| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 287 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword: The communication centers movement in higher education / Beth Von Till -- pt. 1. Benefits to Higher Education: 1. Communication centers and retention in higher education: is there a link? / Eunkyong L. Yook; 2. Speaking our minds: communication centers and critical thinking / Wendy Atkins-Sayre; 3. Communication centers and liberal arts education: problems and possibilities associated with cross-disciplinary engagements / Corey J. Liberman; 4. Communication center: a critical site of intervention for student empowerment / Sandra L. Pensoneau-Conway and Nick J. Romerhausen; 5. Role becomes them: examining communication center alumni experiences / Susan Wilson -- pt. 2. Challenges to Today's Centers: 6. Ethics and the communication center: chameleon or tortoise? / Eunkyong L. Yook, P. Anand Rao, and Sarah M. Wilde; 7. Blind leading the blind?: an ethnographic heuristic for communication centers / Deanna P. Dannels and Amy L. Housley Gaffney; 8. Learning to tell what you know: a communication intervention for biology students / Trudy Bayer and Karen A. Curto; 9. Using theory and research to increase student use of communication center services / Jennifer Butler Ellis and Rose Clark-Hitt; 10. Focusing on faculty: the importance of faculty support to communication center success / Michael L. King and Wendy Atkins-Sayre -- pt. 3. Alternative Models for Communication Centers: 11. Communication center ethos: remediating space, encouraging collaboration / Russell Carpenter and Shawn Apostel; 12. Combined centers approach: how speaking and writing centers can work together / Casey Maone Maugh; 13. Course management systems: creating alternative avenues for student access of communication centers / Luke LeFebvre; 14. Virtual communication centers: a resource for building oral competency / Lynn O. Cooper; 15. Implementation of computer mediated communication in communication centers / Alyssa Davis -- pt. 4. New Directions in Consultant Training: 16. Technology tutoring: communication centers take the lead / Michelle A. Moreau and A. Paige Normand; 17. Using empathetic listening to build client relationships at the center / Kimberly M. Cuny, Sarah M. Wilde, and Alexandra Vizzier Stephenson; 18. Best practices in communication center training and training assessment / Rhonda Troillett & Kristen A. McIntyre. |
| Summary |
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. It is the first book to be published on communication centers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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United States. |
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Communication. |
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Oral communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Oral communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Oral communication. |
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College dropouts -- United States -- Prevention.
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College dropouts. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Yook, Eunkyong Lee.
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Atkins-Sayre, Wendy, 1972-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Communication centers and oral communication programs in higher education. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012 9780739168165 (DLC) 2011050015 (OCoLC)758392642 |
| ISBN |
9780739173589 (electronic book) |
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0739173588 (electronic book) |
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9780739168165 |
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0739168169 |
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1280679794 |
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9781280679797 |
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9786613656728 |
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6613656720 |
| Standard No. |
9786613656728 |
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