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My thoughts and the thoughts of talented others on digital strategic communication, digital & media literacy, information design, education & instruction, and the field of human communication.
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Augmented Placemaking and Community Engagement
“Augmented Placemaking and community engagement: Exploring social media interaction in Brazoria County Rocks!” a research article by Dr. John A. McArthur and Alicia Jauregui was published in the 2019 issue of the Texas Speech Communication Journal. To better understand the effects of social media on placemaking – our experiential connection to geographic place — this…
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Digital Interactions in Social Spaces
Digital Interactions in Social Spaces: Proxemics, Digital Media, and Human-Machine Communication Special Issue for the Electronic Journal of Communication Fifty years ago, Edward T. Hall coined the term “proxemics” to describe the human use of space in physical and interpersonal environments. Now, in an age of dynamic and ever-present digital communication, the cultural implications of…
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Human Communication & Technology at #NCA18
The National Communication Association held its annual convention in November 2018 is Salt Lake City, Utah. This year, my obligations at the conference were many, and having never been to Salt Lake City, I was excited for the trip. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JAMcArthur (@jamcarthur) I was honored to be…
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Getting Schooled in Social Media
Social Media Strategy, my new course at Furman University was featured by Furman this week across its news, public relations, and social media properties. Check out the story below or in its online form at Furman. OCTOBER 29, 2018 by Ron Wagner ’93, Senior Writer Parents of Furman students might need a social media class,…
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#hoarders, #oversharers, and finding the middle ground
I often tell my students that information is power. Some people approach information power by hoarding information and keeping it to themselves. Others employ information power by oversharing and proving their worth through the vast amounts of information they share. Hoarders gather information and stockpile it within, while oversharers disperse information and keep it flowing…
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US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall
A walk down the US National Mall reveals a lot about these United States of America. An iconic feature of the capital city, the public national park is bordered by monuments, memorials, museums, and government buildings that share stories of our nation’s history. US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall, a new book from…
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Going Live: Adding Nodes of Sychronicity
One of my opportunities as a Wiley Faculty Fellow is to work with the team at Wiley Education Services to improve the professional experience of educators, professors, and instructors. One result of that is the publication of a white paper, which was released today. The paper, titled “Going Live: Adding Nodes of Synchronicity to Online…
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Planning #NCA17 for #HCTD
Over the past year, I had the privilege of planning the NCA convention program for the Human Communication & Technology Division (HCTD). The process was fun, and it was, by far, the largest convention planning process I’ve led to date. With the help of a fantastic group of reviewers, we processed 161 competitive paper submissions…
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Family Trainer – 100 Greatest Video Game Franchises
Even if you’ve never played video games on a Nintendo or Xbox, you’ve probably seen people playing Dance Dance Revolution, Wii Fit, or Wii Sports. These games represent a different kind of gaming – one in which the motion of the body is captured and placed into play. These games aren’t just for thumbs on…
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Digital Proxemics named 2016 Bestseller for Peter Lang Publishing
Peter Lang Publishing USA has selected Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move as a current top 20 bestseller, featured on the publisher’s website. Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move (2016) is the debut book-length publication for Dr. John A. McArthur, Associate Professor in the James L. Knight School of…
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