ERIC Number: EJ1104488
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Publication Date: 2016-Jun
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Not Another Quiz: An Approach to Engage Today's Students in Meaningful Current Events Discussions
Wright, Leigh L.; Shemberger, Melony; Price, Elizabeth
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v71 n2 p231-240 Jun 2016
Journalism professors are concerned with how effectively students understand current news events and engage with mainstream news sources. This essay is based on a survey administered to students in a newswriting course and analyzed the kinds of current news that students followed in weekly assignments designed with a digital, interactive approach. Some outcomes indicated that students' grades improved, breaking news and crime were the stories students followed the most, and students appeared to engage better with news sources through the interactive exercise. This essay also discusses practical implications for educators who are searching for innovative ways to boost media literacy and current news discussions in their classrooms.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Current Events, Journalism, Student Surveys, News Writing, Media Literacy, Faculty, News Media, Tests, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Class Activities, College Students, Integrated Learning Systems, Social Media, Influence of Technology, Communications, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Teaching Methods, Journalism Education, Interaction, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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