Tag Archives: MCDM
SXSW: MCDM Student Talks Crisis Communications
Ana Visneski is a MCDM graduate student and also an active duty U.S. Coast Guard officer who has specialized in public affairs and crisis communications for most of her career. On Friday, she’ll present a panel at South by Southwest … Continue reading
in-NW: Transmedia Matters
“Content across platforms, engagement across platforms. ‘Transmedia storytelling’ is absolutely crucial.” –Hanson Hosein, Director of UW’s MCDM program At the in-nw conference February 13th, we heard from panelists representing a variety of intriguing backgrounds and projects, yet several topics seemed to circle … Continue reading
Table of Truth: Death over Dinner
Let’s Have Dinner and Talk about Death was born from the collaborative minds of Michael Hebb (inaugural MCDM Teaching Fellow) and Scott Macklin (MCDM Associate Director) in their ongoing effort to rethink the role the internet plays in embodied human … Continue reading
MCDM pivots – Introducing the new Communication Leadership program
Hanson Hosein, Director of MCDM, announces the program’s addition of a sister program – the MCCN. Both now reside under the Communication Leadership banner. Read on to discover the reasons for the shift and what it means for current and … Continue reading
Both Timely and Relevant: An MCDM Course Retrospective
When I was offered the chance to reprise my role as course facilitator in MCDM’s COM 546 (Narratives and Networks in Digital Media), I jumped at the chance. Last year’s experience with Cohort 11 was outstanding, and I had equally … Continue reading
Come Innovate at the 2nd Annual Startup Weekend Seattle Edu
It’s no secret that education is a main concern for us, at Flip the Media and MCDM. (Last spring, we had a month-long focus focused on Hacking Edu.) The educational system is under threat now more than ever. Budget cuts have … Continue reading
BIF-8: Small state, big thinking
Last week I boarded a plane to Providence, Rhode Island for the Business Innovation Factory’s (BIF) annual Collaborative Innovation Summit (BIF-8). What awaited me was two days of storytelling and networking with what BIF bills as a collection of “innovators, … Continue reading
The table of truth – dining to learn and engage
This coming Fall, 2012 the MCDM is offering a rather unique independent study for its students – The Table of Truth: Re-imagining the Dinner Table as a Digital Media Storytelling Tool. This idea melds the classroom, debate, dining and digital tools … Continue reading
