With an extra day this February, there's more time for you and your students to take advantage of more than 250 free and low-cost courses in our e-learning library.
News and Media Literacy
Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists
Put your students face-to-face with journalists they'd never otherwise meet, learning about the immense power of reliable information—
and the challenges of getting it. Apply now to be one of the partner schools for the February conversation with Alex Pena or see the replay of the January discussion with Tampa Bay Times reporter Kris Hundley and photojournalist Kathleen Flynn. "Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists" is produced and hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University in partnership with Poynter’s NewsU and funded by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Upcoming Webinars
Innovative Social Tools for Covering the 2012 Election
In this ONAvation Webinar, you'll learn about the social web trends and tools that can help you add color and depth to your election coverage. Offered in partnership with the Online News Association.
2 p.m., Feb. 23 Enroll now
Programming for Non-Geeks: The Basics of Using APIs
This Webinar will introduce you to open APIs and show you how they can make your site better. You'll learn how to employ content and functionality from other websites and discover ways to create innovative news products by building on the work of others. 2 p.m., March 7 Enroll now
How to Write Short and Well
Learn basic and advanced approaches to making every word count. Purchase as part of the Writing Short Training Package and get 30 percent off. 2 p.m., March 1 Enroll now
Illustrating the Story: Comics and Illustrated Journalism
Learn about the types of stories that can be effective illustrated journalism and you'll see some concrete examples of successful (and not-so-successful) projects. An ONAvation Webinar in partnership with the Online News Association. 2 p.m., April 5 Enroll now
See our complete list of upcoming Webinars at www.newsu.org/webinarschedule
new courses
Knight Digital Media Center Tutorials
Thanks to our friends at the Knight Digital Media Center, we've got six new tutorials for you and your students:
See our complete course list at www.newsu.org
tools for educators
Scholastic Journalism Week
The Journalism Education Association has set aside Feb. 19-25 to celebrate the benefits of scholastic journalism. Poynter's NewsU is joining the celebration with courses about the rights of journalists and the role of journalism in the media landscape. Here's a sampling:
- First Amendment for the High School Journalist
- News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
- Sources, Verification and Credibility
- Understanding Media: Process and Principles
- Watching TV News: How to Be a Smarter Viewer
And two popular e-learning games: Be a Reporter and Be an Editor. Learn more about joining JEA's scholastic journalism week.
Curriculum Resources
Let NewsU help you plan your curriculum for summer and fall. NewsU's Certificate and Digital Course Pack Programs give you a cost-effective way to augment your curriculum, assess student skills and take advantage of online learning. Both programs feature a selection of NewsU training courses that are combined with course assignments, readings and assessments, and both give you more time to spend on teaching and less on administrative tasks. There's also an educator dashboard that allows you to monitor students' progress within each course.
Choose courses from NewsU's extensive curriculum of more than 250 self-directed courses, Webinars and tutorials to create a program that's targeted to your students' needs. Learn more.
Introduction to Journalism (J101)
The calendar says February, but we're already planning for next fall for our J101 project. J101 provides an overview of the basic skills and values of journalism and features live video teaching by Poynter faculty and adjuncts, as well as lessons drawn from more than two dozen self-directed modules on NewsU. If you're interested in being part of the Fall semester 2012, contact Howard Finberg at hfinberg@poynter.org or 727-821-9494.
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