Social Media Class Fall 2014: Class Project Overview

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At the start of each semester I try to share relevant syllabi for classes I’m teaching that semester (hint: see all my syllabi in the menu on the left). Here are my plans for my social media class this semester. I’d like to discuss the major project that students will work on this semester, that has a series of assignments tied to it. Then, I will post the syllabi in an upcoming post.

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In Review: The Social Conference Experience at ICBO 2014

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I had an absolutely amazing time at ICBO 2014 in Birmingham, England this past week. I had one of the most rewarding experiences of my career serving as the head of the digital media strategy for the conference. Our ICBO Social app was a tremendous success that far exceeded my expectations. The positive feedback was off the charts!

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4 Awesome Things That Have Inspired Me For The Semester Ahead

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Before I do my annual practice of posting relevant syllabi to this blog, I want to take a minute to reflect on a few highlights from the last academic year and this summer. These are 4 awesome things that have me excited for the year ahead. And here are my thoughts on how I hope to grow, change, or improve.

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Why I Love the Hootsuite University Higher Ed Program

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Hootsuite University Higher Education Program Review

Recently I had the opportunity to write a guest blog post on the Hootsuite blog about harnessing the social media mindset our Millennial students bring into the college class today. That post was published yesterday!

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#AEJMC14 Highlights: What are the Ethics of Content Marketing?

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After two weeks of traveling to New England for a vacation and to Montreal for the AEJMC, it is good to be home! AEJMC flew by!

I’d like to look at one of my favorite panels from the conference: the Ethics and Brand Content panel put on by the Advertising and Media Ethics divisions.  Let me recap and add my thoughts, because the ethics of content marketing is something we need to consider as educators.

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