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Basic Communication Course Annual

Editor reflects on journal's first six years and acknowledges the service and commitment of past editors.

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Using Interactive Video Instruction To Enhance Public Speaking Instruction, Michael W. Cronin, William R. Kennan

Basic Communication Course Annual

This article discusses the nature of interactive video instruction (IVI) and the potential benefits of IVI applications in supplementing instruction in the basic communication course. It describes the IVI programs in oral communication that are currently available, the equipment required to institute IVI, and details possible applications of IVI for instructors, students, and educational institutions.

Interactive Video Instruction For Teaching Organizational Techniques In Public Speaking, Michael W. Cronin

Basic Communication Course Annual

This article describes two interactive videodisc instructional programs for teaching organizational techniques in public speaking and reports the assessment of these programs. Formative evaluations indicate that students enjoyed the level III interactive video instruction (IVI). One-way analyses of variance indicated that students receiving IVI in "Constructing Speaking Outlines" (study 1) or "Developing Key Ideas" (study 2) achieved significantly higher recall/application test scores than did students in the control group in the respective study. Implications for the use of these IVI programs in supplementing traditional public speaking instruction are discussed.

Writing As A Tool For Teaching Public Speaking: A Campus Application, Karla Kay Jensen, Pat Mcqueeney

Basic Communication Course Annual

All basic communication courses seek to improve students' oral communication skills while also deepening their understanding of the theoretical principles and processes underlying effective communication. Writing, whether in the form of formal assignments or informal in-class activities, can help achieve these goals. This paper offers rationales and approaches for incorporating writing throughout basic courses, and illustrates how formal and informal strategies promote an oral/written relationship in these courses. Included are numerous examples of assignments for basic public speaking courses.

Literacy Enhancement And Writing Across The Curriculum: A Motivational Addendum, L. Brooks Hill, Sandra L. Ragan

Basic Communication Course Annual

This "thought piece" supplements the preceding article with complementary information drawn from a national literacy project underwritten by the Ford Foundation. This project attempted to persuade teachers in all disciplines to become more proficient in the use of written exercises and to encourage an expanded conception of literacy as an essential cornerstone of education. As a part of the writing-across-the curriculum (WAC) efforts, this extensive project helped to organize these efforts by identifying the obstacles to enhanced literacy, specifying innumerable techniques for use in diverse contexts, and motivating faculty to intensify their work on this dimension of any curriculum. This …

Obstacles To Overcome In The Implementation Of A Program To Reduce Communication Apprehension In The Basic Public Speaking Course, Bruce C. Mckinney, Stephen J. Pullum

Basic Communication Course Annual

The problem of communication apprehension (CA) is well documented in the speech communication literature and many schools have implemented programs to help students overcome CA, especially CA associated with public speaking. Often times this is done as part of the basic course. However, there are many obstacles to overcome in the implementation of such programs. This article analyzes six common obstacles associated with implementing a program to reduce CA in a special section of the basic communication course.

An Assessment Of Panel Vs. Individual Instructor Ratings Of Student Speeches, David E. Williams, Robert A. Stewart

Basic Communication Course Annual

This study addressed the possibility of utilizing a panel of instructors to evaluate student speeches. Forty-six public speaking students were videotaped during an informative speech assignment. Instructor panels evaluated each speech using the same criteria as the real instructor. This study found that trait error exists in panel grading as it does in individual instructor evaluation. Panel and individual instructor ratings were generally similar but inferior speeches were graded lower by the panel than the real instructor. This suggests that panels may be less likely to experience leniency error and may give more accurate evaluations of weaker speeches. Considerations are …

Ta Mentoring: Issues And Questions, Pamela L. Gray, Martin G. Murray

Basic Communication Course Annual

The widespread use of graduate teaching assistants (TAs) in higher education has generated a search for techniques to improve the quality of teaching of TAs as well as enhance the entire TA experience. One such technique is mentoring. This paper attempts to accomplish four things: (a) delineate issues to be addressed, (b) share feedback from educators with mentoring experience, (c) present questions to guide decision making, and (d) provide a bibliography of literature on mentoring. The information presented comes from a questionnaire administered to basic course directors, a conference discussion on mentoring and the personal experiences of the authors.

Meeting Certification Requirements For Teacher Certification Through The Basic Course, S. Clay Willmington, Kay E. Neal, Milda M. Steinbrecher

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This article explains how one institution of higher education designed their basic course to include communication proficiency for teachers as an integral part of the course. Features of the course include the following standardized assessments: a 60-question multiple-choice exam to assess cognitive proficiency; a one-on-one interpersonal encounter to assess interpersonal proficiency; a speech to inform to assess public speaking proficiency; and the use of the Steinbrecher-Willmington Listening Test to assess listening.

Instructional Resource Innovations For The Introductory Communication Course, Craig Newburger

Basic Communication Course Annual

The following four articles represent the proceedings of an SCA Seminar held at the New Orleans convention: "Instructional Resource Innovations for the Introductory Communication Course." These monographs detail four multi-media resource areas that introductory communication course directors can consider: Storytelling — the student-as-medium (Pamela Cooper); Visualization — the student-as-medium (Joe Ayres and Debbie M. Ayres); Self-confrontation — applications involving the use of videotape with public speaking instruction (Craig Newburger, Linda Brannon, and Arlie Daniel); and Computer-Mediated-Communication (Gerald M. Santoro and Gerald M. Phillips).

Stories As Instructional Strategy: Teaching In Another Culture, Pamela Cooper

Basic Communication Course Annual

This article describes the use of story as an instructional strategy in a basic communication course taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The Role Of Performance Visualization In The Basic Public Speaking Course: Current Applications And Future Possibilities, Joe Ayres, Debbie M. Ayres

Basic Communication Course Annual

This essay discusses current applications of visualization as well as future possible applications. At present visualization is used to help people cope with speech anxiety. Of the versions of visualization currently available, performance visualization seems superior because it helps people reduce anxiety and improve their presentation skills. The conditions under which performance visualization ought to be employed are discussed along with potential refinements in the procedure. The second section of the essay suggests that visualization may play a broader role in public speaking courses than it currently does. We point out that public speaking courses are grounded in a western …

Self-Confrontation And Public Speaking Apprehension: To Videotape Or Not To Videotape Student Speakers?, Craig Newburger, Linda Brannon, Arlie Daniel

Basic Communication Course Annual

This study examines the impact of self-confrontation (self-viewing of videotaped speeches) on student public speaking apprehension. Subjects who were confronted with their videotaped speeches (as post-performance feedback) did not experience a reduction in their public speaking apprehension, while subjects who were not so confronted did experience a significant reduction. The experience of presenting several speeches before an audience appears to be the intervening variable that invoked the reduction in public speaking apprehension, while self-confrontation appears to inhibit this reduction.

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Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Broadbent, Stephanie. Sink Accident Leaves Students in Hot Water – Keen Hall, Alcohol
• Tungate, Matthew. Workers Pushing for Regent Position
• Good, Epha. Higher Education: Other States Cutting Back, Too – Higher Education Review Commission
• Parking Ticket Leads to Arrest – LeMichael Finney
• Christmas Lecture on Star Planned – Hardin Planetarium
• Santa Claus Could Use These Ideas
• Editorial Cartoon Santa Claus’ Gifts for WKU
• People Poll: What Would Be the Perfect Christmas Gift for You This Year?
• Bunnell, David. For One Woman, Pain Began After Abortion …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 17, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Dr. Frank Conley
• Celebrating Tchaikovsky with Winter Reveries - Bowling Green Western Symphony
• Dedicated to Sunny Memories - Cherry Sundial
• Helping the Elderly Maintain Quality - Center for Research on Applied Gerontology
• Skipper, Bob. Perspective on National Health Care and Kentucky
• Warmth, Women and the Children - WKU Campus Child Care

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Broadbent, Stephanie. Housing Intercepts Football Players’ Vandalism – Keen Hall, Housing & Residence Life
• Tungate, Matthew. Money: Standards for School Funding Set
• Ang, Dawn. A Witness to the World – Ruth Hand, Wesley Chapel, Religion
• Post Office Gets Extended Hours
• Instructor Who Was Willing to Give So Much for So Little Dies at Age 47 – Terry Jones
• Students Don’t Deserve Hassle – Housing & Residence Life
• Student Government Association Has Lost Its Priorities
• Editorial Cartoon WKU Dorm Life, We’re Not Responsible For . . …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Broadbent, Stephanie. Residents Say Resident Assistants’ Mistakes Spoiled the Day – Housing & Residence Life
• Daniels, Jerry. Students Celebrate African Holiday – Kwanzaa
• Tungate, Matthew. Money Madness: Graduation Rates Could Affect Universities’ State Funding – Budget, Higher Education Review Commission
• Root, Tonya. Brady Bill May Be Hard to Enforce, Some Officials Say – Gun Control
• Former Business Professor Dies – Richard Taylor
• 3 Arrested for Having Stolen Goods – Barry Stephens, Sean Smith, April Depper
• Professor to Serve on Council – Camilla Collins, Accreditation
• Ray …

Ua12/2/1 A Herald Christmas, Wku Student Affairs

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Special Christmas edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Browning, Jennifer. Bourbon, Brand Names Top Savvy Shoppers’ Lists
• Nations, Jeff. Christmas Wishes & Holiday Humor Make A Christmas Story Worth Seeing – Movie Review
• Potters Wheeling, Dealing Today – Ceramic Art Association
• Hardin Planetarium Lights Up for Christmas
• Holiday Season Blooms With Club’s Poinsettias – Horticulture Club
• Quarles, Mitchell. Catalog: Students Letting Their Fingers Do the Shopping
• Ang, Dawn. Community Offers Spirit of Christmas in Plays, Exhibits
• Whipple, Catherine. When Money’s Away, the Plastic Will Pay – Credit Cards
• Ritchie, Christa. Nose Hair Clippers Make Most Hated Gift List
• Ritchie, Christa. …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xii, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

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Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Morris, Linda. Faculty Regent Avoiding State Vehicle Taxes – Ray Mendel
• Burnham, Maria. Dead Milkmen: Students Slam to the Music – Concerts
• Tungate, Matthew. Faculty Workload Could Affect State Funding – Budget
• Student Dies in Car Accident – Daniel Swinney
• In the Spotlight – Topperettes
• You Don’t Need Money to Help Others – 12 Hour Homeless & Hunger Awareness
• Lee, John. Editorial Cartoon WKU Helping Nashville Homeless
• People Poll: What Can Students Do to Help Others for Thanksgiving?
• Lowry, Mark. Standards Are Lower for Minorities …

Newsletter Vol. Xvii, No. 3, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Executive Committee Report
• Benefits Committee Report
• Faculty Regent Report
• Old Business - University Library Oversight Committee
• New Business - comprehensive university

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Bernardy, Alan. Hoops Hysteria: Fans Enthused Despite Defeat – Basketball
• Tungate, Matthew. Students, Others Could Decide University’s Financial Future – Budget
• Root, Tonya. The Bomb May Not Be Real, But the Robber Was – Bank Robberies, Cumberland Federal Savings Bank
• Assistant Dean Receives Award – Frank Conley
• Red Cross Sponsors Blood Drive
• Diversity Is More Than Black, White – Student Government Association
• Editorial Cartoon Minority Scholarships
• People Poll: What Do You Think About the Bill That Makes It a Federal to Blockade Abortion Clinics?
• Bunnell, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 16, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Art Faculty Exhibition Opens Tomorrow
• Getting to Know African-American Scientists
• Meredith, Thomas. Governor's Review Commission on Higher Education
• Strengthening Canadian Studies
• Hall, Jeff. Finley Baird: She's Making a Difference
• Henry Baughman's All-Star Tennis Player
• McCauley, Laura. When JFK Was Shot, I Was . . .
• Williamson, Nikole. The Letters of Henry L. Jackson
• Williamson, Nikole. Who is Princess Shirinsky?

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Good, Epha. Western Asked to Help Private Colleges – Owensboro Citizens Committee on Higher Education
• Flynn, Leslie. Student Government Association: Proposal Expands Minority Definition
• Brown, Karen. It’s Tip-Off Time – Basketball
• Western Linked with Canada, Mexico – NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement
• James Ramsey, Workers Discuss Shift – Facilities Services
• Higher Education Review Commission Meets Today
• Expectations Aren’t Always Proven True – Basketball
• Editorial Cartoon Big Red’s Basketball Trophies
• People Poll: Can Western’s Basketball Team Beat University of North Carolina?
• Parke, Michelle. Equestrian Team …

Ua12/2/1 Hoops On The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

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Special basketball edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Nations, Jeff. The Three Qs: Quickness, Quickness, Quickness
• Nations, Jeff. Sole Senior: Cypheus Bunton Leads by Example
• Varney, Dennis. Full-Court Pressure
• Varney, Dennis. After Sitting Out a Season, Gwen Doyle Ready for Action
• Topper Trivia
• Frakes, Jason. Jeff Rogers: Junior College All-American Feeling the Pressure
• Varney, Dennis. Foreign Player Adjusting to Western – Jaana Heikkila, International Students
• Western, University of New Orleans Top Sun Belt Polls
• 1993-1994 Basketball Rosters
• Lady Tops: Two Polls Place Team in Top Five
• Batters, Tom. Paul Sanderford Teaches More Than Basketball
• Nations, Jeff. Doubters Beware: Tops Will …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Cecil, Jill. Bar Owners Buzzing Over Group’s Letter – Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Cecil, Jill. Alcohol Advertisements Not Wasted on Students
• Tungate, Matthew. Tuition Hike Not as High as Some Believe
• Fritz, Craig. It’s Showtime Photospread – Paddy Murphy, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Broadbent, Stephanie. Pipeline Breaks; Major Repairs Needed – Facilities Services, Utilities
• Life Sentence Asked for Murderer – Cecil Simmons, Kristi Hedden
• $450 a Day Spent on Hot Air – Facilities Services, Utilities
• Housing Can’t Meet All Demands – Housing & Residence Life, International Students …