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Seifert, Tami; Feliks, Orna; Kritz, Miki – Journal of Educators Online, 2020
Recently, colleges have begun to employ online learning courses for multiple participants. Consequently, students need to master online learning skills. To improve this teaching model, this study investigated the considerations and teaching patterns of two lecturers in the same multiparticipant online courses: 102 students in one course and 70…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Small Group Instruction, College Students
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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