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The communication centers and oral communication programs in higher education : advantages, challenges, and new directions /

"Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher Education, edited by Eunkyong L. Yook and Wendy Atkins-Sayre reveals vital information that is of theoretical and practical importance to higher education administrators, educators, and communication centers directors and staff. I...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yook, Eunkyong Lee
Otros Autores: Atkins-Sayre, Wendy, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword: The communication centers movement in higher education / Beth Von Till
  • pt. 1. Benefits to Higher Education: 1. Communication centers and retention in higher education: is there a link? / Eunkyong L. Yook; 2. Speaking our minds: communication centers and critical thinking / Wendy Atkins-Sayre; 3. Communication centers and liberal arts education: problems and possibilities associated with cross-disciplinary engagements / Corey J. Liberman; 4. The communication center: a critical site of intervention for student empowerment / Sandra L. Pensoneau-Conway and Nick J. Romerhausen; 5. The role becomes them: examining communication center alumni experiences / Susan Wilson
  • pt. 2. Challenges to Today's Centers: 6. Ethics and the communication center: chameleon or tortoise? / Eunkyong L. Yook, P. Anand Rao, and Sarah M. Wilde; 7. The blind leading the blind?: an ethnographic heuristic for communication centers / Deanna P. Dannels and Amy L. Housley Gaffney; 8. Learning to tell what you know: a communication intervention for biology students / Trudy Bayer and Karen A. Curto; 9. Using theory and research to increase student use of communication center services / Jennifer Butler Ellis and Rose Clark-Hitt; 10. Focusing on faculty: the importance of faculty support to communication center success / Michael L. King and Wendy Atkins-Sayre
  • pt. 3. Alternative Models for Communication Centers: 11. Communication center ethos: remediating space, encouraging collaboration / Russell Carpenter and Shawn Apostel; 12. The combined centers approach: how speaking and writing centers can work together / Casey Maone Maugh; 13. Course management systems: creating alternative avenues for student access of communication centers / Luke LeFebvre; 14. Virtual communication centers: a resource for building oral competency / Lynn O. Cooper; 15. The implementation of computer mediated communication in communication centers / Alyssa Davis
  • pt. 4. New Directions in Consultant Training: 16. Technology tutoring: communication centers take the lead / Michelle A. Moreau and A. Paige Normand; 17. Using empathetic listening to build client relationships at the center / Kimberly M. Cuny, Sarah M. Wilde, and Alexandra Vizzier Stephenson; 18. Best practices in communication center training and training assessment / Rhonda Troillett & Kristen A. McIntyre.