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Book Review: Making Media Studies By David Gauntlett, Antonio Lopez

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Making Media Studies is a collection of previously published and updated works by David Gauntlett, including his infamous essay, “Media Studies 2.0.” It explores ways in which the traditional media studies paradigm has been disrupted by prosumers and the practices of everyday people and DIY “makers” who are using the internet to learn, make things and share ideas. He argues that media studies practitioners need to learn from the makers movement to encourage more creativity, design thinking and conversation. Gauntlett positions himself as an optimist and criticizes overly negative approaches to internet culture that he sees as common among media …

Book Review: Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools By Vanessa Domine, Hailee K. Dunn

Journal of Media Literacy Education

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Smartphone Apps In Education: Students Create Videos To Teach Smartphone Use As Tool For Learning, Kara E. Clayton, Amanda Murphy

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Smartphones are regular classroom accessories. Educators should work with children to understand the capacity of smartphones for learning and civic engagement, rather than being a classroom distraction. This research supports a collaborative project the authors engaged in with students in two states to discover what the perception of smartphone use was by students and teachers. One element of this project included students producing YouTube style tutorials on the educational use of mobile apps. The authors explored smartphone use in the classroom. Student created products correlated to technology trends in K-12 education and their relationship with state by state demographic data.

What Do You Use Mobile Phones For? A Creative Method Of Thematic Drawing With Adolescents In Rural China, Jiachun Hong

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This study sets out to explore Chinese adolescents’ subjectivities toward the use of mobile phones, and reveal the dynamic relationship among students, parents, and school concerning mobile phone usage in rural China. Twenty-one high school students were recruited, and asked to draw a painting that expresses their perceptions of mobile phones in relation to family and school life. After analyzing the thematic drawings and their self-explanations upon the drawings, several themes arise: the mobile phone as a bridge of love, as an extension of the home, as an iron cage, as the blasting fuse of family conflicts, and as a …

A Phenomenological Investigation Of Social Networking Site Privacy Awareness Through A Media Literacy Lens, David Magolis, Audra Briggs

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This research study focused on the social networking site (SNS) awareness of undergraduate students, examining their experiences through the type and extent of the information shared on their SNSs in order to discover the students’ experiences with SNS privacy. A phenomenological research approach was used to interview eight undergraduate to explore the question, “what is the nature of undergraduate students’ social networking privacy?” Each recorded interview lasted up to one hour in duration and was transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis of the interview data revealed that all of the participants were aware of their online privacy, but each had different …

Predicting Parental Mediation Behaviors: The Direct And Indirect Influence Of Parents’ Critical Thinking About Media And Attitudes About Parent-Child Interactions, Eric E. Rasmussen, Shawna R. White, Andy J. King, Steven Holiday, Rebecca L. Densley

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Many parents fail to interact with their children regularly about media content and past research has identified few predictors of parents’ engagement in parental mediation behaviors. The present study explored the relationship between parents’ critical thinking about media and parents’ provision of both active and restrictive mediation of television content. Results revealed that parents’ critical thinking about media is positively associated with both active and restrictive mediation, relationships mediated by parents’ attitudes toward parent-child interactions about media. These findings suggest that media literacy programs aimed at improving parents’ critical thinking about media may be an effective way to alter children’s …

Ua3/9/7 End Of Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding 2016 fall semester.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Kast, Monica. Some WKU Donors Kept Confidential by Foundations – WKU Foundation, College Heights Foundation
• Ares, Nicole. Records Denial Appeal Filed to Attorney General – Title IX
• Keltner, Bryson. International Students Share WKU Experience – Ali Alessa, Eunyoung Hayley Choi
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Chestnuts Roasting
• Ho Ho Herald: College Heights Herald 2016 Christmas Gifts
• Henderson, Andrew. Look Above to the Stars for Final Week Woes
• Miller, Callie. Culture Series Attracts Expensive Speakers – Cultural Enhancement Series
• Collins, Emma. Preston Health & Activities Center …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Suspended One Year for Alcohol Violations
• Sandefur, Alex. Strive for Success – Geo International High School, Refugees
• Collins, Emma. WKU Files Suit Against State Retirement System
• Kast, Monica. Greek Affairs Adviser Removed After Twitter Post – Alexandria Kennedy
• Alvey, Rebekah. List of Campus Safe Spaces Available Online
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: End of Semester
• Dimeo, Chris. Smokey Bones Is Back At It Again
• Beauchamp, Kijana. Educate Yourself Following Election
• Huff, Taylor. Taking a Look Back a the Barak Obama …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Collins, Emma. PolitiFact Staffers Visit WKU
• Perry, Natalie. International Dialogue Informs Students About Recent Political Events
• Keltner, Bryson. Bowling Green Black Lives Matter Hosts Action Meeting
• Miller, Callie. Associate Provost Plans Awareness of Research – Cheryl Davis
• Carlson, Kylie. Student’s Work Prompts Proclamation Signing – Antibiotic Awareness Week
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Nutrition Labels
• Burgess, Kelly. Three Major Keys to Nutrition
• Kaufkins, Barry. Standing with My Muslim Students
• Johnson, Kalyn. Coming to Understand Why People Protest
• Disalvo, Ann. Bowling Green Beauties – Miss Bowling …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Kast, Monica. Two School of Journalism & Broadcasting Majors to Move Schools – Advertising, Public Relations
• Collins, Emma. Tension – Donald Trump
• Williams, Jamie. Andre Dowell – Elections
• Carlson, Kylie. Jacob Karaglanis – Elections
• Kast, Monica. eSports Team Moves Into Permanent Space
• Miller, Callie. Sophomore, International Enrollment Declines
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon: Echo Chambers
• Build Bridges: Understanding Protests, Understanding Each Other – Elections
• Carter, Brandon. There is Much Work to be Done After Election
• Chism, Kalee. Luncheon Opens Discussion on Gender – Genderations
• Austin, Emma. …

Ua3/9/7 Civility & Embracement, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty, staff & students regarding civility after 2016 election.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. WKU Professor to Elect President – Scott Lasley
• Kast, Monica. Students Encounter Polling Confusion – Brian Wiech, Brandon Killian
• Williams, Jamie. Gary Ransdell Casts Vote at Big Red Precinct
• Dimeo, Chris. Voters Disappointed, Unable to Vote in City
• Ziesig, Kathryn. Students Protest Presidential Election Results
• Collins, Emma. University Faculty, Staff Lacks Diversity
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Election 2016
• Huff, Taylor. Sauteed Selection: After the Election, Where Do We Go From Here?
• Henderson, Andrew. A Failed Press, Other Disappointments of the Election
• Joyner, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Scarlett, Gabriel. Bowling Green Speaks Out Ahead of Election
• Kast, Monica. Student Surrogates Debate Foreign Policy – Forensics Team
• Carlson, Kylie. More Freshmen Enrolling with Prior Credit
• Williams, Jamie. Student Groups Offer Free Rides to Voting Polls – Ride to Vote
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Political Parties
• Henderson, Andrew. Polling Pisces: Consult the Stars to Help Cast Your Ballot
• Beshear, Andy. Attorney General Continues to Fight for Education
• Schroader, Miles. Students Talk About Voting Decisions
• Schroader, Miles. Singing Groups Join to Celebrate Culture – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Ares, Nicole. Potter College of Arts & Letters Undergoing Four Leadership Changes – Loup Langton, Saundra Ardrey, Robert Dietle, Michael Williams
• Dick, Jacob. Western Kentucky Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates Protests Denied by State Cabinet
• Collins, Emma. Confucius Institute Open, But Not to Public
• Williams, Jamie. Equestrian Team Fundraises with Miniature Ponies
• Moore, Elisabeth. Latte Art Showdown Brews for Charitable Cause
• Miller, Callie. Candidates Narrowed for Presidential Search
• Editorial Cartoon re: Fairness Ordinance
• What’s Fair is Fair: Bowling Green to Adopt Fairness Ordinance
• Kentucky Board of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 17 [19], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. Director of Journalism School to Step Down – Loup Langton
• Kast, Monica. As American As: Photo Exhibit – Diversity
• Collins, Emma. Candidates Debate Local, State Issues at Public Forum
• Kast, Monica. Candidates for Associate Provost Announced
• Perry, Natalie. Students Collect Aid for Hurricane Matthew Victims
• Johnson, Leah. Educational Talent Search Program Expanding its Reach
• Carlson, Kylie. Record Number of Kentucky Voters Registered Online
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Potato Chips
• Burgess, Kelly. Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Pumpkin?
• Henderson, Andrew. Rigged Election: …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 16 [18], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Homecoming Photos
• Collins, Emma. Racial Crime Victims Disappointed with WKU Police
• Williams, Jamie. Young Visionary Receives National Recognition – Kenan Mujkanovic
• Kast, Monica. University Senate Approves Open Search Resolution – President Search
• Collins, Emma. Jim Gray Discusses Tuition at Campus Visit
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Renters’ Rights
• Lease of the Land: Bowling Green Must Pass Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act
• Tegge, Samuel. Coffee to Go Extinct, A Tale of Climate Change
• Adams, Julia. Annual Event Celebrates Local Art – Pop-Up Art & Comic …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 15 [17], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Williams, Jamie. Reusable Boxes to Improve Sustainability – Dining Services
• Collins, Emma. Funds Returned to Universities after Months of Debate
• Keltner, Bryson. French Film Festival Returns to the Hill
• Kast, Monica. Faculty Creates Website to Explain Budget – University Senate
• Williams, Jamie. Student Government Association Announces Safety Polls, New Members
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Best Couple
• Ronkainen, Millie. Exorcism Off the Big Screen & in Practice
• Schwab, Edmond. Issues with Billings Office
• Huff, Taylor. Ken Bone and His Question About Energy
• Austin, Emma. Spanish …

Strengthening The Introductory Communication Course: An Opportunity Through Better Alignment With Today’S Needs, Jon A. Hess

Jonathan A. Hess

More than a century after its inception in contemporary form, the discipline of Communication has encountered a tremendous opportunity—the chance to become an “essential discipline” in the academy, one like Math or English, which universities consider indispensable to the work they do. And yet, as a discipline, we have not sufficiently moved toward taking advantage of that opportunity. While such a move will require action in curriculum, scholarship, and service, one of the highest-impact areas in establishing the necessity of Communication is the introductory course. In order to understand the opportunity that lies before us, we have to understand how …

Student Learning Outcomes: Primary Drivers Of Course Design, Samuel P. Wallace

Samuel P. Wallace

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) should be the core around which every college course is centered. As a result of taking this course: What should students know? What should they be able to do or to demonstrate? What should students value? Perhaps most important, How should students be changed or affected by taking this course? Effective course planning is made possible when these outcomes are focused and specific, and when the outcomes themselves are a high priority of the course. In spite of this maxim, student learning outcomes have not always been the primary driver of the design(s) of the basic …

A Model For The Development Of A Sustainable Basic Course In Communication, Samuel P. Wallace

Samuel P. Wallace

The purpose of this essay is to provide clarity and direction for developing and maintaining outcome-driven courses for inclusion in general education curricula. The focus is on the basic course in Communication, but the principles can be applied to nearly any course. The outcome-driven perspective changes many traditional conceptions of the basic communication course and provides an opportunity to integrate communication content into a student’s broader college education and subsequent career. A model is proposed that can provide guidance in the development of sustainable courses that emerged from the experience with course development and implementation.

Editor's Page, Joseph M. Valenzano Iii

Joseph M. Valenzano III

This year the National Communication Association (NCA) celebrates its centennial. NCA began over a dispute between speech teachers and English teachers over the perception of oral communication receiving less instructional attention, and for the last century communication experts have been the primary party responsible for communication instruction of college students. Over the years the basic course has largely been focused on public speaking as the course to deliver this instruction, though we developed, and still teach, interpersonal communication and hybrid courses that also include small group communication. There have been several different venues in which the basic communication course has …

Editor's Page, Joseph M. Valenzano Iii

Joseph M. Valenzano III

We are now in the 28th volume of the Basic Communication Course Annual, a testament to the dedication of those concerned with the introductory course in communication. Over the years these pages have been graced with significant work that has influenced the nature of the basic communication course, thereby impacting the lives of thousands of students across the country. That said, I am struck by the fact we have no “motto,” no phrase that captures our feeling about this important educational experience. I would like to muse about what might work as a motto for what we do and teach.

Editor's Page, Joseph M. Valenzano Iii

Joseph M. Valenzano III

Despite its nom de guerre, there is nothing “basic” about the basic communication course in colleges and universities. It has served as a locus for research into communication skills, instructional technology, speech anxiety, instructional design and pedagogical practices. All of the research on these topics impacts more than just the basic course, as it is often relevant to instruction in other courses. The work done in the basic communication course is complex and important for both our students and the discipline.

In this, the 27th volume of the Basic Communication Course Annual, there continue to appear studies that examine the …

Directing The Winds Of Change: The Basic Course And General Education, Joseph M. Valenzano Iii

Joseph M. Valenzano III

Communication departments remain heavily reliant on the inclusion of an introductory communication course in their institution’s general education program. For this reason it is essential for Basic Course Directors (BCDs) to educate themselves on general education. In doing so they will find a new iteration of change to general education where the required course and distribution model are disappearing in favor of an interdisciplinary outcomes-driven approach. Such a shift can have dramatic repercussions on the basic course and communication programs if the course is not further connected with other areas of general education. In this essay, I argue for Basic …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 14 [16], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Miller, Callie. Raising the Volume – Domestic Violence
• Collins, Emma. Med Center, Western Kentucky Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates Debate WKU Proposal
• Perry, Natalie. Topper Corner Celebrates Opening with Ribbon Cutting
• Carlson, Kylie. Murray State University Invites WKU to Dead Poets in London
• Williams, Jamie. Student Government Association Members Resign After Allegations of Racism – Braxton Powell, John McKinney
• Johnson, Leah. WKU Receives Grant for Principal Training – Wallace Foundation
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Suffrage for Felons
• Suffering Suffrage: Kentucky Should Automatically Allow Ex-felons Right …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 14 [15], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Keltner, Bryson. Major Redz Leave Section Due to Safety Concerns – Protests
• Miller, Callie. University to Change Internet Network
• Kast, Monica. Professor Gary Houchens Joins Kentucky Board of Education
• Carlson, Kylie. Retired Officer Joins Police Department – Lee McKinney
• Collins, Emma. New Bus Route to Service Downtown Garage – Parking & Transportation
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Donald Trump
• Repulsive Rhetoric: Donald Trump’s Comments Contribute to Rape Culture
• Johnson, Kayln. Black Hair Styles in the Professional Sphere
• Fall Festival
• Austin, Emma. Conference to Raise Human …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 13 [14], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. University Questioned in New Legal Protest – Medical Center
• Collins, Emma. Pain for Peace – Jineth Bedoya Lima
• Kast, Monica. Election Caravan from ONE VOTE Nonprofit Visits WKU
• Williams, Jamie. Student Government Association Awards First Desktop in Computer Program
• Collins, Emma. Rand Paul Talks Small Government, Socialism
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Pumpkin & Spice
• Huff, Taylor. Remember the Vice Presidential Debate?
• Beard, Craig & Phillip Singer. WKU Shouldn’t Rush with Request for Proposal – Athletics
• Sims, Adam. Guide to Fall Activities in …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 12 [13], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Ares, Nicole. Glowing Rose – Stephanie Campbell
• Collins, Emma. Search Committee Discusses Candidates
• Kast, Monica. WKU Could Receive Refund After Court Ruling – Budget
• Carlson, Kylie. International Delegates Fundraise for Refugees – International Student Diplomats
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Register to Vote
• Democracy Deadline: Kentucky Voter Registration is Ending Soon
• Henderson, Andrew. Stars Foretell an Extremely Spooky October – Horoscopes
• Cole, Megan. Purple People – Alzheimer’s Research
• Martin, Madison. No Lost Generation Begins WKU Chapter
• Austin, Emma. Campus Organization Bridges Cultural Gaps – Bridges …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

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WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. Letter from the President
• Presidential Selfie – Gary Ransdell, Corie Martin
• WKU Regents Pass 2016-2017 Budget
• Barbara Deeb Named NATAS Ohio Valley Silver Circle Honoree
• Two Alumni Named to WKU Board of Regents – Julie Hinson, Jason McKinney
• WKU Steel Bridge Team Finishes 1^st in Nation for Best Looking Bridge, 37^th Overall
• WKU Faculty Member Wasn’t Expecting Record-Breaking Run on ABC’s 500 Questions – Guy Jordan
• WKU Student Life Foundation Outlines 10-Year Housing Master Plan
• WKU Students 1^st in Photo, 2^nd in Multimedia in 2016 Hearst National Championships – Brittany …