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Welcome to Cypress College’s Global Journalism Program

Digital Reporting for Today’s Global Journalist

Copyright 2012 L’Oreal BattistelliL’Oreal Battistelli.com

Meet the Facilitators

Adjunct Instructor

L’Oreal Battistelli

“Professor L’Oreal”

2007 – present

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Department Chair

Robert Mercer

“Mercer”

1996 – present

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Journalism Department Integration

All students work in all media, report anytime, using anything from anywhere.

Journalism department courses:• Reporting and Writing• Global Media• Broadcast production• Web production• Print production• Visual Journalism

Program Foci

Collaboration / Innovation / Integration / Globalization

Innovation and IntegrationeLearning design teaching strategies: • Global Classroom cloud-based platform• Peer-to-peer mentoring• Simulation gaming• Learner preferences• Collaboration• Obstacles to learning

• Constructivist learning theory

Innovation and Integration

News gathering , reporting and production technologies:• Web streaming• Twankering • Social media • Tweet-reporting• QR codes

Innovation & IntegrationAdditional news gathering , reporting and production

technologies:• Blogging as a reporting tool • Standardized web stories• Ipad reporting (3) / Kindle

flame, and CourseSmart

e-readers• Server connection from personal laptops: edit, layout and design

from home• Smartphone and Iphone reporting

Collaboration & Integration

Learning strategies and innovative technologies work hand-in-hand:• Students produce multi-

media via a student-

run three-camera, green

screen web-streaming

studio• Students also produce on-

location event streaming

Integration/Collaboration

Integration / Collaboration Strategies:• Students produce e-

portfolios of published

print, web, audio and

visual multimedia work

samples.

Collaboration

On-site Strategies:• Common presentation /

discussion period for all media production classes• Global Media, Reporting

and Writing and Visual Journalism students are also invited to meet at this time.

Integration/Collaboration / Globalization

Virtual and On-site Collaboration:• Students work together and receive mentoring Monday - Thursday from 12:30 to 6 p.m. in the student-run, multi-media newsroom.• Students also provide peer-to-peer mentoring virtually via Skype, Google + and various social networks. 

GlobalizationWe’re developing

global friendships:• Better World students

are current guests to

our digital journalism

program.• Ukrainian students

graduated and are

working in new media.• Presenting at GLOBALEDCON November 15, 8 p.m. PST.

Globalization• We are also networked with:• Germany• Italy• Vietnam• Ukraine, Lutsk Liberal Arts University• Pakistan, National University of Science and Technology,

Islamabad• Also, Mercer hosts global journalists for The Center for Strategic

International Studies

Digital Journalism And Education Technologies:

• Global Classroom• Blended learning • Flipped classroom• Multimedia Packaging

Multimedia Project

10 Steps to Multimedia PackagingStep 1: Identify storytelling multimedia design elements.

Step 2: Decide what topic

you will report; Plan your

package.

Step 3: Identify the story’s

focus; Determine best use of

multimedia to tell the story.

Step 4: Create your Google site.

Step 5: Begin news gathering

10 Steps to Multimedia Packaging

Step 6: Write your story and conduct your Interviews.

Step 7: Create additional multimedia elements to tell the story.

10 Steps to Multimedia Packaging

10 Steps to Multimedia PackagingStep 8: Finalize all multimedia Elements.

Step 9: Edit and rewrite all multimedia elements-Submit.

Step 10: Present your projects.

Participate in the project!

Register with Global ClassroomSocial network with Cypress College students!

Collaborate to…Tell your stories, or…Help tell others’ stories.

Cychron.com Publish multimedia for the campus International page

Divergence Magazine • Write for the online magazine• Create Web casts for the Media Network• “Charger Highlights”• “Thrifty Treats”• “Table for Two”• “Spiels on the Deals”• “Shut up and Mosh”• “Geek 101”

Create an account on CP5Connect with the editors

Participate in other Department Productions!

Digital JournalismAll students work in all media, report anytime, using anything from anywhere.

Wrap up: Program Foci

• Collaboration / Innovation / Integration / Globalization

Program Motto: “Amaze me!” R. Mercer

• Collaborate: Develop friendships through social networking.

• Innovate and Integrate: Show us new ways to use technology to connect and share information!

• Globalize: Expand your knowledge of other cultures to impact future generation.

Thank you!

Cypress College Spring 2012 journalism students

• Presentation designed and developed by L’Oreal Battistelli eLearning Instructional Designer and Adjunct Journalism Instructor.• Subject Matter Expert Robert Mercer, Journalism Department Chair

• Photographs by Isaiah Mclean.• Copyright 10/27/12