Tag: Team
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Creative Communication With Carnegie Dartlet
At the NMI, we’re always looking for modern and exciting ways to engage with our students and ensure we’re putting the “new” in New Media Institute. Recently, we’ve been getting some inspiration from Carnegie Dartlet, a firm dedicated to innovative communications in higher education. Earlier this semester, Megan Ward and Chris Gerlach road-tripped south to…
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Staying Active This Summer
To round out a very impressive year of awards and accomplishments, John Weatherford has been selected to participate in the 2019 UGA Active Learning Summer Institute. Hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Institute is a three-week intensive program for 12 faculty to redesign courses and implement evidence-based instructional strategies that engage students in the learning process.…
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Collaborating For The Community
John Weatherford, in collaboration with Dr. Kristina Jaskyte in the School of Social Work, has been awarded a prestigious $10,000 VentureWell grant. VentureWell provides grants to support faculty who are helping students develop and launch STEM-based entrepreneurial inventions. Using this grant, John will work with Dr. Jaskyte to develop technology-driven solutions for non-profits through design…
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Advanced New Media Production
This semester, we are thrilled to add to our curriculum by launching a brand new course for our undergraduate and graduate students – NMIX 5110/7110: Advanced New Media Production. In this frequently-requested sequel to New Media Production (NMIX 4110/6110), students take a deep dive into HTML/CSS, Javascript, and Javascript Frameworks. Under the leadership of Emuel…
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Slacking Off at a Conference
Last month, John Weatherford presented at the UGA College of Education’s Innovation in Teaching Conference. This annual conference focuses on highlighting innovative teaching practices among educators. John’s presentation, “Slacking Off and Getting More Done: Implementing Slack to Enhance Class Communication”, included learnings from and best practices for implementing the group messaging and productivity tool Slack in…
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Claire Bertram: Our Favorite Noogler
As former NMI Program Assistant and TEDxUGA Student Council President, Claire Bertram is no stranger to solving problems. After four years in the NMI, Claire has taken her talents to the Windy City as a Platforms Billing Specialist at Google! She supports the Google Marketing Platform sales team by solving complex billing issues associated with…
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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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NMI Represents at International Day of the Girl
On October 11th, two of the NMI’s leading ladies participated in UGA’s very first International Day of the Girl event, hosted by the UGA Chapter of The Letter Project. NMI Social Media Director, Rachael Dier, curated this fantastic event that brought together women from Athens and beyond. Megan Ward spoke on the “Women in Male Dominated Spaces”…
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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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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…