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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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Yook, Eunkyong Lee, Atkins-Sayre, Wendy, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part 1. Benefits to Higher Education
  • Chapter 1. Communication Centers and Retention in Higher Education: Is There a Link?
  • Chapter 2. Speaking Our Minds: Communication Centers and Critical Thinking
  • Chapter 3. Communication Centers and Liberal Arts Education: Problems and Possibilities Associated with Cross-Disciplinary Engagements
  • Chapter 4. The Communication Center: A Critical Site of Intervention for Student Empowerment
  • Chapter 5. The Role Becomes Them: Examining Communication Center Alumni Experiences
  • Part 2. Challenges to Today's Centers
  • Chapter 6. Ethics and the Communication Center: Chameleon or Tortoise?
  • Chapter 7. The Blind Leading the Blind? An Ethnographic Heuristic for Communication Centers
  • Chapter 8. Learning to Tell What You Know: A Communication Intervention for Biology Students
  • Chapter 9. Using Theory and Research to Increase Student Use of Communication Center Services
  • Chapter 10. Focusing on Faculty: The Importance of Faculty Support to Communication Center Success
  • Part 3. Alternative Models for Communication Centers
  • Chapter 11. Communication Center Ethos: Remediating Space, Encouraging Collaboration
  • Chapter 12. The Combined Centers Approach: How Speaking and Writing Centers Can Work Together
  • Chapter 13. Course Management Systems: Creating Alternative Avenues for Student Access of Communication Centers
  • Chapter 14. Virtual Communication Centers: A Resource for Building Oral Competency
  • Chapter 15. The Implementation of Computer-Mediated Communication in Communication Centers
  • Part 4. New Directions in Consultant Training
  • Chapter 16. Technology Tutoring: Communication Centers Take the Lead
  • Chapter 17. Using Empathetic Listening to Build Client Relationships at the Center
  • Chapter 18. Best Practices in Communication Center Training and Training Assessment .