Lessons Learned from COMM 103 Oral Communication Course Redesign Dr. Kurt Lindemann Dr. Val Renegar Dr. Brian Sptizberg COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Course Overview Communication 103 Oral Communication  5,000 students per year Large lecture/discussion section format COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Communication 103 Oral Communication

 5,000 students per year

Large lecture/discussion section format

Challenges and Goals Alignment: Aligning large lecture & discussion sections Curriculum: 21 st century skills (i.e., media literacy) Climate: Encouraging feeling of connection & community COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Alignment: Aligning large lecture & discussion sections

Curriculum: 21 st century skills (i.e., media literacy)

Climate: Encouraging feeling of connection & community

(Re)Designs Challenge: Alignment in Current Course Format Redesign approach: Refine learning objectives Presentations apply concepts from lecture Encourage critical thinking Prompt students to make connections COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Challenge: Alignment in Current Course Format

Redesign approach:

Refine learning objectives

Presentations apply concepts from lecture

Encourage critical thinking

Prompt students to make connections

The large lecture content is relevant to the speaking and writing assignments in the course. COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute 1 2 3 4 5 STRONGLY STRONGLY DISAGREE AGREE n = 744, M = 4.07

Attending the large lecture helps me perform better on the speeches. COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute 1 2 3 4 5 STRONGLY STRONGLY DISAGREE AGREE n = 744, M = 3.00

(Re)Designs Challenge: Curriculum of Media Literacy Redesign Approach: Tutorials for PowerPoint New Assignment: Communication Technology in Everyday Life COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Challenge: Curriculum of Media Literacy

Redesign Approach:

Tutorials for PowerPoint

New Assignment: Communication Technology in Everyday Life

(Re)Designs Challenge: Climate—Connection with Students, Fostering Community Redesign Approach: Clickers Facebook group page COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Challenge: Climate—Connection with Students, Fostering Community

Redesign Approach:

Clickers

Facebook group page

Lessons Learned Expand thinking of classroom boundaries Allow students and GTAs to make class their own GTA training to include critical thinking about learning objectives Highlight objectives more on rubrics and in class COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Expand thinking of classroom boundaries

Allow students and GTAs to make class their own

GTA training to include critical thinking about learning objectives

Highlight objectives more on rubrics and in class

Future directions Continue using clickers Adobe Captivate PowerPoint Tutorial Visual aids APA citation style More integration of Facebook Community Connection Media literacy COMM 103 2008 pICT Course Redesign Institute

Continue using clickers

Adobe Captivate PowerPoint Tutorial

Visual aids

APA citation style

More integration of Facebook

Community

Connection

Media literacy