1. Communication in the Classroom Jane Patton, Ed.
D.Communication Studies Faculty
2. Your typical class. . .
First 5 min.
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Conclusion
3. Instruction depends upon communication
Your communication
Students communication ---with you & classmates
Class climate
4. 5. HelpHurt 6. Kinds of classroom communication
Presentations, lectures
Group work
Interpersonal
Intercultural
7. Tips for Effective Presentations
Know your audience
Express ideas clearly & explicitly
Check audiences listening skills
Gain & keep attention
Be well organized & prepared
Use visual aids effectively
Remember messages are verbal, visual and vocal
8. Effective visual aids
Can be understood in 6 seconds
Anchor listeners to the key concepts
Do not put audience in reading mode
Enhance (aid) your verbal & vocal messages
C. Hamilton
9. Benefits of visual aids 10. C. HAMILTON Audience Recall 70%
10% 72% 20% 85% 65% After 3 hours After 3 days Verbal only Visual
only Verbal and Visual 11. Don McMillan
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1529637984
Or google:Life after Death by PowerPoint 12. Group Communication
Skills (students need to learn them)
Speak clearly & succinctly
Encourage others to speak
Dont monopolize
Listen well; paraphrase
Stick to topic/task
Human relations skills
13. Interpersonal Communication
Listen; give attention
Paraphrase & summarize
Define terms
Build rapport; trust
Show empathy; respect
Remember messages are verbal, visual, vocal
14. Class Climates(Gibb categories)
DEFENSIVE
1. Evaluation
2. Control
3. Strategy
4. Neutrality
5. Superiority
6. Certainty
SUPPORTIVE
1. Description
2. Problem Orientation
3. Spontaneity
4. Empathy
5. Equality
6. Provisionalism
15. Intercultural Principles
Successful comm. depends upon shared meanings.
Cultural patterns: the groups collective beliefs, values,
norms
Ones culture & language affects ones cognition &
learning
Native language affects ones world view, beliefs, etc.
Different cultural practices in education
Differences continuum: minor to major.
16. Self Reflection Activity 17. Our Challenge:
To model and teach effective communication in our
classrooms
