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Protecting Communication Departments: Reflections On The Nebraska Experience, Ronald Lee, William J. Seiler

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Eight years ago, in the first week of the 1991 fall semester, the Acting Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs announced a series of vertical budget cuts that included the elimination of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s department of Speech Communication (now Communication Studies). Over the next seven months the department fought against the proposed action. In March 1992, the Budget Reduction Review Committee voted against the Vice Chancellor’s recommendation. Later in the month, the Academic Planning Committee also voted to rescind the budget cutting measure.

These actions ended the battle and assured the continuation of the department. In an earlier …

Attitudes Of Oregon Agricultural Science And Technology Teachers Toward Integrating Science, Gregory W. Thompson, Mark A. Balschweid

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of Oregon Agricultural Science and Technology (AST) teachers toward integrating science into their agricultural education programs. Results of the study indicated that almost one fourth of Oregon 's AST teachers have a teaching credential with a science endorsement, while almost half the teachers indicated students receive science credit for agriculture classes in their high school. Teachers felt prepared to teach biological and physical science concepts and that integrating science into agriculture classes has increased their ability to teach students to solve problems. Teachers believed that administrator and parental support for …

Acuta Enews December 1998, Vol.27, No. 12

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Increase in PICC Charges Delayed

Looking for Answers in '99

Overheard on the Listserve

411 Newsletter Salary Survey

Beefing Up User Support on Campus

Board Report

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews November 1998, Vol.27, No. 11

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Student Paper Competition

University of Oregon Overhauls Two-Way Radio Systems

Overheard on the Listserve

FTC Web Site: Information You Can Use

Board Report

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews October 1998, Vol.27, No. 10

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FCC Approves Two-Way Digital ITFS and MDS Communications

Recognizing Our Best

Board Report

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews September 1998, Vol.27, No. 9

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Is xDSL Right for Your Campus?

Delegate It!

A Commitment to Service

DC at a Glance

Board Report

Positions Available

Welcome New Member

Acuta Enews August 1998, Vol.27, No. 8

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Annual Conference Highlights

Board Report

Tek-Futures: Leading-Edge Technologies for the 21st Century

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews July 1998, Vol.27, No. 5

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ACUTA Board of Directors '98-'99

Board Report

Is This an ACUTA Anniversary for You?

New Fiber Optics

DC at a Glance

Connecting Off-Campus Housing to the Network

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews June 1998, Vol.27, No. 6

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CICs Go to 4 Digits June 30

Winners Announced in Second Annual Student Papers Competition

Board Report

Do You Have a Story?

UNM Admissions Goes Online

FYI: Digital Decay

PRI ISDN at UMSL

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews May 1998, Vol.27, No. 5

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Board Approves Slate of Nominees

Moderators &Monitors Needed in San Diego!

Board Report

Let there be (Blue) Light!

Contractors on Your Campus?

DC at a Glance

Book Your Room for San Diego NOW!

Positions Available

Welcome New Member

Acuta Enews April 1998, Vol.27, No. 4

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Achievement Award Nominations

Cornell to Host Local Event June 8 and 9

Board Report

Using Digital Imagery to Enhance Design Efforts

From ACUTA Headquarters

DC at a Glance

Local Event

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Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews March 1998, Vol.27, No. 3

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Nominate Now for Board of Directors

Change Reflects Our Growth

Student Paper Competition Deadline

Board Report

"Click Here to Enter a Sweepstakes"

ACUTA Local Event

Spotlight

Maureen Trimm Is New Director-at-Large

Are You Listening?

DC at a Glance

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Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews February 1998, Vol.27, No. 2

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Call for Nominations

ACUTA Board of Directors 1998-1999

Board Report

ACUTA 1998 EVENTS

International Project Aims to Determine What IT Services Really Cost

DC at a Glance

Positions Available

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews January 1998, Vol.27, No. 1

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School NOT Required to Contribute to USF

What's Your Biggest Challenge for 1998?

Board Report

Spotlight

Analyzing Cable Needs and Planning for the Future at CMU

Tech Partners at Cal State

Directories Are Here!

DC at a Glance

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Welcome New Members

Problem-Based Learning: Preparing Students To Succeed In The 21st Century, Barbara J. Duch, Deborah E. Allen, Harold B. White Iii

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

College graduates who can think critically, solve complex problems, communicate clearly, and work effectively in teams will be prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. Problem-based learning (PBL) helps students develop these crucial skills.

Keys To Using Learning Groups Effectively, Larry K. Michaelsen

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Irrespective of such factors as subject matter and class size, small group work can produce positive motivational and learning outcomes. The key is appropriately managing the variables discussed in this essay.

Adding Online Computer Methods To Your Repertoire Of Teaching Strategies, Nancy A. Diamond

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

On-line teaching methods offer interesting strategies for teaching whatever you already want to teach. This essay describes a broad range of on-line methods and details the elements necessary for their optimal use.

Relating Student Experience To Courses And The Curriculum, Virginia S. Lee

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay offers a rationale for incorporating students’ personal experience into the curriculum and techniques for doing so to facilitate both cognitive and affective curricular objectives.

The Critical Match Between Motivation To Learn And Motivation To Teach, Ronald Teeples, Harvey Wichman

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Student motives to learn cannot be effectively understood as something independent of prevailing pedagogies, which are shaped by motives to teach. The authors discuss bringing these two aspects of motivation into closer congruence.

Developing A Philosophy Of Teaching Statement, Nancy Van Note Chism

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Suggestions are presented for preparing a statement about one’s philosophy of teaching in relationship to the preparation of a teaching portfolio. Included are ideas on developing several common components of such statements.

Writing To Learn, Judith Kalman, Calvin Kalman

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The authors explain a technique that discourages the viewing of material as an agglomeration of disembodied facts and fosters students’ awareness of the concepts underlying the topics being discussed.

The Effects Of An Agricultural Literacy Treatment On Participating K-12 Teachers And Their Curricula, Mark A. Balschweid, Gregory K. Thompson, R L. Cole

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Oregon State University ‘s Summer Agriculture Institute (SAI) is an agricultural literacy program aimed at Oregon 3 non-agriculture K-I2 teachers. Since the debut of this program in 1998, no study has been conducted to determine SAI ‘s effectiveness with participating K-12 teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which participating teachers used the material received at SAI in their curricula, and to determine teacher perceptions of the content, structure, and usability of the agricultural literacy program presentations and materials. Additionally, the study sought to iden@ existing barriers that prevented teachers from integrating agriculture into their …

Academic Civility Begins In The Classroom, Roger G. Baldwin

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Values and traditions supporting academic civility are learned in the classroom. This essay discusses the role of the college professor in promoting civil discourse and nurturing overall academic civility.

Envisioning A Capstone Course In Communication: The View From A Departmental Armchair, William J. Seiler

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

For many departments, the need to develop an assessment package has been the driving force in the consideration of adding a capstone course to their communication curricula. But there are other reasons to justify the creation of such a course. In general, the capstone course has been described by some as a course in which students are required to integrate diverse bodies of knowledge to solve a problem or formulate a policy of societal importance. The dictionary describes a capstone as the “final or crowning part.” That may be a bit presumptuous, but it illustrates the notion of what most …

Acuta Enews December 1997, Vol. 26, No. 12

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Sixth Annual Institutional Excellence Awards Competition

Slamming on the Rise

President's Column

Slamming

Board Report

A Great Seminar

Board Approves New Appointments

Meet Me at.... UM

Technology Timetable

On the Move

1998 ACUTA Events

Spotlight

DC at a Glance

Journal Editorial Calendar for 1998

Welcome New Members

Acuta Enews November 1997, Vol. 26, No. 11

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Second Annual ACUTA Student Paper Competition

SLCC Telecom Bails Out

Board Report

SLCC

President's Column

Negotiating a Wireless Contract

Seminar Looks at Networks, Legislative & Regulatory Issue

Is There a Back Door to Your Long Distance?

DC at a Glance

Welcome New Members

Rat Wire Schools

Spotlight

Acuta Enews October 1997, Vol. 26, No. 10

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Marketing Ethernet at Mizzou

Board Report

President's Message

Maximizing Call Center Potential

Welcome New Members

ACUTA Committees at Work

Spotlight

Mizzou

Marketing Committee Needs You!

Lisa Cheshire, CMP

Semer Chairs ASAE Technology Section

DC at a Glance

ACUTA Event Calendar

"Telco Network Whale"

Acuta Enews September 1997, Vol. 26, No. 9

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Telecom Goes Marketing

Board Report

President's Message

Marketing Telecom

Thanks to Sprint for Sponsoring Directory

User Groups Meet in Atlanta and Online

Resource Library Update

Last Call for Directory Updates!

On the Move....

Guide to Distance Learning Available

Internet Call Manager

Spotlight

DC at a Glance

Welcome New Members

ACUTA Event Calendar

Acuta Enews August 1997, Vol. 26, No. 8

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26th Annual Conference: Highlights from Atlanta

Board Report

President's Message

Rains Came Down, Floods Came Up

Faster Internet Access Over Existing Wiring

Spotlight

Directory Update

Welcome New Members

DC at a Glance

ACUTA Event Calendar

Instant Info

Acuta Enews July 1997, Vol. 26, No. 7

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ACUTA Conference Webcast

Board of Directors 1997-98

Board Report

President's Message

Welcome New Members

Music on Hold: Too Soft... Too Loud

Voicemail: Technology We Love to Hate

Spotlight

Anniversaries to Be Recognized

DC at a Glance

Supreme Court Rules Against Communications Decency Act