Sunday, September 07, 2008
Fieldtrips!
I changed the grading system this year so that fieldtrips are extra credit. I don't want to hurt anyone's grade if they can't go, but it should certainly help someone's grade if they do go and learn something extra.
It's had a wonderful effect. I think I have 11 people going to the University of Illinois Press Day this year. It's a good conference and a quick one. Last year I only had one student go. We had a great time, but I felt bad for Dan that he had to spend the entire day hanging out with me. I think he'll have more fun this year.
So the highlights for this week have been the interviews I've seen and overheard people getting. It's nice to walk into the back rooms and hear professional interviews over the phone. However, I like it even better when I overhear staffers asking for a partner to go with them on an interview. I can't wait to see how this impacts the reporting and story writing.
The T-Shirts are practically ordered. I lost the guy's card so that put a little delay in the works. However, I found the information I needed tonight, so the order will be emailed tomorrow morning. Yea!
I think that's about it for this week. Next week ought to be fun with our first layout and our first 5-day week!
It's had a wonderful effect. I think I have 11 people going to the University of Illinois Press Day this year. It's a good conference and a quick one. Last year I only had one student go. We had a great time, but I felt bad for Dan that he had to spend the entire day hanging out with me. I think he'll have more fun this year.
So the highlights for this week have been the interviews I've seen and overheard people getting. It's nice to walk into the back rooms and hear professional interviews over the phone. However, I like it even better when I overhear staffers asking for a partner to go with them on an interview. I can't wait to see how this impacts the reporting and story writing.
The T-Shirts are practically ordered. I lost the guy's card so that put a little delay in the works. However, I found the information I needed tonight, so the order will be emailed tomorrow morning. Yea!
I think that's about it for this week. Next week ought to be fun with our first layout and our first 5-day week!
