Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2004

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2004) 23

doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0023.017

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

The St. Lawrence University faculty development program in oral communication promotes and enhances teaching strategies and philosophies for productive and civil classroom discourse. Started in January 2002, the Oral Communication Institute (OCI) provides a sustained forum in which faculty explore the relationship among oral communication, critical thinking, and deep learning. In addition to creating discourse communities, the OCI affords participants opportunities to develop strategies for interactive, reflective student learning. This chapter addresses the essential components for developing an oral communication institute: clear teaching and learning goals, a deliberate format and curriculum, experiential pedagogy, and opportunities for faculty dialogue and reflection.

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