24 Feb 2012 ... Problem-based Learning in the Communication Classroom. Presenter: Kathleen
Verderber, Northern Kentucky University, Emerita. Engaging ...
COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE Houston, Texas Hosted by:
WADSWORTH Cengage Learning Event Location: Houston, Texas The Westin Houston, Memorial City 945 Gessner Road Houston, Texas 77024 Tel: 1-281-501-4300 Event Date: Friday, February 24, 2012 Event Time: 7:30 am-3:30 pm COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE AGENDA 7:30-9:15 am: Registration and Delicious Hot Breakfast 9:15 - 9:30 am: Introductions
9:30-10:30 am: Session 1 “Can You Help Me?” Problem-based Learning in the Communication Classroom Presenter: Kathleen Verderber, Northern Kentucky University, Emerita Engaging today’s students in the learning process can be a challenge. Faculty members often complain that student’s don’t read the assigned material before coming to class and are easily bored. A classroom strategy that has proved successful in engaging students so that they come to class prepared and actively participate is problem-‐based learning. Similar to lab work in science classes, problem based learning activities that require students to apply the concepts, theories, and skills that they have studied to real problems. In this workshop you will learn how to plan, execute, and evaluate problem-‐based learning in your communication courses. The workshop will use a problem based approach so you can experience how engaging and meaningful this approach to learning can be. Participants will receive samples of problem-‐based activities that are related to interpersonal, group, organizational, family, and public communication topics. Kathleen Verderber is Associate Professor of Management Emerita at Northern Kentucky University. She currently lives and writes in Naples, FL. Kathie is co-‐author of The Challenge of Effective Speaking, Communicate!, COMM, and SPEAK, all with Cengage Learning. She is author of INTER-‐ACT: Interpersonal Communication, Concepts, Skills, and Contexts, published by Oxford University Press. Her research interest included how communication in R&D teams influences innovation and project success, and the relationship between interpersonal communication skills and managerial success. When not writing, Kathie enjoys informally mentoring high school students through the college application and decision process, and spending time with her grandchildren.
10:30-10:45 am: BREAK 10:45-11:45 am: Session 2 New Technologies and the Public Speaking Classroom: Issues and Implications Presenter: Dr. Melanie Morgan, Purdue University This session highlights issues related to the use of new technologies in the basic public speaking classroom and the implications these technologies have on the way we prepare and deliver presentations. From the way that we explain complex information, create visual aids, and interact with distributed audiences, new media has greatly impacted the way we teach public speaking. This session explores some of the most popular technologies and suggests best practices for use in the classroom and presentations themselves. The session will provide detailed classroom activities as well as assignments that instructors can use to adapt their own curriculum. Melanie Morgan's primary research interest is in cognitive factors underlying communication skill development and message production. Her research has focused on the production of complex messages in a variety of areas, including aging, family, legal and scientific contexts. Recent journal publications have appeared in the Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, and the Southern Journal of Communication. Morgan is the author of Effective Presentations, with Cengage Learning, and Presentational Speaking: Theory and Practice, 5th ed., published by McGraw-‐Hill. She teaches courses in communication skills, family communication as well as consulting and training and development.
11:45-1:00 pm: LUNCH
1:00-2:00 pm: Session 3 Creating Opportunities for Application in the Communication Classroom: Incorporating a Training and Development Assignment Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Waldeck, Chapman University, Orange, CA Graduates with a degree in Communication are uniquely suited for positions as corporate trainers, and in other similar roles which involve planning and implementing a wide range of instructional activities. Expertise in communication skills such as business and organizational communication, nonverbal communication, conflict management, leadership and team building, and public speaking can distinguish our graduates from their counterparts with other social science degrees. When graduates are then able to build others' skills in these critical areas, they are even more attractive job candidates. Additionally, we have found that the focus and research required to design and deliver a training session deepens students' understanding of course concepts and theories. In this session, we will share with participants our strategies for instructing our students in several key aspects of communication training and development: (1) designing programs (including writing learning objectives, selecting content, and creating training methods); (2) delivering training; and (3) evaluating training outcomes. We will also discuss ways that this assignment can be integrated into a variety of communication courses beyond business and organizational communication or training and development courses. We will share materials and resources for creating a training assignment that works for your course, including a suggested reading list, grading rubric, and assignment description/overview. Jennifer Waldeck (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Chapman University, in Orange, California, where she teaches undergraduates and is on the core faculty of the M.S. program in Health and Strategic Communication. She specializes in instructional and organizational communication research, with an emphasis on the effective use of new and emerging technologies for learning purposes. Her research has appeared in such journals as Communication Monographs, Communication Education, The Journal of Applied Communication Research, Communication Research Reports, and The Journal of Business Communication. She is the author of more than 100 research articles, chapters, instructional texts, professional reports, and proprietary instructional packages. Before joining the faculty of Chapman, Waldeck was the Director of Curriculum Development for Scher Group, a Cleveland-‐based consulting firm. Waldeck continues to provide research, consulting, and training for a variety of organizations in the automotive, real estate, and healthcare industries. Today, she regularly teaches undergraduate courses in business and professional communication, organizational communication, persuasion and social influence, research methods, and graduate seminars on training, consulting, and corporate communication skills for the healthcare industry.
2:00-2:10 pm: BREAK
2:10-3:10 pm: Session 4 Teaching as Performance in the Online Classroom Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Coopman, San José State University Teaching as performance involves collaboration, dialogue, integration of multimedia, and ongoing discussion. This workshop provides an overview of a performative approach to online learning and practical strategies for engaging students in the online classroom. Stephanie J. Coopman is Professor and Acting Chair of Communication Studies at San José State University, where she regularly teaches public speaking as well as courses in ethics, persuasion, critical thinking, Internet communication, organizational communication, and quantitative methods. She has conducted numerous workshops on teaching public speaking and communication pedagogy. Professor Coopman has published her research in a variety of scholarly outlets, including Communication Education, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, American Communication Journal, Journal of Business Communication, and Management Communication Quarterly. She is co-‐author of Public Speaking: The Evolving Art, with Cengage Learning.
3:10 – 3:20 pm Closing remarks
