Category / Teaching Aids
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Tutorial for audio editing software
This blog posting includes a link to a terrific step-by-step guide to Audacity — a free program that allows people to edit audio files for presentation online or on the air. The…
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A great tool for getting feedback on courses
If you want feedback from students about your teaching or find out whether they understood aspects of a lesson or lessons and you don’t want to wait for the formal course evaluations…
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Teaching newspaper design
This is a site full of provocative ideas about newspaper layout and design from a Virgina-based design company. It includes lots of visual examples and thought provoking content.
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Flash journalism
An interactive website rich with tips, advice and resources for educators and others interested in learning how to use Flash to create intereactive, multimedia content for news websites.
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CBC Radio podcasts
This page provides links to the increasing number of podcasts available of CBC Radio’s most popular news and information programs.
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The two key ingredients to a good piece of broadcast journalism
Ira Glass, longtime radio producer for National Public Radio talks on camera about the two most important elements in any good piece of journalism.
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Telling great radio stories
Ira Glass has built a reputation for being one of America’s great radio storytellers and is now the producer of National Public Radio’s This American Life. In this three part series, Glass…
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Math test for journalists
An online quiz (with answers) for journalists and journalism students to test their ability to do the kinds of basic calculations they are often required to do for their news stories. It…
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Write your headlines for an intelligent friend
A useful set of tips for writing better headlines from Sharon Burnside, the Assistant Managing Editor for the Toronto Star.
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Paul McLaughlin’s interviewing tips
A list of useful tips about preparing for and conducting effective interviews for reporters prepared by Paul McLaughlin, one of Canada’s well-known instructors and authors on interviewing for journalists.