Leigh Wright, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, presented at two national conferences in 2016.
Wright was among seven educators selected to present at the Teach-A-Thon session of Journalism/Interactive at the University of Florida in February. She discussed how she uses the open-source software Timeline JS, a KnightLab product, in her advanced newswriting class to encourage discussion and research about current events.
Wright also joined with Sandy Henry of Drake University and Cliff Brockman of Wartburg College to present a poster “The Lessons of Immersive Multidisciplinary Journalism Capstone Experiences” during the J/I poster session.
In April, Wright presented “There’s an App for That” at the Broadcast Education Association national conference in Las Vegas. Wright’s segment of the presentation focused on her usage of iMovie on iPads to teach mobile production and writing skills in her advanced newswriting class.