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Beyond Writing: A Case For A Speech-Based Basic Course In A Vid-Oral World, W. Lance Haynes

Basic Communication Course Annual

Recent developments in media studies research suggest ways basic course curricula may be inappropriately biased toward written mediation and the forms of cognition writing engenders. This paper explores the media-cognition relationship to argue for teaching oral communication from a different perspective.

First, the concept of "ways of thinking" reveals some ways media inherently affect communication. Then parallels between the new "vid-oral" media and the pre-literate oralist tradition suggest foundations for a speech-based basic course.

Evaluating The Basic Course: Using Research To Meet The Communication Needs Of The Students, Lyn B. Bendtschneider, Douglas M. Trank

Basic Communication Course Annual

This paper presents a rationale for evaluating the basic course to determine the extent to which it meets the communication needs of the students. The results of a study undertaken at one institution are offered to illustrate the questions and implications such an evaluation might address. The literature relevant to basic course assessments are reviewed, and suggestions for basic course programs undertaking this type of evaluation are discussed.

The Basic Course: What Do We Know? What Do We Need To Know? Where Do We Go From Here?, Nancy L. Buerkel-Rothfuss, David L. Kosloski

Basic Communication Course Annual

Research in the basic course in the 1980s was largely atheoretical and limited in generalizability, both inside and outside of speech communication.

While there is nothing wrong with an applied approach to teaching and learning, that approach needs to be augmented by more generalizable studies. Research guided by theoretical frameworks or based on prior findings tends to be more valuable than the tendency for basic course directors to search for hypotheses in less systematic ways.

The review of literature presented in this paper reveals an extensive typology of basic course variables but no clear framework within which to conduct future …

Basic Communication Course Annual Vol. 2

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Ud Marketing Professor Rated The Third Best Stockbroker In The U.S.; Management Development Center Uses Ud Faculty To Train Business Executives

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Feature leads for the media: Part-time marketing faculty member Anil Mahajan ranked third in the nation in the AT&T Collegiate Investment Challenge; UD's Management Development Center has seen seven-fold growth since 1985.

Technology, Teacher Empowerment On The Horizon For Education, Says University Of Dayton Education Expert; Abortion And Child Care Will Continue To Be Main Women's Issues In The '90s, Says Ud Women's Studies Expert

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Feature leads for the media: Teacher education faculty member Thomas J. Lasley predicts technological advances will find their way into the classroom, and teachers will be asked to be active decision-makers; Patricia A. Johnson, director of UD's women's studies program, says abortion and child care will continue to top the list of women's issues in the '90s.

Toledo Art Professor To Exhibit At Ud Rike Center Art Gallery

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News release announces that the University of Dayton Rike Center Art Gallery will feature an exhibit of ink and mixed media drawings by Barry J. Ganoe.

People Reluctant To Give Up Religion, Even Though They Find It Hard To Accept The Mysteries Of God, Says Ud Religious Studies Expert; Family Expert Predicts Growing Number Of Two-Paycheck Families Will Spur Need For Dependent Care--Both Children And Elderly--In The '90s.

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Feature leads for the media: Thomas M. Martin, chair of UD's religious studies department, shares his view on why people find it hard to give up religion but also find it hard to accept the mysteries of God. Patricia Voydanoff, director of UD's Center for the study of Family Development, shares her prediction that the number of two-paycheck families will increase during the '90s.

Resolutions Are Okay For The New Year, But Keep Goals Realistic; Management Style For The '90s Will Be Individualistic, Says University Of Dayton Management Specialist

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Feature leads for the media: Counseling Center director Steve Mueller gives advice for setting New Year's resolutions; business faculty member Joseph Schenk comments on management style for the 90's.

Child Care In America Faces Period Of Crisis In The '90s, Says Director Of Ud's Child Care Center

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Feature leads for the media: Joan Slonaker, director of UD's Children's Center for Young Learners and a human ecology faculty member, shares her views on child care in America and the crisis it is facing in the '90s.

Health Care, Military Service, Child Custody To Remain Top Issues For Men In The '90s, Says Ud Men's Issues Experts

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Feature leads for the media: Faculty member Eugene August comments on current men's issues.

Flyer News, Vol. 37, No. 22 (Dec. 11, 1989), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Students, Fans Plan Bus Trips To Stagg Bowl; Students Will View Game On Big-Screen Tv At Ud Fieldhouse

News Releases

Media tip sheet: Student bus will take fans to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl; those who stay in Dayton can view it on a big screen at the UD Fieldhouse.

Ud Invites Dayton To Celebrate Christmas On Campus

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Media advisory: Schedule for the University of Dayton Christmas on Campus

Contemporary Marian Art By Brother Cletus Behlmann, S.M., University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Artist: Brother Cletus Behlmann, S.M.

Exhibit dates: December 1, 1989 - January 19, 1990

Care Packages Will Help Ud Students Avoid Exam Blues; Pre-Exam Primal Screams To Ring Throughout Ud Campus; Exam Schedule Means 24-Hour Food Service At Ud

News Releases

Media tip sheet: Exam care packages; a "Primal Scream" event; 24-hour food service during exam week.

Vytis, Volume 75, Issue 10 (December 1989), Knights Of Lithuania

Vytis: The Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania

Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania national organization (United States); digitized and made available with the permission of the organization. Content may be protected by copyright.

Flyer News, Vol. 37, No. 20 (Nov. 30, 1989), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

University Of Dayton Athletic Director Receives National Collegiate Sports Honor

News Releases

News release announces that Thomas J. Frericks, the University of Dayton's director of athletics and vice president of athletic programs and facilities, will receive the inaugural Dr. Wilford S. Bailey award from the Auburn-Opelika Touchdown Club. Bailey, president emeritus of Auburn University and past president of the NCAA, will present the award.

Youths Explore Problems Of Drugs, Alcohol In Ud Nysp Session; Young Scholars Will Study Computer Science At Ud; Holiday Poinsettias To Be Delivered To Residents Near Ud Campus

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Media tip sheet: Extension of the National Youth Sports Program; a computer science workshop; and the delivery of holiday poinsettias to permanent residents near the University of Dayton campus.

Ud's Center For Advanced Manufacturing Plans National Conference On Rapid Prototyping

News Releases

News release announces that the University of Dayton's Center for Advanced Manufacturing will host what it believes is the country's first major conference on rapid prototyping, a new technology that allows manufacturers to produce three-dimensional plastic prototype parts in a matter of minutes or hours without conventional tooling.

Ud's Teacher Education Program Among 11 Most "Innovative" In Nation

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News release announces that the Association of American Colleges, in its new book "Those Who Can: Undergraduate Programs to Prepare Arts and Sciences Majors for Teaching," has named the University of Dayton's teacher education program one of the most "innovative" programs in the country.

Economically Disadvantaged Youths Say 'No' To Drugs As Part Of National Youth Sports Program At Ud; 'Sixties' Author To Appear For Ud's Distinguished Speaker Series

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Media tip sheet: A drug education specialist will speak as an extension of the National Youth Sports Program; author Todd Gitlin will give a lecture as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series.

Ud's Religious Education Institute Designed For Teachers; Sister Thea Bowman And Religious Education; Black Catholic History In The United States; Implications Of Divorce

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Media tip sheet: The 15th annual Religious Education Institute; Sister Thea Bowman is keynote speaker a workshop on "Black Catholic History in the United States"; and a workshop on the "Implications of Divorce."

Ud Community Holds Thanksgiving Prayer Service; Holiday Humbug Challenge Returns To Ud; Ud Students Head Home For Thanksgiving

News Releases

Media tip sheet: An ecumenical prayer service; the Holiday Humbug Challenge II; and students heading home for Thanksgiving.

Sigma Chi Donates Two Teddy Ruxpin Dolls For Children; Model United Nations Will Bring High School Students To Ud; National Security Council Official To Host Open Forum At Ud; Catholic College Students To Meet At Ud To Form National Group

News Releases

Media tip sheet: Sigma Chi donating Teddy Ruxpin dolls for children; Model UN will bring in more than 700 high school students for the 11th annual Model United Nations High School Conference; the National Security Council will host an open forum on campus; and Catholic college students will meet at UD to finalize plans for the National Association of Students at Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Dayton To Be Featured In University Of Dayton Exhibit

News Releases

News release announces an exhibit of mixed media collages by Marsha Monroe Pippenger will be featured at the University of Dayton.

Urban League Youth Forum To Be Held At Ud; Young Scholars Will Study Creative Writing At Ud; Clinic To Be Held At Ud For New Dayton Youth Festival Choir; Scavenger Hunt At Ud Will Benefit Hospice Of Dayton

News Releases

Media tip sheet: Urban league youth forum; a poetry writing session for students from the Dayton Public Schools; a clinic for new Dayton Youth Festival Choir; and a scavenger hunt to benefit Hospice of Dayton.

Aids Information Days Series Continues At Ud; Plays Will Focus On Black Response To Aids, Education; Aids Memorial Quilt Panels To Be On Display; Greek 101 Session Will Focus On Aids

News Releases

Media tip sheet: Continuation of AIDS Information Days; two plays focus on black response to AIDS, AIDS memorial quilt panels on display; a Greek 101 session focusing on AIDS.

Flyer News, Vol. 37, No. 17 (Nov. 9, 1989), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton