BEA2015: Full Schedule

BEA2015 Highlights Program Awards Convention FAQ Exhibits, Advertising & Sponsorship Registration & Housing

9:00am PDT

BEA101

Designed for first time attendees in particular, BEA101 focuses on all things BEA. Learn how BEA is structured, how to make the most of the conference, and how you can get involved.
Moderator: John Allen Hendricks, Stephen F. Austin State University, BEA President 2015-2016
Panelists: Barry Umansky, Ball State University; BEA Leadership
Augie Grant, University of South Carolina; BEA Districts & Membership
Michael Bruce, University of Alabama; Interest Divisions and Volunteering at BEA
Heather Birks, Broadcast Education Association; Navigating the BEA Convention
Phylis Johnson, University of Southern Illinois, Journal of Radio & Audio Media
David Byland, University of Alabama, Journal of Media Education

Sunday April 12, 2015 9:00am - 10:15am PDT
Pavilion 1

BEA

10:30am PDT

Little Black Boxes: The Importance of Troubleshooting In Our Digital World

A discussion between academics and industry professionals regarding the importance of students being able to troubleshoot equipment issues.

Instead of tinkering and toying until they come up with a workable solution, many students seem willing to accept defeat and blame the equipment. During our discussion, industry professionals will highlight the importance of troubleshooting skills, while those in academia will discuss how we work with students to further develop their troubleshooting skills.
Moderator: Aaron J. Jones, Central Michigan University
Panelists: Heather Polinsky, Central Michigan University
Eric Limarenko, Central Michigan University
Tim Sorel, University of Florida

Sunday April 12, 2015 10:30am - 11:45am PDT
Pavilion 1

Production Aesthetics & Criticism

12:00pm PDT

The ESPN Effect: Studying The Worldwide Leader in Sports

ESPN has grown from a start-up cable network in 1979 to a $50 billion global enterprise. This panel focuses on research in the upcoming book, "The ESPN Effect: Academic Studies of the Worldwide Leader in Sports," examining some of the network's economic, journalistic, and cultural impacts.
Moderator: John McGuire, Oklahoma State University
Panelists: Brody Ruihley, University of Cincinnati; ESPN and the Fantasy Sport Experience
John McGuire, Oklahoma State University; in the Beginning: The Rasmussens as Nascent Entrepreneurs in the Launch of ESPN
David Staton, University of Oregon; Lipsyte, the Leage, and the "Leader": An Ombudsman's Tale
Andi Stein, California State University, Fullerton; The Mouse that Scored: Disney's Reconfiguration of ESPN and ABC Sports
Respondent: Andrew C. Billings, University of Alabama

Sunday April 12, 2015 12:00pm - 1:15pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Sports

1:30pm PDT

Reboot/Student Media Organizations in Smaller Schools & Programs

This is a sequel to last year’s well-received media advisor panel. This year, media advisors (TV & Radio) will discuss issues pertaining to content quality, student leadership, maintaining consistent membership etc. Central to this panel will be an open forum with others advisors, faculty and students in the audience. This will allow people to present their dilemmas and get input from the panel as well as the other advisors in attendance.
Moderator: Robin Cecala, Point Park University
Panelists: Chris Bacon, University of Kansas
Cliff Brockman, Wartburg College
Dan Kimbrough, Misericordia University
Rebecca Taylor, Siena College
Gabriella Lengyel, Student, Misericordia University

Sunday April 12, 2015 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Student Media Advisors, Two-Year-Small Colleges

3:00pm PDT

Sports Broadcasting Program Showcase

This session will feature panelists from several university programs that produce sports programming. The programs may come in the forms of sports segments in radio or television newscasts, weekly shows or specials. The program carriers vary from campus closed circuit to community cable to public broadcasting stations. Some universities have full fledged sports majors while other colleges include sports activities as part of a general broadcast major. The panelists will highlight their programs including how students, staff and faculty are involved in the process. The balancing act of how to both produce quality programing and provide students a positive learning experience at the same time will be discussed. Excerpts will be shared with the audience. The relationship between academics and the Athletic Department will also be considered.
Moderator: William R. Davie, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Panelists: Russ Maloney, University of Indianapolis
Troy O. Comeau, Pittsburg State University
Brent H. Weber, Auburn University
Shawn Isaacs, University of West Georgia
Justen Ransom, University of West Georgia

Sunday April 12, 2015 3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Sports

4:30pm PDT

Leveraging Consumer Insights in Support of Sport & Entertainment Media

Sport and entertainment media ignite consumer passion, foster fan engagement and influence the global zeitgeist. Consumer insights provide context, frame the marketplace and influence media valuation. Keith will showcase several “real world” presentations featuring a variety of quantitative elements; including NASCAR, model CHRISSY TEIGEN and prolific producer TYLER PERRY.
Speaker: Keith Friedenberg, Executive Vice President, Global Insights Group, WME | IMG

Sunday April 12, 2015 4:30pm - 5:45pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Research Special Event

8:30am PDT

History Division Business Meeting

The History division is concerned with teaching history and conducting scholarship in the field. Members are involved in classroom teaching and in the recording and analysis of historical events relating to the electronic media. Their goals are to encourage and continually improve teaching in the area; to provide a forum for the presentation of original scholarship; to share ideas and resources in the field; and to encourage preservation of historical materials.
Moderator: Susan L. Brinson, Auburn University
Panelists: Stephen D. Perry, Regent University
Ed Youngblood, Auburn University
James Schiffman, Georgia College & State University

Monday April 13, 2015 8:30am - 9:45am PDT
Pavilion 1

History

10:00am PDT

A Conversation with Jon Alpert, 2015

Due to popular demand, Jon Alpert, the legendary documentary filmmaker, will return to this year's BEA Convention. Alpert, a fifteen-time National Emmy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee, will speak about the responsibility of filmmakers as well as ethics in filmmaking. Through producing his highly acclaimed documentaries for over forty years, Alpert understands that documenting particular individuals can be thought of as exploitation. What are the responsibilities that we must be aware of when filming particular individuals?

What is acceptable when documenting someone else’s life? How do we assess what is the realm of journalism and what is not? This is an excellent opportunity to “meet” the celebrated filmmaker who pioneered video journalism decades ago, and is still very much active today.

Moderator: Ryoya Terao, New York City College of Technology

Monday April 13, 2015 10:00am - 11:15am PDT
Pavilion 1

Documentary

11:30am PDT

Funding the small school radio station: Challenges and solutions

This will be a discussion panel regarding the challenges faced by small schools to adequately fund student-run, terrestrial broadcast radio stations.
Moderator: Troy L. Hunt, Northwest College
Panelists: Brian Shelton, Harper College

Jim Yeager, Highland Community College
Dan Kimbrough, Misericordia University

Monday April 13, 2015 11:30am - 12:45pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Two-Year-Small Colleges, Radio & Audio Media

1:00pm PDT

Student Production Showcase

Student productions from 2-Year/Small Schools are showcased. This is an opportunity for student works to be displayed and the challenges discussed that are facing small schools.
Moderator: Thomas McDonnell, Metropolitan Community College

Barbara Calabrese, Columbia College Chicago

Heather Stilwell, California Baptist College

Kim Wells, Delta College

Scott Alboum, Rider College

Shawn Montano, Emily Griffith Technical College

Monday April 13, 2015 1:00pm - 2:15pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Two-Year-Small Colleges

2:30pm PDT

Shun the academic ‘silo’: Interdisciplinary collaboration — pedagogical revolutions toward an integrated media curriculum

University presidents call for it. Academic incentives exist to promote it. Yet personal and professional impasses remain. Media educators and industry professionals want students ready for an integrated marketplace. Programs of study typically require students to complete coursework outside of their chosen major, but many fail to make the connection. Join our panelists as they share pedagogical strategies for and administrative implications of interdisciplinary endeavors. All have reached “across the aisle” — you can too.
Moderator: Laura Mulligan, Ball State University
Panelists: Adam J. Kuban, Ball State University
Reginald Owens, Louisiana Tech University
Jeff Spurlock, Troy University
Stephen Marshall, East Tennessee State University
Terry Likes, Tennessee State University

Monday April 13, 2015 2:30pm - 3:45pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Curriculum Assessment and Administration, News

4:00pm PDT

Marketing Yourself In This Century's Job Market

Two international consultants and a thirty year broadcast vet provide guidance on how to effectively market yourself in these digitally revolutionary times in order to make your employment search successful.
Moderator: Michael Taylor, Valdosta State University
Panelists: Michael Taylor, Valdosta State University
Valerie Geller, Geller Media International
Pat Bryson, Bryson Broadcasting International

Monday April 13, 2015 4:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Marketing and Programming, Student Media Advisors

7:30am PDT

District 1 Meeting

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont
District 1 Representative: Gregory Bray, SUNY - New Paltz

Tuesday April 14, 2015 7:30am - 8:45am PDT
Pavilion 1

BEA

9:00am PDT

The Package is no Longer Enough: Incorporating Social Media into Radio and Broadcast Television Classes

No longer can a “traditional” radio and television broadcast curriculum focus only on the video and audio content. Young reporters must know how to use social media for storytelling, promotion, and engagement. Panelists will discuss their real-life experiences incorporating Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other platforms into an already tight curriculum. The importance and obstacles encountered while teaching students, who seem to know it all about social media, will be explored.
Moderator: Sherice Gearhart, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Panelists: Jodeane Brownlee, University of Nebraska @ Omaha
Kelly Kaufhold, Texas State University
Mary T. Rogus, Ohio University
Chris Allen, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Respondent: Lakshmi N. Tirumala, University of Cincinnati

Tuesday April 14, 2015 9:00am - 10:15am PDT
Pavilion 1

News

10:30am PDT

Digital Opportunities, Possibilities, and Challenges for University Sports Media Programs and Curriculum

The evolving digital media environment is offering both opportunities and challenges to university sports curriculum programs, and student media sports coverage and programs. More important are the possibilities that the new digital environment offers university programs and student media in multi-platform sports production, delivery, and, now engagement. This panel explores this and more as panelists discuss the current practice concerning sports, what plans are on the horizon and what they see as the possibilities.
Moderator: Max V. Grubb, Youngstown State University
John W. Owens, University of Cincinnati
Jared Johnson, Oklahoma State University
David Deeley, University of North Florida
Paul Kamp, Backbone Networks Corporation

Tuesday April 14, 2015 10:30am - 11:45am PDT
Pavilion 1

Sports, Student Media Advisors

12:15pm PDT

Envisioning the Future of Media Education: Where do We Go from Here?

As the BEA celebrates its 60th anniversary, it is a good time to reflect back and project forward where media education may be heading. The panel is comprised of past chairs of the Curriculum, Assessment, and Administration Division representing five different decades of leadership. Each person will be given up to 6-minutes to lay out their vision of the future of media education.
Moderator: William Christ, Trinity University
Panelists: Peter B. Orlik, Central Michigan University; CAA Division Chair 1974-76 & 1980-82
William Christ, Trinity University; CAA Division Chair 1988-90
David E. Tucker, University of Toledo; CAA Division Chair 1994-96
Jeffrey Guterman, University of Pittsburgh At Bradford; CAA Chair 1996-98
William Dorman, Millersville University; CAA Division Chair 2002-04
Larry Elin, Syracuse University; CAA Division Chair 2004-06
Stacey O Irwin, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; CAA Division Chair 2006-08
Christine Taylor, Butler University; CAA Division Chair 2010-12
Kim Fox, American University in Cairo; CAA Division Chair 2012-14

Tuesday April 14, 2015 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Curriculum Assessment and Administration

1:45pm PDT

BEA2015 Model Rubrics Project

The CAA Division is in the second year of its Model Rubric Project. The plan is to develop a bank of rubrics for use by BEA instructors across a range of media courses. This panel includes the rubrics selected this year. For the rubrics selected last year, see the July, 2014 Journal of Media Education.
Moderator: William G. Covington, Jr., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Kim Fox, The American University in Cairo; Multimedia Writing and the Multimedia Porfolio
Adam J. Kuban, Ball State University; Multi-platform Storytelling
Michael C. Smith, Pepperdine University; Cinematic Design Plan
Nick Taylor, University of Texas--Pan American; Viral Advertisements

Tuesday April 14, 2015 1:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Curriculum Assessment and Administration

3:30pm PDT

Documentary Research in Progress

This panel discussion features graduate students from various programs presenting their research in documentary studies, including dissertation research, papers in progress, and articles for consideration. Graduate Students will present summaries of their key questions and findings.
Moderator: Jes Therkelsen, California State University - Fresno
Respondents: Gregory N. Luft, Colorado State University
Susan L. Brinson, Auburn University

Tuesday April 14, 2015 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Documentary

5:00pm PDT

Extreme Videography: Using New Visual Storytelling Technologies for Field Production

With the growing popularity of Point-of-View (POV) videos, compact high-definition cameras are being used for acquiring time-lapse, underwater, and aerial drone footage (e.g., "Brinno" and “GoPro cameras) for creative storytelling purposes. Electronic Field Production (EFP) students must understand how to use these exciting new tools effectively for creating powerful visuals in often-extreme conditions. The panel focuses on the practical realities involved with EFP applications for these new POV technologies: camera mounting options, underwater use, compression technologies, editing issues, and legal-ethical concerns with drone platforms. This session will demystify these POV technologies and provide useful teaching tips for EFP instructors contemplating using them for creative video production.
Moderator: Peter B. Seel, Colorado State University
Panelists: Patricia Amaral Buskirk, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Steven Weiss, Colorado State University
Joe Champ, Colorado State University
Brent M. Foster, California State University, Fullerton

Tuesday April 14, 2015 5:00pm - 6:15pm PDT
Pavilion 1

Documentary, Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies

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