WJEC – 7 IGNITE
Best New Ideas in Teaching Journalism
Entry Deadline: April 30, 2025
We are seeking the most innovative teaching tips for presentation in San Francisco.
Share your best in-classroom projects, exercises and ideas for WJEC-7 IGNITE.
Accepted entrants will be notified by May 15, 2025.
What is an Ignite Competition?
Following the traditional “ignite” format, presenters get 5 minutes and 20 slides to share their passionate teaching idea.
The ten best “ignite” ideas will be selected to make their presentations “live” at WJEC. Click here to view past Ignite presentations.
Slide format can be either Mac based or PC using Prezi, Keynote or PowerPoint, BUT the slides MUST be emailed in advance and are strictly limited to 5 minutes.
“Ignite” Examples
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- Ice breaker for the first day of class
- How to make class groups effective
- How to teach stand-ups
- Feedback methods for students
- Peer to peer grading
- Ways to make team teaching work
- Grading made simple
- To view more “Ignite” examples, click here.
Language:
Works should be in English or have English subtitles, or the entrant must include a narrative about the entry in English.
Submission Guidelines:
Your submission must include the following:
-Please tell us which media association you identify with the most.
-Tell us how you think this will help other journalism educators improve their teaching.
-Ignite Presentation Title
-Summarize your topic three sentences or less.
-Ignite Slides: Your submission must be no longer than 20 slides. Your presentation may not exceed 5 minutes.
Contact:
Email mdbruce@ua.edu or heather@BEAweb.org if you have any questions regarding the Ignite presentations.
Click here to submit.