This ISUComm workshop will explore the role of electronic slide presentations in both foundational and advanced communication courses. We'll start by focusing on the PowerPoint debate engaged by Edward Tufte and others. Then we'll take a broad curricular view, sorting out the competencies and learning objectives that best serve students in lower- and upper-level communication classes.
The following information on consultant-client communication can easily be adapted to
All client relationships have their challenges and must be carefully cultivated. Early in the process of working with your client, assess these critical areas:
ISUComm pedagogy assumes that students have two fundamental reasons to engage in communication learning.
First of all, communication is a valuable academic skill in its own right that rewards students in a range of ways, as a tool for self-discovery, an introduction to the aesthetic pleasure of language, a means to achieve practical goals. The ISUComm foundation communication courses directly develop these communication abilities.
Currently, the ISUComm curriculum can be understood as composed of four components:
Foundation Communication. The two required ISUComm courses (English 150 and 250) have now replaced the former English 104 and 105, providing a more rigorous, more multimodal learning experience. ISU Instructors, along with many faculty from Iowa’s community colleges, have been trained in WOVE pedagogy through ongoing professional development workshops and presentations.