Fall 2009
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 3:30–5:00 p.m., WOVE Pedagogy, 212 Ross Hall. Location, Location, Location. workshop materials (PDF)
In Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter, Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, Whitt, and associates document how at successful colleges and universities “the physical and emotional become inextricably intertwined to form an almost palpable ‘sense of place.’” In this workshop teachers will share ideas for using the ISU campus and the Ames community as special locations around which to center communication learning. ISUComm seeks to involve students in active learning where WOVE (Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic) communication is tied to specific times, places, purposes, and audiences. Communicating-in-context activities motivate students to observe accurately, act ethically, respect difference, and define themselves. Our students shape, and are shaped by, their years on this campus and in this community. We encourage activities that help students to analyze the role of place in their lives and to articulate their experiences coherently. Speakers: Introduction by Don Payne (video) Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Parks Library Special Collections (video) ; Kathy Svec, Ames Historical Society (video) ; Sara Kadolph, Textiles and Clothing Museum (video) ; Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture (video) ; Amy Bix, History (video) ; Don Payne, ISUComm (video) .
Spring 2010
- Wednesday, Jan. 27, 3:30–5:00 p.m., WOVE Pedagogy, 212 Ross Hall. Communication Portfolios: Current Practices and Future Plans.
- In this workshop ISUComm will report the range of communication portfolios now practiced in the program and lead a discussion of portfolio learning outcomes and ways of achieving them.