COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1 An Introduction to Dr. Andrew Finn Syllabus Student Expectations (Exercise) Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements Team Formation Student Introductions (Exercise) Lecture Components of Listening

Who I Am... Dr. Andrew Finn Web Site: Home: Cell: Skinner: My Intention for this Semester: We Learn a Lot Everybody Makes It Highest Grades EVER in COMM 470 We Have FUN and ENJOY Coming to Class

Learning Teams Pedagogical Principles Student Learning - not Professor Teaching Discussion is More Engaging than Lecture Learn the Material, then Apply It Why I Use Teams Students Learn MUCH More Why Businesses Use Teams Rapidly Shifting Tasks Empowerment, Self-Direction

What Organizations Value Critical thinking -- seeing the big picture and being analytical; comprehending what you read  Communication -- getting your point across effectively when writing and speaking  Visionary qualities -- brainstorming, looking to the future, setting goals  Self-motivation -- showing a willingness to take the initiative

What Organizations Value  Proficiency with information -- being inquisitive, curious, and resourceful; knowing how to conduct research  Global-minded -- understanding and showing an interest in other cultures and getting along with diverse groups of people  Teamwork -- working well with others to achieve common goals

Preliminary Exercise On a Scale of: , Where 1 = Very Low and 10 = Very High Please Rate Your Knowledge of: Communication (Courses and the Major) Your Current Level of Listening Skills Your Knowledge of APA Style Your Level of Introversion Your Overall ‘Expectations’ for This Course Then: Add all the scales to give yourself an overall score (between 5 and 50) Write it on a half sheet of paper

Learning Teams Components of Learning Teams Readiness Assessment Tests In-Class Team Exercises Team Projects TP1: Peer Evaluation Procedures & Criteria Evaluating Peers Helping Behavior

In-Class Team Exercise 1 First do individually... Draw a vertical line down a paper list Negative Thoughts about... Group Work / Team Assignments then list Positive Thoughts about Both Repeat the process for the idea of: Sharing Information About Yourself then do as a team (use the “official” form)

Concerns You May Have The Type of Work Do I Really Want to Learn This Stuff? This is B O R I N G ! I’ve Been in Teams -and One Person Does All the Work Why Do I Have to Reveal Stuff About Myself? Does this Guy Know What He is Talking About?

Housekeeping / Logistics Tasks for EVERYONE: “Circle” the number on the Class List Fill in your information on the Team Roster Tasks for each TEAM: Pick a time to meet between class 1 and 3 Choose a team name (soon) Team Photos will be Taken in Class Next Wed.

Housekeeping – After Class Tasks for each TEAM: Download MS Word file from Website, then E- mail Team Roster to your TA Prepare for TP1, TP2 Choose a Team Name

Semester Activities Thinking Shifting Paradigms Learning Teams Learning New Ways to Listen Learning New Ways to Speak

The Field of Communication Studies Primary Sub-disciplines Interpersonal Comm Mass Comm Rhetoric (Public Comm) The Central Focus of Communication Messages Message Creation, Message Interpretation

The View of the Individual in Social Science Psychology Stimulus – Response The “Organism” is Passive Communication S – M – C – R The Receiver is Passive New Paradigm in the 70s-80s The Receiver is an Active Being

Listening A Subset of Interpersonal Comm Mass Comm Public Comm Taken for Granted No Resume Lists ‘Listening Skills’ There is Very Little Training

Worldviews and Paradigms Worldview The Sum of Your Paradigms Paradigms A Specific Approach to a Phenomenon A Specific Approach to a Situation A Specific Approach to a Person or People

In-Class Team Exercise 1b First do individually... List your Paradigms about Listening Listening to Friends Listening to Parents Listening to Small Children Listening to Teachers (Lecturing) then do as a team (use the “official” form)