Tag: Team
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John: 2015-2016 Writing Fellow
The NMI’s very own John Weatherford was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning 2015-2016 Writing Fellow! John is the first Grady College faculty member to receive this honor and the NMI couldn’t be more proud! The writing fellow program supports faculty who implement more writing in their classes. John believes that writing is…
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ATV Field Trip
Recently, Chris, Emuel, John, and more than a dozen of our fabulous NMI students piled into a van and headed down 316. Their destination? Atlanta Tech Village, which was hosting its semi-annual Start-up + Student connection. NMI students met with dozens of start-ups, learning first-hand how they could apply their digital skills to build innovative new products…
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2020 Goes Online
The Intro to New Media class you know and love will be available online for the first time ever in Summer 2016! Selected as a 2016 Online Learning Fellow, John Weatherford will be working with a cohort of faculty and a team of instructional designers to translate NMIX 2020 into a compelling online course. This…
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John Takes the NMI International
John recently visited the Canadian Consulate in Atlanta to host and contribute to a digital brown bag lunch panel discussion on social media in government. Speaking to a highly international audience (including several attendees from remote consulates!), John was joined on the panel by Grady alums Brian Robinson and Jenn Dennard. The discussion covered a wide range…
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Weather Channel + NMI Partnership Launch
Last month, The Weather Channel visited Grady College to discuss a range of exciting partnerships. The NMI and TWC (don’t you love acronyms?) will be launching a partnership dedicated to exploring new media photography, drones, user-generated content and more. As the first step in a collaboration with TWC, the NMI will be offering a new version…
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Summer Success: NMIX 4110
NMIX 4110: New Media Production left the physical classroom this summer and moved online for the first time. Nineteen students, the most ever for a 4110 summer session, seized the opportunity to learn skills and earn credit toward the NMI certificate. As an instructor I entered the online experience with a good deal of trepidation. How could…
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NMIX 4111: Apple Release Viewing Party
In NMIX 4111: New Media Design, students explore and discover what makes great design as they master the tools to create it. Taking their knowledge into the new media realm, students learn how layout and composition, imagery, typography, and interactive elements work together to create not only an exemplary product but an experience worth diving into. However,…
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Tech Toys: Drones
Over the past couple years, drone technology has taken off (pun intended). In response, the FAA has been finalizing regulations surrounding drones and their pilots. The NMI was an early adopter of drones in both classes and Capstone projects, so we’ve been paying close attention to each update. In August, when the FAA announced that…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly and Google Cardboard
Recently, the NMI has had some fun testing out new gadgets. We are always eager to explore the latest technology and their applications in and out of the classroom.In its efforts to explore the future of photography, the NMI recently acquired a 360° video camera (the 360Fly, to be exact) – it shoots video 360° horizontally…
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Fall 2014 Mixers
NMixers are new to the New Media Institute this year. The events allow students to learn about the NMI: the certificate, the classes, and the crazy people who run the place. We eat, we laugh, we learn, and we welcome fabulous new students to the program every month. Here is what we have been up…