Conference presentations and publications by Dr. Richard F. Gaspar, professor of mass communications and journalism at Hillsborough College. Slide decks can be downloaded for classroom use.
Conference Presentations
Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA), 2016: Creative Editing with the YouTube Editor
Two-Year College English Association Southeast (TYCA-SE), 2014: Becoming a Digital Sherpa for Teachers
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BBCB Summit, 2014: Becoming a Digital Sherpa: Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs
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NISOD International Conference, 2013: Blogging with WordPress
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Related videos: “Blogging with students: How and Why” by Lindsay Jordon; “Ten Ways To Use Your Edublog”; and “Using Blogs in your Classroom” by Erin Lodes.
Publications
Saving Face on Facebook (white paper, 2014)
Privacy is a long-established right in Western law, but the legal definitions written to protect it may not fit social media users, new businesses and today’s news consumers. This white paper by Dr. Richard F. Gaspar traces Facebook’s privacy policy changes after 2010, the FTC complaint and the 2011 settlement, and why many users still don’t know how to protect their personal information.
