Lessons From a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Research Agenda
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Lessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Researc Program Cindy Royal, Ph.D Associate Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication [email protected] cindyroyal.com @cindyroyal slideshare.net/ cindyroyal
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Some new areas in which communication scholars can focus their research.
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Lessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Research Program
Lessons from a Year in Silicon Valley: Toward a More Innovative Research Program
Cindy Royal, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Texas State University
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
cindyroyal.com
@cindyroyal
slideshare.net/cindyroyal
• HTML/CSS• JavaScript• Charting Exercise• Charting Tools
• Chart.js• HighCharts• D3
• Spreadsheets• Web Scraping• PHP/MySQL• News Apps with Web Frameworks• Website, tutorials, video, code repository
Grasp new meaningsProgram
Grasp new meaningsProgram
CodingGrasp new meanings
CodingGrasp new meanings
DataGrasp new meanings
DataGrasp new meanings
DataGrasp new meanings
JournalistGrasp new meanings
JournalistGrasp new meanings
JournalistGrasp new meanings
JournalistGrasp new meanings
Technology is Communication and Communication is Technology• All media now digital media
• Social and mobile
• This is what we do as communication educators and scholars
It’s All About the Platform
Data, Data, Data• Storytelling, data visualization
• Location-based features and services
• Web scraping and APIs
• Analytics
Innovation• Digital changes scale, scope, economics,
participation
• Question the role of “mass” media
• Interactive presentation of data/results
• Consider the relevance of your research
• Seek inspiration outside immediate purview
• Collaborate and share
• Apply Design Thinking/Make Things
Innovation• Wearables• Drones/sensors• Second-screen engagement• Coding for everyone
• Pay attention, encourage colleagues to as well
• Focus on the future
• Think about new ways topresent research
Teaching considerations• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Curriculum innovation• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
Teaching considerations• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Curriculum innovation• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
Teaching considerations• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Curriculum innovation• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
Teaching considerations• Research in the area of media pedagogy• Curriculum innovation• Experience learning • The next Nate Silvers and Ezra Kleins are in our
classes, but also the next Zuckerberg, Mayer, Karp…
• Give them the skills and perspectives they need to lead, innovate and disrupt, not just work.
