Lessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Curriculum Cindy Royal, Ph.D Associate Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication [email protected]cindyroyal.com @cindyroyal slideshare.net/ cindyroyal
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Lessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative CurriculumLessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Curriculum
21st Century Careers• Advanced technology/social/community roles in
media companies• Media roles in technology companies like Twitter,
Facebook or Google, but also local tech-focused companies
• Start-ups
Elements of a new curriculum• Consider core/required courses• New course formats• Collaborations or partnerships• Create new courses• data and programming• mobile• social media/analytics• entrepreneurship
• Experience learning
• Digital concentration to augment existing majors• New major with flipped curriculum; focus on digital
with ability to concentrate in journalism, advertising or public relations
Re-imagine the role of professor• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Commitment to continuous learning• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Commitment to continuous learning• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
Re-imagine the role of professor
• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Commitment to continuous learning• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
Re-imagine the role of professor
• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Commitment to continuous learning• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.