Hello All! Here is a list of folks who have blogged already this week. Go ahead and stop by their blog to get a start on your comments for the week.
Chip9
EventsDreamer
Goober
Paris
sjsueducatedfool
Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Week of March 29 - April 4
Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all had a wonderful week off.
Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week, along with a reminder at the end of the post:
*Read Chapter 12 - Intercultural Communication
*Participate in Week 11 Discussion
Class Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:
1). Do you agree with anthropologist Ruth Benedict that we are "creatures of our culture" and that our habits, beliefs, and impossibilities are shaped by our culture? If so, how can we break through the limits of our cultures?
2). Do you believe in the rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises? What social institutions and practices are based on these beliefs?
3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed during this discussion week, that you found useful or interesting, and discuss it.
Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during this discussion week.
REMINDER: Your Cultural Event Paper is due next Friday, April 10th by 11:59pm. I need to approve ALL events prior to attendance, so please email me with your choice of event if you have not done so already. Any papers received without a prior approval will receive a grade deduction.
Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week, along with a reminder at the end of the post:
*Read Chapter 12 - Intercultural Communication
*Participate in Week 11 Discussion
Class Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:
1). Do you agree with anthropologist Ruth Benedict that we are "creatures of our culture" and that our habits, beliefs, and impossibilities are shaped by our culture? If so, how can we break through the limits of our cultures?
2). Do you believe in the rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises? What social institutions and practices are based on these beliefs?
3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed during this discussion week, that you found useful or interesting, and discuss it.
Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during this discussion week.
REMINDER: Your Cultural Event Paper is due next Friday, April 10th by 11:59pm. I need to approve ALL events prior to attendance, so please email me with your choice of event if you have not done so already. Any papers received without a prior approval will receive a grade deduction.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Week of March 22-28 SPRING BREAK
This week is Spring Break so there are no formal assignments. Please continue to work on your Cultural Event Paper. I will post a grading rubric like I did for the previous paper sometime this week or next week.
Have a wonderful break!
Have a wonderful break!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Grades Updated
I have just posted grades for the Speech Critique and Discussion Week 3/8-3/14. Please log onto Blackboard to check your grades. If there is an issue with the blogging grade, please email me the following:
1). Dates/Times/Word Count of Posts to your blog
2). Dates/Times/Word Count/Locations of comments you made
MIDTERM REMINDER:
The midterm is due this week by Saturday at 11:59pm. Please make sure you plan ahead in case you run into technical difficulties. Your midterm must be started at least 75 minutes prior to 11:59pm on Saturday in order to complete your midterm on time.
You have exactly 75 minutes to complete your midterm. Any questions that are answered outside of the 75 minute time period will not count towards your grade.
Email me if you have any questions. I hope you all have a fabulous day.
1). Dates/Times/Word Count of Posts to your blog
2). Dates/Times/Word Count/Locations of comments you made
MIDTERM REMINDER:
The midterm is due this week by Saturday at 11:59pm. Please make sure you plan ahead in case you run into technical difficulties. Your midterm must be started at least 75 minutes prior to 11:59pm on Saturday in order to complete your midterm on time.
You have exactly 75 minutes to complete your midterm. Any questions that are answered outside of the 75 minute time period will not count towards your grade.
Email me if you have any questions. I hope you all have a fabulous day.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Cultural Event Update
Hello Class!
So far we have these events for the Cultural Event Paper:
Na Lei Hula I Ka Weiku (@ Berkley)
Korean Church
Highland Scottish Games
Celebrating 200 years of braille-past
Catholic Church Service
Women in the Military
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Middle Eastern Jazz Festival
Episcopalian Church
It sounds like there is a wide variety of events this semester - good job so far.
For those that have not yet emailed me for the Event Approval, please do so ASAP so you do not run out of options.
I hope you all are having a fabulous night!
So far we have these events for the Cultural Event Paper:
Na Lei Hula I Ka Weiku (@ Berkley)
Korean Church
Highland Scottish Games
Celebrating 200 years of braille-past
Catholic Church Service
Women in the Military
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Middle Eastern Jazz Festival
Episcopalian Church
It sounds like there is a wide variety of events this semester - good job so far.
For those that have not yet emailed me for the Event Approval, please do so ASAP so you do not run out of options.
I hope you all are having a fabulous night!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Week of March 15-21
Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:
Midterm Examination on Blackboard. Please log into Blackboard during the week of March 15th-March 21st to take the midterm exam. The midterm covers Chapters 1-5 & 9-10. A study guide of terms is available on Blackboard, so download that and use it to guide your study sessions. The midterm is open book, open notes. Please DO NOT share answers, give assistance or accept assistance from others, or reveal quiz answers/questions.
Please plan ahead to take the midterm. Your midterm must be submitted prior to 11:59pm on March 21st. It is highly suggested that you take the midterm early in case you run into any technical difficulties.
You will have 75 minutes to complete the 50 question quiz. MAKE SURE you submit your quiz PRIOR to the end of the 75 minute time frame - watch the clock carefully!!!! Blackboard WILL NOT stop you at 75 minutes! Any questions that are submitted after the 75 minute time period will be disqualified from the exam and deducted from your total test score.
As a reminder: Your second assignment, the Cultural Event Paper is due on April 10th. It is required that I approve each Cultural Event PRIOR to the attendance of the event, and of course prior to the paper's due date. Please make sure to email me with the event you would like to attend for approval.
Midterm Examination on Blackboard. Please log into Blackboard during the week of March 15th-March 21st to take the midterm exam. The midterm covers Chapters 1-5 & 9-10. A study guide of terms is available on Blackboard, so download that and use it to guide your study sessions. The midterm is open book, open notes. Please DO NOT share answers, give assistance or accept assistance from others, or reveal quiz answers/questions.
Please plan ahead to take the midterm. Your midterm must be submitted prior to 11:59pm on March 21st. It is highly suggested that you take the midterm early in case you run into any technical difficulties.
You will have 75 minutes to complete the 50 question quiz. MAKE SURE you submit your quiz PRIOR to the end of the 75 minute time frame - watch the clock carefully!!!! Blackboard WILL NOT stop you at 75 minutes! Any questions that are submitted after the 75 minute time period will be disqualified from the exam and deducted from your total test score.
As a reminder: Your second assignment, the Cultural Event Paper is due on April 10th. It is required that I approve each Cultural Event PRIOR to the attendance of the event, and of course prior to the paper's due date. Please make sure to email me with the event you would like to attend for approval.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Chapter 5 Outline Posted
Look out for the outline for Chapter 5 to be posted tonight. Please download it and use it for review, especially for your coming midterm.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Grades Posted for Disc. Wk 3/1-3/7
I have just posted grades for the week of 3/1-3/7. Please review your grade and email me if you have any questions. If you do email me about the posts this week, please include the following in your email:
1). Date/Time/Word Count of YOUR posts
2). Location/Date/Time/Word Counts of your COMMENTS
Once you send this information along, I would be happy to review your grade. As a reminder, please keep track of ALL of your posts and comments including the information above for each week.
1). Date/Time/Word Count of YOUR posts
2). Location/Date/Time/Word Counts of your COMMENTS
Once you send this information along, I would be happy to review your grade. As a reminder, please keep track of ALL of your posts and comments including the information above for each week.
Early Bird Posts
Hello All! Here is a list of folks who have blogged already this week. Go ahead and stop by their blog to get a start on your comments for the week.
aquarian1
Goober
Paris
sjsueducatedfool
Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!
aquarian1
Goober
Paris
sjsueducatedfool
Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Nonverbal Communication
I am very excited about this week's discussion. These are the weeks I wish I could talk to you all face to face so we could really get into a deep discussion about nonverbal communication and share what we have learned through our reading, and of course through our experiences in life. While I was in school I participated in a Nonverbal Research Study as a research assistant, which was quite interesting. Although the statistics in that particular research study did not prove to be significant, my conjecture was that the sample size was too small.
Now that you are probably asking, "What was the study about?"....I'll tell you briefly in case you are interested. Dr. Tim Hegstrom who is the Dean of Social Sciences at this point in his career, videotaped dyads to see if their body positioning matched each other during the course of their 10 minute conversation. Most of the participants did have matching body language at some point in the discussion (An example of this would be where one person crosses their arm, and the other follows shortly after. This could either be matching or mirroring with body positioning with legs, arms, etc...). I analyzed the videos one by one (I think there were 50 or so 10 minute videos) and recorded their body positioning to reflect matching, mirroring, or no correlation at all. I stopped the video every minute and recorded their body positions. Like I said, when we ran the statistics through SPSS (a statistical database), the results were not significant. But, had the research been done a bit differently, it absolutely would have produced statistically significant results. Had it, we probably would have been published in a Communication Journal, but alas, it was not written in the stars. :)
Needless to say, Nonverbal Communication interests me quite a bit. My husband's family is constantly trying to figure out if I'm analyzing them. Just this past weekend, one of his family members looked over to a few people and asked me what their body language was saying. Of course this sparked a very interesting conversation between a few people, myself included.
Have fun with this weeks discussion, and don't forget to download the midterm study sheet from Blackboard to prepare for your midterm next week.
Now that you are probably asking, "What was the study about?"....I'll tell you briefly in case you are interested. Dr. Tim Hegstrom who is the Dean of Social Sciences at this point in his career, videotaped dyads to see if their body positioning matched each other during the course of their 10 minute conversation. Most of the participants did have matching body language at some point in the discussion (An example of this would be where one person crosses their arm, and the other follows shortly after. This could either be matching or mirroring with body positioning with legs, arms, etc...). I analyzed the videos one by one (I think there were 50 or so 10 minute videos) and recorded their body positioning to reflect matching, mirroring, or no correlation at all. I stopped the video every minute and recorded their body positions. Like I said, when we ran the statistics through SPSS (a statistical database), the results were not significant. But, had the research been done a bit differently, it absolutely would have produced statistically significant results. Had it, we probably would have been published in a Communication Journal, but alas, it was not written in the stars. :)
Needless to say, Nonverbal Communication interests me quite a bit. My husband's family is constantly trying to figure out if I'm analyzing them. Just this past weekend, one of his family members looked over to a few people and asked me what their body language was saying. Of course this sparked a very interesting conversation between a few people, myself included.
Have fun with this weeks discussion, and don't forget to download the midterm study sheet from Blackboard to prepare for your midterm next week.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Speech Critiques Returned
I have returned a good majority of the Speech Critique Assignments. There are still a handful that I have yet to send back to you. If you are one that has not received the graded assignment back, I will be returning the remainder by Tuesday evening. If you are eager to receive your grade, simply send me an email.
I look forward to your posts this week. ;)
I look forward to your posts this week. ;)
Week of March 8-14
Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:
*Read Chapter 5: Encoding Messages: Nonverbal Communication
*Reminder, your midterm exam is due next week. Please print out the Midterm Review sheet from Blackboard.
Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:
1). Because nonverbal messages can be ambiguous, they are open to misinterpretation. Have you ever been wrong about the meaning of someones nonverbal message? Describe what happened. How can people increase the accuracy with which they interpret nonverbal message?
2). Although nonverbal messages are more universal than verbal messages, nonverbals do not always carry the same meanings in other cultures. Can you give examples of some of the nonverbal displays that take on different meanings in other countries? If you have moved around within this country, have you ever encountered regional differences in nonverbal meaning?
3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed this week, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during this weeks discussion.
*Read Chapter 5: Encoding Messages: Nonverbal Communication
*Reminder, your midterm exam is due next week. Please print out the Midterm Review sheet from Blackboard.
Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:
1). Because nonverbal messages can be ambiguous, they are open to misinterpretation. Have you ever been wrong about the meaning of someones nonverbal message? Describe what happened. How can people increase the accuracy with which they interpret nonverbal message?
2). Although nonverbal messages are more universal than verbal messages, nonverbals do not always carry the same meanings in other cultures. Can you give examples of some of the nonverbal displays that take on different meanings in other countries? If you have moved around within this country, have you ever encountered regional differences in nonverbal meaning?
3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed this week, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during this weeks discussion.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Public Speech Critique Returned
As some of you have probably noticed, I have started to return your papers. The feedback for your paper and a grade is listed on the last page of your essay.
The grading rubric I attached to the end of your essay is the same one I posted to Blackboard the week before the assignment was due. If you will recall, I posted a reminder on my blog to check the rubric before turning in the essay so you are well informed about how I would be grading your essays (the reminder to check the rubric was posted on Feb. 24th). Grading in this class should be clear, and there should be no confusion about expectations or about how I will be evaluating each assignment. Prior to the next assignment I will also post a rubric that will be similar, but a bit different. It is advisable that you look over that rubric prior to turning in the assignment, just as you did for the Public Speech Critique.
Once you have received your essays back with a grade, look over the last page of your essay with the comments I have made and let me know if you have any questions. I am always here to chat over email and over the phone if you'd like.
I have enjoyed reading your Speech Critiques so far and can't wait to review the rest of them. :)
The grading rubric I attached to the end of your essay is the same one I posted to Blackboard the week before the assignment was due. If you will recall, I posted a reminder on my blog to check the rubric before turning in the essay so you are well informed about how I would be grading your essays (the reminder to check the rubric was posted on Feb. 24th). Grading in this class should be clear, and there should be no confusion about expectations or about how I will be evaluating each assignment. Prior to the next assignment I will also post a rubric that will be similar, but a bit different. It is advisable that you look over that rubric prior to turning in the assignment, just as you did for the Public Speech Critique.
Once you have received your essays back with a grade, look over the last page of your essay with the comments I have made and let me know if you have any questions. I am always here to chat over email and over the phone if you'd like.
I have enjoyed reading your Speech Critiques so far and can't wait to review the rest of them. :)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Chapter 3 & 4 Outlines
I have just posted the outlines for Chapters 3 & 4. Please go to the Handouts Page to download the chapter outlines.
I have been reading through some of your posts and comments about language differences and judging others. I must say, the perspectives some of you have are quite entertaining. The discussion this week is one of my favorite so far because it deals directly with perceptions and messages. There are also quite a few other concepts in Chapters 3 & 4 that do not have a formal discussion question, but are no less important. I look forward to reading those concepts you have chosen to cover this week in your individual posts.
As I have mentioned a few times already, your speech critiques should be returned by the end of the weekend. I will start returning them today, and will continue to return them throughout the weekend.
Keep those Cultural Events coming! :)
I have been reading through some of your posts and comments about language differences and judging others. I must say, the perspectives some of you have are quite entertaining. The discussion this week is one of my favorite so far because it deals directly with perceptions and messages. There are also quite a few other concepts in Chapters 3 & 4 that do not have a formal discussion question, but are no less important. I look forward to reading those concepts you have chosen to cover this week in your individual posts.
As I have mentioned a few times already, your speech critiques should be returned by the end of the weekend. I will start returning them today, and will continue to return them throughout the weekend.
Keep those Cultural Events coming! :)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Grades for Discussion Week 2/15-2/21
Please check Blackboard for grades for the discussion week 2/15-2/21. If you have questions about your grade for this grading period, please email me with:
Posts to your blog - Dates, Time
Comments to other blogs - Dates, Times and Word Counts
Posts to your blog - Dates, Time
Comments to other blogs - Dates, Times and Word Counts
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Early Bird Posts
Hello All! Here is a list of folks who have blogged already this week. Go ahead and stop by their blog to get a start on your comments for the week.
aquarian1
chip9
Goober
JaneJolie
MindofMovement
Paris
Therza
Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!
aquarian1
chip9
Goober
JaneJolie
MindofMovement
Paris
Therza
Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!
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