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Sara K. Blankenship

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Mayborn School of Journalism

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas Tech,
    Major: Education
    Specialization: Curriculum and Instruction
  • MA, University of North Texas, 2014
    Major: Journalism
    Dissertation: Still on the sidelines: the female experience in sports media
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2008
    Major: English - Creative Writing

Current Scheduled Teaching

JOUR 3200.401Mass Communication Research MethodsSpring 2025
JOUR 4270.700Strategic Social MediaSpring 8W1 2025
JOUR 3270.700Media Entrepreneurship and InnovationFall 8W2 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

JOUR 4240.202Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.202International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
JOUR 3250.201Game DesignSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3200.201Mass Communication Research MethodsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3200.700Mass Communication Research MethodsSpring 8W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.700Strategic Social MediaSpring 8W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3270.700Media Entrepreneurship and InnovationFall 8W2 2023 Syllabus
JOUR 3260.201Web DesignFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.202Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
JOUR 5150.202International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2023
JOUR 3250.201Game DesignSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4620.001Mass Communication Law and EthicsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.700Strategic Social MediaSpring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3270.700Media Entrepreneurship and InnovationFall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4280.700Media ManagementFall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3260.201Web DesignFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.202Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.202International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
JOUR 5150.602International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
JOUR 4270.201Strategic Social MediaSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5330.201Strategic Social MediaSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
JOUR 3250.201Game Design for JournalismSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.700Strategic Social MediaSpring 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5330.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2022 SPOT
JOUR 2250.001Media LiteracyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 3260.201Web Design for JournalismFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.202Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.202International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5150.602International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2021 SPOT
JOUR 4270.201Strategic Social MediaSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5330.201Strategic Social MediaSummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5330.601Strategic Social MediaSummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
JOUR 2310.006Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.802Strategic Social MediaSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5330.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5330.601Strategic Social MediaSpring 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5330.601Strategic Social MediaSpring 3W1 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5330.802Strategic Social MediaSpring 3W1 2021 SPOT
JOUR 2250.001Media LiteracyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.201Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.201International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
JOUR 5150.601International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
JOUR 3250.201Game Design for JournalismSpring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.201Mass Communication and Society.Spring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.901Mass Communication and Society.Spring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 4270.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 5330.201Strategic Social MediaSpring 2020
JOUR 5330.601Strategic Social MediaSpring 2020
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.001Media LiteracyFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.601International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2019 SPOT
JOUR 5150.801International Mass CommunicationSummer 5W2 2019 SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5150.801International Mass CommunicationSpring 2019 SPOT
JOUR 1210.801Mass Communication and Society.Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.801Media LiteracySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.001Media LiteracyFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsSummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 1210.801Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.801Media LiteracySummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5210.001Race, Gender and the MediaSummer 5W1 2018 SPOT
JOUR 4250.001Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods ApproachSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.801Media LiteracySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2300.001Principles of NewsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4240.801Comparative International Media SystemsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 1210.801Mass Communication and Society.Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2250.001Media LiteracyFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 1210.801Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5210.001Race, Gender and the MediaSummer 5W1 2017 SPOT
JOUR 4250.001Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods ApproachSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.002Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.302Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2017 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2300.001Principles of NewsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.008Introduction to Media WritingFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.308Introduction to Media WritingFall 2016 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2300.001Principles of NewsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.001Introduction to Media WritingSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.301Introduction to Media WritingSummer 5W2 2016 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5210.001Race, Gender and the MediaSummer 5W1 2016 SPOT
JOUR 4250.001Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods ApproachSummer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.002Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.302Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2016 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2300.001Principles of NewsSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.003Introduction to Media WritingFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.303Introduction to Media WritingFall 2015 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2300.001Principles of NewsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.001Introduction to Media WritingSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.301Introduction to Media WritingSummer 5W2 2015 SPOT
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 2310.003Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2015 Syllabus
JOUR 2310.303Introduction to Media WritingSpring 2015
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001Mass Communication and Society.Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Master's Thesis

  • Blankenship, S.K. (2015). Still on the sidelines: The female experience in sports media. Denton, TX, UNT. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699891/
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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