ONA Conference Panels Announced
We've just announced all of the panels, hands-on classes and group discussions for this year's international Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C. We're offering more than 40 different sessions on a variety of topics - there's truly something for everyone involved in digital media (that includes academics, students, book writers, site designers and even consultants!). The full list of speakers, superpanelists, keynoters and class instructors will be announced mid-June.
Sessions are organized into six tracks, though you're welcome to attend any that appeal to you. They include:
* How'd They Do That? We deconstruct several well-known digital media projects and show you how to recreate them, soup to nuts.
* Teaching & Learning: Learn how to write your first syllabus, adapt emerging tech trends for your classroom, be a better student and more!
* My Digital Beat: Harness data, mine untapped digital resources and more to help you do daily reporting for your beat
* Emerging Tech: Learn all about the Semantic Web, QR codes, interactive data and more...and apply it to journalism!
* Be an Evangelist: Catalyze positive change in your newsroom, create training programs and harness digital tools for everyone!
* Multimedia Learning Lab: 10 hands-on classes focusing on granular-level topics. Spend an hour and learn a new skill.
Our goal this year is to have all participants walk away with three big ideas and a handful of new skills. We're also offering pre-conference daylong training workshops, networking events, a night at the Newseum and more.
I'm charing this year's conference, so if you have any questions please ping me. Registration is now open - hope to see you there!
