On 19–20 August 2025, the Department of Communication at Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) hosted the Interactive Narratives Conference in Zhuhai, co-sponsored by IAMCR and the Center for Creative Media and Communication Research. Across two keynotes, four themed panels, and an industry visit to Seasun (西山居/Xishanju), presenters examined a central question: how do technology and ...
"I realized that 'multiculturalism' is not just a concept in textbooks."When Chen Xuanru, a MCOM junior, stepped onto the stage at the Zalet Art Festival in Serbia to screen her documentary she was a bundle of nerves. It was the first time for Chen to show her film outside the classroom, and she was anxious her work wasn't good enough to share. MCOM director Chen Xuanru presenting ...
Interactive Narratives Conference 2025 – Narrative Convergence: Technology and CultureDate: 19 - 20 August 2025 Location: Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China Website: https://inc2025.com/ Please submit extended abstracts to incbnbu@gmail.comOrganized by Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences, BNBUCo-Sponsored by IAMCRBeijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist ...
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the rise of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT has fundamentally changed how students research, write, and even think. For educators, this presents both challenges and opportunities: How can we encourage original thought and critical engagement when AI can assist or even automate much of the creative process?At the Department of Communication’s Introduction ...
April 29, 2025— The developer of an AI tutor based on China’s homegrown technology is making BNBU her first testing ground as she aims to help teachers and students harness generative AI technologies to boost learning while discouraging plagiarism. In a lecture to about 100 BNBU teachers, Odet Abadia, founder of the company “AI for Teachers” and head of the Shanghai Vancouver Film School’s AI ...
Adapting Media Education to Emerging AI TechnologiesThe Department of Communication (DCom) at BNBU held its 2nd Annual Roundtable on Integrating Generative AI into Practical Media Coursework this April. Led by Dr. Jesse Hearns-Branaman, the event reaffirmed the department’s ongoing commitment to exploring the role of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Building on last year’...
A total of 26 students and staff from the Department of Communication and the Department of Film Television and New Media traveled to South Korea for a study tour, immersing themselves in the overseas culture while enhancing professional skills in journalism and the cultural industry. They visited two universities and four key media and artistic venues, including film archives, broadcasting sta...
Two media experts from South Korea led a documentary pitch contest and a workshop on AI tools for media production at UIC on October 11th and 12th.Dr. Kenny Kihyung Bae, senior producer at KBS, and Dr. Yougshin Cho, business strategist at SK Broadband encouraged student to explore more on media production. Dr. Bae focused on refining students’ proposal through documentary pitch consent, while ...