Journalism 163 is a hands-on class focusing on multimedia and emerging "new media" technologies such as blogging, podcasting, RSS and other Web 2.0 media.

Students in this class will learn the basics of using multimedia and new media technologies to tell stories, convey information, and have interactive conversations and build relationships with global audiences.

Class Format/Projects
Brief lectures, guest speakers and in-class discussions will combine with "how to" demonstrations and hands-on labs. Class projects include: simple web page design, blogging, podcasting, videocasting and multimedia story-telling. It will also cover RSS (Really Simple Syndication), Web. 2.0 technolgies and social networking.

Software programs used in this class will include Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign), Dreamweaver, Audacity and Apple's iLife Suite (iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband).

Course Requirements
Students will contribute regularly to a class blog, develop and post a simple web page to showcase their class projects, record and post a series of three short podcasts, create a multimedia project, and learn how to use RSS and other Web 2.0 technolgies. In the process, students will learn to use Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audacity and/or Apple's iLife Suite (iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, etc.).

Students will create a final multimedia project focusing on one or more of the areas listed above. Students should have laptops with the software noted to work on projects outside of class.