communication in classroom
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- 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