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BEA2026

Chris Strobel

Northern Kentucky University

Professor and Director of NorseMedia

Cincinnati

nku.edu/emb

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About me

Filmmaker, screenwriter, director, editor, occasional stage manager and sound designer. Full professor and director of NorseMedia, NKU's student-staffed video production house. Author of Media Aesthetics: The Language of Visual Storytelling, an online text for introductory production or theory courses, published by Great River Learning.

5:30pm PDT

BEA2026 Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Ross W316

6:30pm PDT

BEA Opening Night Awards Ceremony - Sponsored by Ross W316

12:00pm PDT

Making Magic: Where Storytelling Meets Strategy and Technology W310 Service Learning & Community Engagement Division Meeting & Showcase W302 The State of College Media: Insight From The 2025 National Student Media Convention W312 Writing Textbooks that Win W305

3:00pm PDT

AI in the Faculty Toolkit: How Professors Teach, Research, and Advise W303 A Conversation with Lifetime Achievement in Creative Scholarship recipient John Woody W310 Screenwriting Craft: How to Hook 'Em W307

4:15pm PDT

Off Script: Students Take the Lead on Creative Media Education W304 Representing Poverty in Television, Film, and Music W307 Creating Learning Experiences in Professional Productions W310 Content Creation is more than just "Influencers," it could be another way forward for Student Media W309 Going high tech W311

10:15am PDT

Crafting AI-Resistant Assignments: Strategies for Digital Media Curriculum W303 "What the $#!& were you thinking?!" and other Newsroom No-Nos in a Shifting Workplace Culture W312

11:30am PDT

The Professional Broadcaster’s Path to Professor W312

12:45pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Film & Video Competition W308

2:00pm PDT

“Please Submit a Ticket”: Strategies for Getting Tools Through IT W304

3:15pm PDT

From AI Speculation to AI Practice: Real Decisions, Courses, and Policies W310

4:30pm PDT

ASC Presents Team Deakins W316

5:30pm PDT

2026 Best of Festival Awards Ceremony W316

10:15am PDT

How to Successfully Include Non-Majors in a Study Abroad Documentary/Multi-Media Project W306

12:45pm PDT

From Collaboration to Creation: Building Student-Centered Media Projects W306 Academics Vs Athletics? The Opportunities and Challenges of Academic/Athletic Partnerships W313 Managing Equipment on a Shoestring Budget W310 Screenwriting Plus Production: How the Mixture Can Benefit Students W305

2:00pm PDT

Student Success and Media Production: Experiential Learning through Intercultural Storytelling W309

5:30pm PDT

Closing Cocktails @ ZEN Westgate Hotel & Casino ZEN @ Westgate Hotel & Casino

9:00am PDT

BEA Board Meeting W301