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Charlotte Observer: What your Facebook photo says about you
Article reprinted from the Charlotte Observer July 30, 2009 Jeff Elder Social Media Columnist Let’s sign into Facebook, and take a look at some Charlotteans today. Hold it, this isn’t a lineup of similar head-shot photos. This looks like the bar scene in “Star Wars.” There’s Lydia Stern, owner of the Beadlush Shop in Charlotte.…
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Can Groups Successfully Gather in Digital Space?
Queens University of Charlotte Media Release February 12, 2009 Dr. John A. McArthur, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, had an article published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Communication Inquiry. The article, titled “Digital Subculture: A geek meaning of style” investigated groups in Internet-based chat rooms to assess indicators of…
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Have you done your 25 things?
The following story was written in the Charlotte Observer (p. A1) on February 4, 2009 by Sarah Aarthun: It’s possible that you don’t care whether your old college roommate thinks Ric Flair’s birthday should be a national holiday. Maybe the fact that a co-worker adores a particular brand of potato chips does nothing for you. And…
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Judging
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of serving as a “celebrity judge” for the 36th annual Laird Lewis Invitational Speech Competition in Charlotte, NC. This large scale forensics tournament featured over 500 students from 44 high schools across 10 states. Contestants entered in one of several categories: Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo…
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Queens Professor Publishes Guide to Podcasting in the Classroom
Queens University of Charlotte Media Release January 12, 2009 Dr. John A. McArthur, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, had an article published in the January 2009 issue of Communication Teacher. The article, Composing Podcasts: Engaging ‘digital natives’ in the communication classroom, serves a guide for educucators seeking to engage students with digital media…
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Queens Professor featured at NCA
Queens University of Charlotte Media Release November 24, 2008 Dr. John A. McArthur, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, presented his research during a featured panel at the annual conference of the National Communication Association in San Diego, CA, Nov. 21-24, 2008. His paper, Instructional Proxemics: Making a case for the study of space…
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On being a Doctor
Remember the episode of Friends in which Ross and Rachel are in the hospital with Rachel’s dad and Ross introduces himself as “Dr. Ross Geller”? Given that Ross is a paleontologist and not a medical doctor, Rachel responds by saying something like “Ross, you can’t say that. Being a doctor actually means something here.” I lived this experience within a week…
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