Communication in the Classroom Jane Patton, Ed.. Instruction depends upon communication Your communication Students’ communication ---with you & classmates Class climate... Kinds of c
Trang 1Communication in the
Classroom
Jane Patton, Ed D
Communication Studies Faculty
Trang 2Your typical class
First 5 min
Conclusion
Trang 3Instruction depends
upon communication
Your communication
Students’ communication -with you & classmates
Class climate
Trang 5Help Hurt
Trang 6Kinds of classroom
communication
Presentations, lectures
Group work
Interpersonal
Intercultural
Trang 7Tips for Effective Presentations
Know your audience
Express ideas clearly & explicitly
Check audience’s listening skills
Gain & keep attention
Be well organized & prepared
Use visual aids effectively
Remember messages are verbal, visual and vocal
Trang 8Effective 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
Trang 9Benefits of visual aids
Trang 10C HAMILTON
Audience Recall
70%
10%
72%
20%
85%
65%
After 3 hours After 3 days
Verbal
only
Visual
only
Verbal
and
Visual
Trang 11Don McMillan
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cf m?fuseaction=vids.individual&vid eoID=1529637984
Or google: Life after Death by PowerPoint
Trang 12Group Communication Skills
(students need to learn them)
Speak clearly & succinctly
Encourage others to speak
Don’t monopolize
Listen well; paraphrase
Stick to topic/task
Human relations skills
Trang 13Interpersonal Communication
Listen; give attention
Paraphrase & summarize
Define terms
Build rapport; trust
Show empathy; respect
Remember messages are verbal,
visual, vocal
Trang 14Class 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
Trang 15Intercultural Principles
Successful comm depends upon shared meanings
Cultural patterns: the group’s collective beliefs,
values, norms
One’s culture & language affects one’s cognition & learning
Native language affects one’s world view, beliefs, etc
Different cultural practices in education
Differences continuum: minor to major
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Trang 17Our Challenge:
To model and teach effective
communication in our classrooms