At AEJ in San Antonio, we came up a little short on teaching panels. The only one we offered “Classroom to newsroom: A conversation with young broadcast professionals” was terrific and well attended, but we want to do a better job of fulfilling our teaching obligation by offering a few more panels at the upcoming convention in San Francisco.

Technology is ever changing. So, too, are the issues facing those who teach radio and television journalism. Let’s all put our teaching thinking caps on and come up with some panel ideas.

With the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, maybe we want to put together a panel that focuses on teaching about disaster coverage, or given the fact that next year’s conference locale is San Francisco, perhaps we should put together a teaching panel that explores changes in FCC regulations and their impact on diversity in programming and employment.

We’re looking forward to learning what you perceive as interesting and important teaching issues facing those of us in the classroom and in the profession. We’re looking for a few good ideas for teaching panels and panelists. Let me know if you have one via e-mail (cramerj@stjohns.edu) or by phone (718-990-7366).