Host Evelyn Lauer and the Iowa Round Table -- Patrick Johnson, Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz, Jonathan Rogers, and Chris Snider -- discuss the challenges of hybrid teaching, the differences and similarities between high school and collegiate instruction on Zoom, the understanding that SEL matters at all levels, and the reality that we must simplify our lessons.
Patrick Johnson is a doctoral student and graduate instructor at the University of Iowa in the School of Journalism. He has ten years of experience teaching journalism and media studies at Marquette University and spent the seven years prior to becoming a Hawkeye at a high school in Illinois teaching journalism and English, as well as advising award-winning publications. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Quill and Scroll, the international journalism honors society, and the Daily Iowan. He is also a JEA Master Journalism Educator.
Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz teaches journalism and advisers yearbook and newspaper at Des Moines East High School in Des Moines. She is currently serving as president of Iowa High School Press Association and is a JEA Master Journalism Educator.
Jonathan Rogers advises The Little Hawk journalism team at Iowa City High School. Before teaching he was a sports and environmental journalist. He was a Dow Jones Distinguished adviser in 2013, and Iowa Journalism Teacher of the Year in 2015. He is a Adobe Education Leader and a JEA Master Journalism Educator.
Chris Snider is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University. He teaches classes on digital media strategy, multimedia, web design, and visual communication.
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