Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Education
When Developing A Course Goal Becomes Developing Shared Norms, Brian J. Bowe
When Developing A Course Goal Becomes Developing Shared Norms, Brian J. Bowe
Backward by Design Mini-Studies
Having just arrived in Washington from my longtime Michigan home a few days before, the Backwards by Design retreat was the first formal activity of a new adventure on the faculty at Western Washington University. It was a great opportunity to get to know other faculty across departments. But, even more importantly, it was an open environment dedicated to fostering the creation student-centered learning environments. I learned many things — including a much more enthusiastic approach to using sticky notes to storyboard activities. I hope I was able to contribute as well.
Postcolonial Critique: A Threshold Concept In Organizational Communication Studies, James Fortney
Postcolonial Critique: A Threshold Concept In Organizational Communication Studies, James Fortney
Backward by Design Mini-Studies
In 2014, I attended the Backwards By Design professional development retreat as a way to enhance my writing instruction in the field of communication studies. The retreat workshops provided an opportunity for me to create and transform one of my courses by envisioning where I wanted to end up and working backwards on how to get there. By giving attention to design, enactment, and result, I was able to re-consider the overall learning goals of the course, with particular attention to the core concepts that potentially hold the power to transform student perception of communication studies. Below, I provide a …
Using Service-Learning To Teach Threshold Concepts, Helen Morgan Parmett
Using Service-Learning To Teach Threshold Concepts, Helen Morgan Parmett
Backward by Design Mini-Studies
The course I chose to focus on for the Backwards by Design retreat and for this particular study is Communication 244: Advocacy through Media. This course enjoins students to critically consider how media can be used as a tool to advocate for social and political change, and, especially for social justice. Students engage with scholarly and activist literature on theories of media, social change, and advocacy as well as case studies of media makers who intervene in the process of social change. Students’ critical acumen is sharpened through participating in a service-learning project, where students learn how to apply theories …