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This Instructor Spotlight installment features an interview that we conducted with Jeffrey Trimble. Trimble has been an international journalist, editor and media manager for more than 35 years. He came to Ohio State in 2018 as Lecturer in the School of Communication and the Department of Political Science. Trimble served most recently as Deputy Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. government agency that oversees all U.S.-funded non-military international broadcasting, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). As Deputy Director, Trimble represented the BBG in U.S. government inter-agency strategic planning and coordination efforts, including with the State Department and National Security Council. From 1997-2007 Trimble worked at RFE/RL, where his positions included Acting President; and Director of Broadcasting, in charge of all editorial content in more than two dozen languages of the former Soviet space, Central and Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. Previously Trimble worked at U.S. News & World Report magazine for 15 years, in positions including Assistant Managing Editor, Foreign Editor and Moscow Bureau Chief (during the final five years before the collapse of the USSR). He holds a master’s degree (1982) and a bachelor’s degree (1978) from The Ohio State University, did graduate study in the Soviet Union (1979, 1980-81) and speaks Russian.
In this feature, you will come to understand how Jeff brings his expertise to his students, encouraging an environment where they can learn first-hand from other professionals in the journalism world confronting the stakes of press freedom and proliferation. He demonstrates a knack for meeting students where they are, and highlighting the necessary professional and personal flexibility that comes along with this kind of work. Listen in as we discuss media literacy, teaching current events online, and student-centered teaching practices.
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We want to express our gratitude to Jeffrey Trimble for agreeing to participate in our Instructor Spotlight series. Trimble was also featured as a panelist in teaching forum event, "Facilitating Student Collaboration and Peer Engagement." More information about this event, as well as a recording, can be found by following the link to the event page.
If you are interested in nominating an outstanding instructor who has invested in developing and delivering online courses, please feel free to email ascode@osu.edu using the subject line Instructor Spotlight Recommendation. Explore the full catalog of Instructor Spotlights here.
This feature was designed and edited by ASC Office of Distance Education Instructional Designer, Sarah Dove.