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Miretzky, Debra – Multicultural Education, 2017
The French film "Entre Les Murs" ("The Class") is a somewhat unusual film in its portrayal of a Parisian working class school and its protagonist, Mr. Marin, who attempts to teach an unruly class of young and very diverse teenagers. This article explores the ways the author used the film "The Class" as a culminating…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Films, Multimedia Materials
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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2015
This article, the second of a two-part series, features 11 teaching innovations presented at the 2014 Association for Business Communication annual conference. These 11 assignments included leadership and other-focused communication--detecting communication style, adaptive communication, personality type, delivering feedback, problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Annual Reports, Conferences (Gatherings), Instructional Innovation
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Clark, MaryAnn; Olson, Valerie – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
Scientific writing is composed of a unique skill set and corresponding instructional strategies are critical to foster learning. In an age of technology, the blended instructional model provides the instrumental format for student mastery of the scientific writing competencies. In addition, the course management program affords opportunities for…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Scholarship, Information Dissemination, Writing Skills
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Deifell, David C. – Communication Teacher, 2007
This article presents a public speaking assignment that takes the study of rhetoric seriously. First, it shifts the approach from the common typology of informative, persuasive, and ceremonial speeches toward forensic, deliberative, and epideictic rhetoric. Second, this assignment takes rhetoric seriously by generating the understanding that all…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Assignments, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Invention
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Honigsfeld, Andrea; Giouroukakis, Vicky; Cohan, Audrey; Walsh, Maureen – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
A comprehensive approach for integrating technology into a TESOL teacher preparation program is described. Ten specific ways to assure constructivist technology use in teacher education are highlighted. These techniques have been synthesized into a compact model with three pillars: (a) electronic assessment system (e-portfolios for individual…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Program Evaluation, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology
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Layng, Jacqueline M. – Communication Teacher, 2007
This paper describes an assignment that gives students the ability to improve written and verbal communication abilities, which they will be using throughout their lives, by enhancing communication skills and competencies in a class setting. It is a two-part assignment that begins with a discussion on how to produce a successful cover letter and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Job Search Methods, Communication Skills, Assignments
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Lemesianou, Christine A. – Communication Teacher, 2007
Today's communication and information environments create an immense amount of clutter for consumers, but a well crafted advertising campaign can differentiate an organization from its competitors. Persuasion in Advertising is a critical assignment where students apply Aristotle's and Cicero's persuasive techniques to a specific advertising…
Descriptors: Advertising, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Public Relations
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Victor, Paul, Jr.; Ronan, Jana Smith – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
The University of Florida is a large research institution with a freshman class of more than seven thousand students out of a total enrollment of about fifty thousand. Although a partnership with the University Writing Program has allowed the Libraries to reach almost four thousand students this past academic year, certain barriers still exist.…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Writing Instruction
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Yamane, David – Teaching Sociology, 2006
Although many of us would like to get beyond lecturing, we often lack concrete strategies for doing so, particularly in our larger classes. This paper suggests one such strategy for creating a discussion-based course. The success of such a course is predicated on students reading and thinking about the course material (receiving "first exposure")…
Descriptors: Assignments, Active Learning, Lecture Method, Educational Strategies
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Dowell, William – Teaching Sociology, 2006
Sociologists agree that the sociological imagination fosters students' critical thinking skills (Eckstein, Schoenike, and Delaney 1995; Haddad and Lieberman 2002; Logan 1976; Mayer 1986; Misra 2000). The challenge lies in motivating students to develop their sociological imaginations. Convincing them of its importance and practical value takes…
Descriptors: Imagination, Sanitation, Sociology, Thinking Skills
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Nahavandi, Afsaneh – Journal of Leadership Education, 2006
This paper discusses a model for teaching leadership to first-year students as part of a learning community. It outlines the purpose and structure of the course and presents ideas for how different disciplines could be combined with leadership in learning communities. Teaching leadership to first-year students as part of a learning community…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Leadership, Leadership Training, College Freshmen
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Heisler, Jennifer M. – Communication Teacher, 2005
This activity is designed as a brief, two-part assignment that students should complete outside of the class period before engaging in class discussion. Because this activity is an overview of the field, it works best if assigned early in the semester. The class periods immediately prior to the assignment should give students a basic orientation…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Assignments, Educational Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Smudde, Peter M.; Luecke, John R. – Communication Teacher, 2005
Integrating "The West Wing" in public relations courses can effectively dramatize the concrete and abstract dimensions of public relations. In turn, students see public relations in action (albeit fictionally so) and learn much about it through structured lessons. From individual writing assignments about situations in "The West Wing," to the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Assignments, Problem Based Learning, Public Relations
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Wilner, Arlene – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2005
Applying reading and writing theory to cases in composition, this chapter troubleshoots assignments that produced disappointing results and illustrates how the model of the "ill-structured problem" can help writing instructors craft assignments that foster the cognitive and affective maturation essential to college-level literacy. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Assignments, Problem Solving, Student Development
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Turman, Paul D. – Communication Teacher, 2005
The use of new and advanced technologies has a significant potential to impact the way students communicate in a number of contexts and settings. Many students will find themselves in both academic and career situations where computer-mediated communication (CMC) group interaction will be necessary. As a result, it is important to integrate…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Group Dynamics, Norms, Decision Making
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