JCCC Department of English Blog

This fall, Journalism and Media Communications professor Gretchen Thum and JCCC Journalism students partnered with other area students, professors and industry professionals in a project designed to enhance students’ media literacy.  The goal was to teach students how to be sophisticated consumers of media, and how to tell the difference between real news and so-called “fake news.”

Throughout the fall semester, students attended virtual workshops and seminars, evaluated different media reports of current events, and wrote multiple papers.  The culmination of the project was the production of a media literacy magazine, written entirely by students from four different institutions.  Six JCCC journalism students had their work published, and one participated as a panelist in a virtual presentation of the semester’s work.

Information from Tara Karaim, Community-Based Learning Coordinator

Some have used the CBL Mini Grant program in years past. This program, which incentivizes faculty to try community-based learning for the first time, will now be renamed the Community-Based Learning Development Grant.

This year, we have been piloting a new mini grant program. It is designed to support community-based learning through funding any costs associated with a project. This could mean supplies, guest speakers, transportation, or refreshments for example (the latter two will likely being more relevant in a post-covid world).

Please feel free to share with any interested faculty! Part time or full time faculty can apply for up to $500 worth of funds for a spring 2021 class by  December 4. Here is the linkto the application.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Tara Karaim, MA (she, her, hers)

Community-Based Learning Coordinator

Johnson County Community College

COM 201 – 913-469-8500 ext. 3570

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Our own Marilyn Senter writes this of her experience: