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We are inviting six participants to tell us about the BEST assignment they have created for their class(s). We want to know: All about the assignment The rubric they use to evaluate the students The barriers that had to be overcome A sample of the results
#1 Diana Dawson, Director- Moody Writing Support Program-Office of Undergraduate Education, The University of Texas at Austin -- the phone-a-friend assignment I give our beginning reporting students to get them over their fear of speaking on the phone.
#2 Ashton Marra, University of West Virginia: 100 days in Appalachia, a student project that produces such remarkable results that many students land jobs based on the work they do in this class.
#3 Margie Raper- Dallas, Tx (President Texas Association of Journalism Educators) How my students pitch stories (It involves pre-reporting, an elevator pitch and a Twitter pitch.)
