Teaching Communication, Volume I -

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Résumé :
Teaching Communication is an innovative series designed to help communication instructors develop a course for the first time or to guide teacher-trainers as they work with new teachers in formal classroom settings or informal mentoring sessions. Providing theoretically grounded research-based guidelines for teaching communication effectively, each volume in the series provides robust suggestions for what to teach and how to teach various communication topics. In Volume I: Foundations, editors Deanna D. Sellnow and Michael G. Strawser situate communication education within the context of instructional communication. The book provides a historical overview of communication education and instructional communication, describes instructional communication research methods and pedagogical strategies, and highlights best practices for graduate teaching assistant training and development. The closing chapter considers what historical trends and foundational principles might suggest for future directions in teaching communication, especially within the context of the ever-changing landscape of higher education. This first volume provides readers with a solid knowledge base and a contextual foundation for the other three volumes in the series. Developed to help novice teachers grow into effective instructors, the Teaching Communication series is an ideal resource for courses and programs in teaching communication. ...

Sommaire:
Teaching Communication is an innovative series designed to help communication instructors develop a course for the first time or to guide teacher-trainers as they work with new teachers in formal classroom settings or informal mentoring sessions. Providing theoretically grounded research-based guidelines for teaching communication effectively, each volume in the series provides robust suggestions for what to teach and how to teach various communication topics. In Volume I: Foundations, editors Deanna D. Sellnow and Michael G. Strawser situate communication education within the context of instructional communication. The book provides a historical overview of communication education and instructional communication, describes instructional communication research methods and pedagogical strategies, and highlights best practices for graduate teaching assistant training and development. The closing chapter considers what historical trends and foundational principles might suggest for future directions in teaching communication, especially within the context of the ever-changing landscape of higher education. This first volume provides readers with a solid knowledge base and a contextual foundation for the other three volumes in the series. Developed to help novice teachers grow into effective instructors, the Teaching Communication series is an ideal resource for courses and programs in teaching communication. ...