3201 COMMUNICATION STUDIES G.I.F.T.S. (GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS)
8:45 – 10:00 Sunday, February 19 Fiesta I
Chair: Amy Edwards, Oxnard College
- WE WILL, WE WILL, ROCK YOU: Choosing and Playing Anthems to Get in the Performance Zone – Patricia O’Keefe, College of Marin
- Using Portfolios: Shifting from Teaching to Learning – Karyl Kicenski, College of the Canyons
- Using Videos in the Hybrid Classroom to Teach Outlining and Organization – Jodie D. Mandel, College of Southern Nevada
- When Persuasion Seeps Beyond the Classroom: Social Change in Concept and Practice – erin daina mcclellan, Boise State University
- Facebook in the Classroom: The Benefits and Dangers of Hyper-Connectivity – Kevin Briancesco, Glendale Community College
3312 COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN CRISIS: COMMUNICATING ON CRUCIAL BUDGETARY ISSUES
10:15 – 11:30 Sunday, February 19 Sendero II
As the United States economy continues to flounder, publicly funded higher education continues to see deeper and deeper cuts from state legislatures. A highly salient issue for community colleges is that when it comes to cutting higher education budgets, legislators often fail to acknowledge a difference in the “funding formula” of two year and four year colleges. This creates extra pressure for many community college systems that are already strained to the breaking point. This roundtable discussion will be fully interactive, with the audience becoming part of the panel, offering their insights, suggestions, and comments.
Chair: Patrick Barton, Lone Star College CyFair
Participants:
- Patrick Barton, Lone Star College CyFair
- Angela Holland, College of Southern Nevada
- Bernadette Kapocias, Southwestern Oregon Community College
- Raymond (Bud) Zeuschner, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
3512 GOOD FOR THE GROUP G.I.F.T.S. (GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS)
1:00 – 2:15 Sunday, February 19 Sendero II
Chair: David Chimovitz, Colorado Mountain College
- Go Go Group Impromptu – Sarah J. Black, California State University Los Angeles
- Inventing the Future: Small Group Persuasive Project – Ellen R. Waddell, Gavilan College
- Facilitating Conversations that Enable Change: Reconsidering the Small Group Communication Course Final Project – John McClellan, Boise State University
- Giving Voice to Millennials: Student-led Discussion Groups in the Communication Classroom – Patrick Barton, Lone Star College CyFair
- Fairly Grading the Group Project – A. Todd Jones, Bakersfield College
3601 NAVIGATING OUR DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT: TEACHING THE MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION COURSE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2:30 – 3:45 Sunday, February 19 Fiesta I
Chair: Debra Waddell, Cascadia Community College
- Unlearning Privilege: A Holistic and Transformative Approach – Brooke Zimmers, Shoreline Community College – C. Mimi Harvey, Shoreline Community College
- The Walk of Life: Using Experiential Learning to Teach Cultural Multiplicity – Randi Rulayne Picarelli, California State University Northridge – Karyl Kicenski, College of the Canyons
- Do We Need to Disconnect to Connect: Teaching Multicultural Communication Online – Danielle Powell, Cascadia Community College – Debra Waddell, Cascadia Community College
3612 INNOVATIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION EDUCATION: REACHING DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS CONTEXTS
2:30 – 3:45 Sunday, February 19 Sendero II
Co-presented by the Health Communication and the Community College Interest Groups
Co-Chairs: Heather Canary, University of Utah
Heather Smith, Santa Monica College
- Sharing Faculty Resources for an Interdisciplinary Health Communication Curriculum – Heather Canary, University of Utah – Mark Bergstrom, University of Utah
- Communication and Nursing Program Curriculum in Community Colleges – Heather Smith, Santa Monica College
- Reflections on DENTAL TALK Learning Community and Steps for Connecting to Other Health Care Programs – Michael Brydges, Cypress College
- The Conversations about Cancer (CAC) Project – Wayne Beach, San Diego State University
3713 UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNICATION DEGREES SHOWCASE (FOUR CORNER STATES)
4:00 – 5:15 Sunday, February 19 Sendero III
This panel showcases Undergraduate Communication Degrees from local four-year institutions. This showcase creates an opportunity for faculty to meet department chairs as they discuss: 1) core undergraduate curriculum, 2) unique emphasis/strengths in the major, and 3) their outstanding faculty. As WSCA travels regionally, we hope to host future panels and invite department chairs from each region in the Western States.
Chair: Patricia O’Keefe, College of Marin
Participants:
- Robert K. Avery, University of Utah
- Glenda Balas, University of New Mexico
- Daniel Canary, Arizona State University
- Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado Boulder
- Stephen Hartnett, University of Colorado Denver
- Sue Pendell, Colorado State University
4101 TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, AND THE OWNERSHIP OF IDEAS: DEALING WITH PLAGIARISM IN TODAY’S COLLEGE CLASSROOM
8:00 – 9:15 Monday, February 20 Fiesta I
This roundtable will focus on the challenges of plagiarism in an age of ever-changing technology. Panelists will discuss plagiarism in traditional, hybrid, and online courses, as well as the challenges posed by multicultural students. In addition, they will discuss the effectiveness of anti-plagiarism software and academic integrity codes for community college students.
Chair: April Hebert, College of Southern Nevada
Participants:
- Tony Russell, Central Oregon Community College
- Polly Robinson, California State University Northridge
- Anne Bialowas, Weber State University
- Polly Begley, Fresno City College
4112 NO FREAKING SPEAKING: DEALING WITH SPEAKING ANXIETY IN THE CLASSROOM
8:00 – 9:15 Monday, February 20 Sendero II
Chair: Matt Abrahams, De Anza College
- Speaking Up without Freaking Out: Helping Students Create Individualized Anxiety Management Plans – Matt Abrahams, De Anza College
- Speaking at the Communal Table: Using the Community of the Classroom to Ease Speaking Anxiety – Matthew Woods, De Anza College
- The Performance Set Up: Managing the Fear of Failure instead of Playing the Fool — Patricia O’Keefe, College of Marin
- Retention Up, Apprehension Down – Tom Walton, University of Arkansas Fort Smith
- Addressing Speaking Anxiety in the Classroom – Bob Alto, Mendocino College
- Say As I Say: Speech Anxiety and the Non-native English Speaker – Shagun Kaur, De Anza College
4412 PERCEPTION AND THOUGHT G.I.F.T.S. (GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS)
2:15 – 3:30 Monday, February 20 Sendero II
Chair: Michael Brydges, Cypress College
- Perception and Social Media – Miles C. Coleman, University of Washington
- Perception Pictionary: An Oldie but Goodie – Liana Koeppel, Cypress College
- (Wicked)ly Credible: Examining the Connections between (Popular)ity, Power, & Ethos – Matthew Petrunia, Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY
- What Do Your Students REALLY Think and Know? Using Clickers (Student Response Systems) in the Classroom – Myra Young, Johnson County Community College
- It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times: Perceptions of Speech Teachers – Raymond (Bud) Zeuschner, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
4512 LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
3:45 – 5:00 Monday, February 20 Sendero II
Chair: Patti Keeling, Chabot College
- Step-by-Step Approach to Help Students Find Their Own Voice In Comedy – Kirt Shineman, Glendale Community College
- Dark Humor Sheds Light: Laughter in the Face of Death, Drugs, and Other Downers – Nathan Steele, City College of San Francisco
- You Are More Entertaining Than You Think: Using the Impromptu Speech to Generate Humor – Joanne Babin, University of San Francisco/City College of San Francisco
- Managing the Anxiety Pain so I can Entertain: Using Improv to Reduce Anxiety – Matt Abrahams, DeAnza College
4601 FROM TELEVISION TO YOU TUBE: FILM G.I.F.T.S. (GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS)
5:15 – 6:30 Monday, February 20 Fiesta I
Chair: Michael Brydges, Cypress College
- Interpersonal Communication: In Treatment – Kirt Shineman, Glendale Community College – Jessica Farmer, Glendale Community College
- “So Easy a Caveman Can Do It!”: Using Geico Advertisements to Teach Students Logical Fallacies – Carrie Niesen, Winona State University
- Using Youtube for Impromptu Speeches – Scott Ku, College of Southern Nevada
- Close Encounters: Creating the Training Video for Airline Travel Students – Charmaine Kaimikaua, Cypress College – Michael Brydges, Cypress College
4612 ANALYZING AND USING TECHNOLOGY IN INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXTS
5:15 – 6:30 Monday, February 20 Sendero II
Chair: Catherine F. Brooks, California State University Long Beach
- Online Discourse in the Classroom – Catherine F. Brooks, California State University Long Beach
- Email and Instructional Relationships – Alexander Lancaster, California State University Long Beach
- Teaching with Social Media – Polly A. Begley, Fresno City College
- Creating an Instructional Community with Facebook – Fariba Sadeghi-Tabrizi, El Camino College
- Put Down Your Phones, Close Your Laptops and Look at Me: When Students’ Toys Impede the Learning Process – Robert G. Leonard, Sinclair Community College
- Facebook or Face-to-Face: Teaching Amidst the “Digital Turn” in Education – Miles C. Coleman, University of Washington
