About Communication Studies Faculty

E-mail: Gary.Ritzenthaler@oswego.edu

Office: 9 Lanigan Hall

Office Extension: (315) 312-3524

Office Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30pm 

Spring 2013 Schedule:
BRC 108 810:  MWF 10:20 am - 11:15 am - 102 Lanigan
BRC 222 800:  MWF 9:10 am - 10:05 am - 102A Lanigan
CMA 260 800:  TR 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm - 102A Lanigan
CMA 261 810:  TR 12:45 pm 2 2:05 pm - 101 Lanigan
JLM 319 800:  TR 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm - 36 Lanigan

Education:
M.A. in Mass Communication, University of Florida;
B.S / B.A. in Information Science / Philosophy, SUNY Oswego

Area(s) of Specialty: 
Journalism in multiple / new media, social media, web design and development, technology and culture

Conference panels:
"Social media in the classroom." Presented AEJMC annual convention, 2010. 

Conference presentations and publications:
Ritzenthaler, G., Rickard, G. (2010) “Rock legends and the construction of virtual selves.” Paper presented at “Media, Culture and Mediating Culture,” University of Florida, 2010.

Ritzenthaler, G., Stanton, D., Rickard, G. (2009) “Facebook groups as an e-learning component in higher education courses: one successful case study” Paper presented AEJMC annual convention, 2009.

Ritzenthaler, G., Bowers, K. et al. (2008) "The ALICE Library Project: Improving Libraries in Second Life" Proceedings of the Second Life Education Community Conference, 2008.