Schwalbe Univ. of Arizona
Inviting Students to Grade… Qun Wang Rutgers Univ.
Bringing the Election Home … Kathleen Wickham Mississippi
Scavenger Hunt Challenge C. Brown, J. Caplan CUNY
Bolstering Understanding… Kelly Bruhn Drake Univ.
Ethics in 140 Characters Dhiman Chattopadhyay Bowling Green
Check that Tune! Susan Keith Rutgers Univ.
Amplifying Voices Project Susan Robinson Wisc. – Madison
Twitter prompt! Jennifer Hoewe Univ. of Alabama
Music to my Ears Lovette Chinwah-Adegbola Central State Univ.
Jeopardy! Teaching through … Ngozi Akinro Texas Wesleyan Univ.
Making it Real … Robert Bergland Missouri-Western
Snapshot: A Day in… Jennifer Billinson Christopher Newport
Grading the Audience … Serena Carpenter Michigan State Univ.
Fight for Rights Marsha Ducey Brockport – SUNY
From “Colored’ to … Lillie M. Fears Arkansas State
Effectively Teaching … Y. Ah Lee, R. Blom Ball State Univ.
15 Steps to Group … Robin Spring Grand Valley State
Google Analytics Workshop Melissa Adams N. Carolina State
Congratulations again! AEJMC is looking forward to seeing your posters and learning more about yout GIFTs in Chicago this August.