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24 Feb 2012 ... Problem-based Learning in the Communication Classroom. Presenter: Kathleen Verderber, Northern Kentucky University, Emerita. Engaging ...
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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