Over the next several weeks, students are encouraged to make media products based on MX Essential Concepts. MX Essential Concepts are building blocks for success in the Show Your Reel 2010 Contest. Since, the new Show Your Reel competition is team oriented, making and scoring your media products is a good way for you to […]
Just recently I read a book called Outliers, written by Malcolm Gladwell. The book is about stories of success. There’s much more to it than what you will read in this blog. That being said, I suggest you read the book yourself and I guarantee that it will change your perspective about success. He analyses […]
This past week, I spent the day with one of our Community Advisers, Humberto Perez, a video tech teacher at Connally High School in Pflugerville, TX., We were speaking to students about netiquette. As I entered the room, I was surprised to see the phrase, Media Mash Up on the board. This past summer, we […]
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What does multimedia, visual design, experiential learning and digital portfolio mean? Give me an example of each. How do you see these examples relating to your skills and interests that you uncovered using the Bridges.com website? What was something important about yourself that you learned? Describe what you would like to learn or experience in […]
We had the pleasure of attending the open house of the Marcus Graham Project in Dallas on August 15th. Founder, Lincoln Stephens headed up a group of seven African American men as they went through an intensive 11 week advertising boot camp. The talented group developed a campaign for the eco-friendly clothing company Broccoli City […]
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts of Personal Branding Through the Media Diversity Council’s affiliation with our parent organization, the Texas Diversity Council, our members can attend informal Lunch & Learns about diversity and professional development topics. This week, I just happened to have my iPhone handy and decided to record Earsa Jackson – Partner at […]
So, this is the Media Diversity Council’s first PSA for the upcoming Show Your Reel 2010 Competition. It was edited and produced by students in our Media Protege program.
Hello all, this is Christian Nelson; I am a media protege. I must admit, mediaxperiments has done something I never thought possible. That is organizing tours of Media companies in the area. That in itself was amazing! But what happened last Thursday is a feat that I was proud to be apart of. I and […]
Media Diversity Council Founder /Executive Director, Carl Settles gives a primer on the Show Your Reel 2010 contest and evolution of the Media Protege program in the Media Xperiments Podcast.