Tag: John Weatherford
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A Tale of Three Institutes
Recently, the NMI was invited by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government to present to a visiting delegation from the Shanghai Administration Institute. Taking a three-week tour across our nation’s east coast, the visiting delegation was on a mission to investigate smart cities, which incorporate information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and…
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John Speaks at Communications Summit
This summer, John was invited to deliver a keynote address at Lockheed Martin’s annual Communications Summit located at the company’s Center for Leadership Excellence just outside of DC. Speaking to hundreds of communication professionals from around the globe, John covered new media best practices and strategies for continuous innovation with a talk titled “We Are Disruptors.” While not on…
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Layers of Design and Technology
This summer, John, Megan, and Chris hit the west coast to attend Layers, an annual conference dedicated to exploring design and technology in today’s leading industries. Running alongside Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Layers approached design from a different angle as attendees heard from Disney Imagineers, AR experience designers, tech CEO’s, and much more. The NMI gang…
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Another Service-Learning Fellowship Begins!
If you can’t tell, we take service-learning seriously at the NMI. With Grady’s Emerging Media Masters program growing in popularity, Megan recognized an opportunity to integrate service-learning into the young program and empower graduate students to build digital products that effectively serve their community. After pitching her idea in a competitive applicant pool, we’re thrilled…
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One Service-Learning Fellowship Ends…
As a finale to his year-long Service-Learning Fellowship through UGA’s Office of Service-Learning, John was invited to participate in a poster presentation at the national Consortium of University Public Service Organizations‘ annual conference. John’s presentation focused on his approach to bringing service-learning best practices to the inaugural service section of New Media Capstone taught this…
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John Weatherford: Writing Around Campus
Recently, John was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow for Innovative Teaching. The program provides support and opportunities for collaboration to create Open Educational Resources (OERs) across campus. During this fellowship, John will create a brand-new OER for NMIX 4110: New Media Production. The resource will cover an array of modern web…
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The EM Masters Goes Online
The NMI is always on the lookout for new opportunities to advance our efforts in the classroom and engage with students in new and innovative ways. After all, “New” is in our name. Therefore, we were eager to be part of the Grady College’s application to the Online Course Innovation Grant sponsored by the UGA…
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John: 2018 Special Collection Library Faculty Fellow
We’re thrilled to announce that John Weatherford has been selected as a 2018 University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellow! This is John’s 5th fellowship since joining the NMI in Fall 2014 – way to go John! The Special Collections Library fellowship provides a select group of faculty with support and opportunities for collaboration…
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In Other NMI news…
After discovering an exciting opportunity through Emuel, NMI students David Andriate and Chris Carson traveled to Tybee Island and the city of St. Marys to shoot a video for the UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant. Their work became part of a presentation that won the 2017 Award of Excellence from the University Economic Development Association.…
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Changing the Culture Behind Concussion Reporting
Concussions are a growing problem in athletics across all types of sports, and convincing athletes to report these incidents and symptoms when they occur has proven to be quite the challenge. The NCAA and the Department of Defense recognized this issue and decided to do something about it. Offering a series of eight grants to various…