John Hammond

Professor of Journalism and Media Productions

Journalism and Media Production

Bio

Jeff Hammond has spent much of his professional life in broadcast television at KMGH-TV, Denver’s ABC affiliate. He is also an experienced educational and interactive multimedia trainer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Metropolitan State University of Denver, as well as an M.S. in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He has served as a social media consultant for the Metropolitan Denver YMCA, and has been a featured audiovisual software trainer and presenter for Apple Computer’s MacWorld, the Colorado Film and Video Association, and the Broadcast Educators Association.

In addition, he has authored numerous commercial DVD titles for a variety of professional clients, including Garmin, Time-Warner Cable, the Colorado Film Foundation, Rocky Mountain PBS, Jeppesen, and the US Forest Service.

Professor Hammond is currently working under contract with Kendall Hunt Publishing to create an interactive website for creating informational media with publication scheduled for late August of 2022.

Degree

MS in Education/Instructional Design

University of Wisconsin - Stout

BA in Technical Communications Multi-Major

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Published Works

Hammond, J. (2022). Creating Informational Media. Kendall Hunt Publishing, https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/creating-informational-media
Richmond, S. A., Ropp, A., Bradford, L. J., Ignizio, S. G., Hammond, J. J., Mowder, D., Bittman, M. J. (2022). An ecologically valid study of the testing effect across academic disciplines: A focus on higher- vs. lower-level learning. College Teaching, 72(2), 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2022.2090488.

Research Interests

Media Literacy
Unintended Consequences of Instructional Technnologies

Teaching Interests

Instructional Design Techniques for Media Presentations
Integrating Video with Social Media
Teaching Visual Aesthetics for Optimum Clarity in Communications

Office Hours

Monday - [10:00 to 11:00]

Tuesday - [11:00 to 12:30]

Wednesday - [10:00 to 11:00]

Thursday - [11:00 to 12:30]