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==Appropedia Assignment== | ==Appropedia Assignment== | ||
For this experiential learning assignment you will employ your journalistic skills and adapt them to a global audience. You will publish your own work on an international forum and participate in the creation and consumption of international media. Through this process, you'll have the chance to explore, and better understand, the role that new media play in international mass communication and globalization from a grassroots level. The platform we will be using for this assignment is Appropedia, a locally founded non-profit organization with global reach. | For this experiential learning assignment you will employ your journalistic skills and adapt them to a global audience. You will publish your own work on an international forum and participate in the creation and consumption of international media. Through this process, you'll have the chance to explore, and better understand, the role that new media play in international mass communication and globalization from a grassroots level. The platform we will be using for this assignment is Appropedia, a locally founded non-profit organization with global reach. | ||
You will: | You will: | ||
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Here are suggested topics/themes with examples of past projects below each one. Please pick just one theme and find an appropriate, focused topic from within your chosen country. | Here are suggested topics/themes with examples of past projects below each one. Please pick just one theme and find an appropriate, focused topic from within your chosen country. | ||
*Sustainable organizations in chosen country | *Sustainable [[organizations]] in chosen country | ||
**[[Grootbos Foundation]] - South Africa | **[[Grootbos Foundation]] - South Africa | ||
**[[7iberINC (Jordan)]] - Jordan | **[[7iberINC (Jordan)]] - Jordan | ||
**[[Village Earth]] - Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia | **[[Village Earth]] - Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Columbia | ||
*Sustainable projects in chosen country | *Sustainable [[projects]] in chosen country | ||
**[[The Patagonian Grassland Conservation Project]] - Argentina | **[[The Patagonian Grassland Conservation Project]] - Argentina | ||
**[[Igherm restoration and library project]] - Morocco | **[[Igherm restoration and library project]] - Morocco | ||
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**[[Bangladesh Wind Power]] -Bangladesh | **[[Bangladesh Wind Power]] -Bangladesh | ||
==Selected Topics | ==Selected Topics 2014== | ||
Please type your selected project and your username following the example format below: | Please type your selected project and your username following the example format below: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
<!-- Type your topic page and username below this line following the example format above. --> | <!-- Type your topic page and username below this line following the example format above. --> | ||
==Technical Instructions== | ==Technical Instructions== | ||
If you are a student in this course, please do the following to start your project: | If you are a student in this course, please do the following to start your project: | ||
# Create a User Account | # Create a User Account. Consider using a name that represents you in a professional manner. | ||
# Create your userpage using these instructions at [[JMC330 post userpage assignment]]. | # Create your userpage using these instructions at [[JMC330 post userpage assignment]]. | ||
# After creating your userpage, type a unique name for your topic (see the examples above) into the search bar. | # After creating your userpage, type a unique name for your topic (see the examples above) into the search bar. | ||
# Click go and then '''create this page'''. | # Click go and then '''create this page'''. | ||
# Copy and paste the following | # Copy and paste the following 2 components into your new page: | ||
#* At the very top of your page (including the curly brackets): <br> <tt><nowiki>{{JMC330inprogress|May 15, 2014}}</nowiki></tt> | |||
#* At the very bottom of your page (including the brackets): <br><tt><nowiki>[[Category:JMC330 International Mass Communication]]</nowiki></tt> | |||
# Create the content for your page - include text of article, headings, images (remember that images must have the [[CC-BY-SA|proper rights]]), etc. More help on coding is available at [[Help:Contents]]. | # Create the content for your page - include text of article, headings, images (remember that images must have the [[CC-BY-SA|proper rights]]), etc. More help on coding is available at [[Help:Contents]]. | ||
# Once your article and userpage are both finished, you will post your project under [[#Selected Topics | # Once your article and userpage are both finished, you will post your project under [[#Selected Topics 2014|Selected Topics 2014]] AND submit the link/URL to your page via the assignment page on Moodle to complete the project. You must do this in order to receive a grade for the work you've done. | ||
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