week 2

The quiz was okay. Going over it help. The quiz itself wasn’t so great and the extra credit options were confusing. I will need to think this through better and make some flight corrections.

I want to finish the samplings and take a big picture look at things. It is worth the time to do this.

For “story” focus on group process first: are two heads better than one, in what instances is this true or not? How did these groups work, what is the effect of external stimulus such as competitive groups, time limit, what if more pressure was put on outcomes, are three kinds of people- leaders, followers, mix (most of us fit into mix, under what conditions does this change)

Go over answers – critical thinking exercise, power of assumptions, filling in the story

Perception activities- what color is the fridge, what do cows drink

Perception is an active process!!

Overheads (bring projector)

Multiple perspectives (in groups)

Self monitoring exercise (by self)

Context exercise – fill in the story even further, four aspects of context

Lecture notes for week one

It has been a long time since I have entered anything in this blog. Lost some energy for it last spring and didn't use it at all in the fall. Here's another round, I am convinced that some students will find it interesting, and maybe even helpful.

Lecture notes – week one, day one (need to get through first day to see how the rest of week should go)

Inventory and course details (Course details – office hours on Tuesday (ADM215C), materials = textbook, notebook (sections – notes, handouts, returned work), writing utensil, videotape, computer on Weds.

Introductions using circle map, I will model,

Partners present something unique, special, cool about their partner

Note sampling, four areas of communication – differences and similarities – Interpersonal, Small groups, Public Speaking, Mass Media- 3 principles – cannot not, expert, cannot master

Decide about taking the course – easy course – common sense, hard course – will make you change, decide by Monday – best course you will ever take (most important)

Day two-

Matches – What conclusions can we draw (1) assumptions/perception are part of all communication (people are never a blank slate, carry attitudes, experiences, history into situations) (2)What techniques were successful and what were not? (references to direction, using precision) – the process of adjustment, finding commonalities, creating a frame (called phatic communication)

Draw - CO model – sender/receiver (transactional), channel (immediate, mediated) (synchronous, asynchronous), message (verbal, nonverbal), noise (technical interference, semantic interference, psychological), effect (if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a noise) (intentional or unintentional) Can we really make anyone really understand anything?

Multi-flow map – cause -What makes for effective communication? (empathy – which is not sympathy, emphasis upon feelings, turn off our inner voice) Or should we ask What makes for ineffective communication? Multi-flow map - effects

Add frame of different contexts to CO model and multi-flow maps – interpersonal, small group, public speaking, mass media

Visit web site – login, look around, homework, discussion board introductions, syllabus

[Sampling – small groups: story] move this to tomorrow?

Model of Object from Closet speech (paper bags)

Day three

Object from Closet speeches

Chose to do this or story - Describe a Person Speeches (provide organizational handout) and videotape?

Day four

Practice quiz

Mass Media: Behind the Screens video

Decide about taking the course – easy course – common sense, hard course – will make you change, decide by Monday – best course you will ever take (most important)

Minute paper1