Media
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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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Altruism meets Participatory Video: A correlational study of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
The latest issue of the Journal of Digital and Media Literacy features a research article by Dr. John A. McArthur. The article – “Altruism meets Participatory Video: A correlational study of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” – examines the motivations of participants contributing to the viral phenomenon in the summer of 2014. The abstract reads: Digital literacy…
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Professor Studies Viral Phenomenon – #ALSIceBucketChallenge
The good folks at Time Warner Cable News in Charlotte heard about my current research project and shared information about it on their Friday broadcast, August 29, 2014 in a story titled: Charlotte ALS Center Responds to Challenge; Professor Studies Viral Phenomenon. The text of the online recap by Becky Bereiter is below: CHARLOTTE – As…
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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…