Posted in Careers, PR education on May 27th, 2007 4 Comments »
This is a time of year I particularly enjoy. I’ve been meeting with student interns in the campus courtyard (where the picture on the right was taken), hearing about the experience they’ve gained, the responsibilities they’ve been given, and the jobs and contracts they’ve landed. Now, I wouldn’t want you to think everyone’s gainfully employed [...]
Posted in Social Media, Technology on May 22nd, 2007 6 Comments »
Every new piece of technology or software that comes along is apparently designed to make my life easier. Hmmmmm. More and more I think it’s the technology that’s calling the shots as I try to dig myself out from behind its demands. It’s time to take stock.
Cell phone — I wanted to start on a [...]
Posted in Media Relations on May 14th, 2007 Comments Off
Now here’s a publicity project I’d love to get my mits on — solar-powered paint. That’s right; think of solar chips so small that instead of installing them on panels they can be spread on walls and clothes. It’s a bright energy alternative that should revolutionalize how we get power.
The concept is still a work [...]
Posted in Colleges & Universities, Curriculum, PR education on May 10th, 2007 7 Comments »
Getting all the formal approvals to launch a new academic program can be a lengthy and trying process. That’s why it’s good news to see that the new Master of Communications Management degree program at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business has received approval from the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. The program, which had [...]
Posted in Publications, Writing on May 7th, 2007 3 Comments »
 Florida’s Poynter Institute is in the process of releasing Eyetrack07, its fourth study in 17 years that plots actual eye movement when reading text in print or online. It’s a nifty methodolgy that involves two cameras strapped to headgear; find out more about it by watching the video on Eyetrack’s website.
What’s surprising about the study [...]
Posted in Curriculum, PR education on May 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Grades are posted
I haven’t been in this space for awhile and the reason is best summed up in the first word at the top. The bane of a teacher’s existence, marking can be is labour intensive. The bigger the class, the bigger the swath of time needed to evaluate the work.
New instructors are often surprised [...]