Post on 04-Jan-2016
COMM 470 Agenda - Week 1
• An Introduction to Dr. Andrew Finn
• Syllabus
• Student Expectations (Exercise)
• Implicit and Explicit Course Agreements
• Team Formation
• Student Introductions (Exercise)
• Lecture• Components of Listening
Who I Am . . .• Dr. Andrew Finn
• Web Site: www.umd.edu/~afinn• E-mail: afinn@umd.edu• Home: 703-425-1641• Cell: 703-850-7003• Skinner: 301-405-7447
• My Intention for this Semester:• We Learn a Lot• Everybody Makes It• Highest Grades EVER in COMM 470• We Have FUN and ENJOY Coming to Class
Learning Teams
Pedagogical Principles• Student Learning - not Professor Teaching
• Discussion is More Engaging than Lecture
• Learn the Material, then Apply It
Why I Use Teams• Students Learn MUCH More
Why Businesses Use Teams• Rapidly Shifting Tasks
• Empowerment, Self-Direction
What Organizations Valuehttp://www.cox.com/CoxCareer
• Critical thinking -- seeing the big picture and being analytical; comprehending what you read
Communication -- getting your point across effectively when writing and speaking
Visionary qualities -- brainstorming, looking to the future, setting goals
Self-motivation -- showing a willingness to take the initiative
What Organizations Value
Proficiency with information -- being inquisitive, curious, and resourceful; knowing how to conduct research
Global-minded -- understanding and showing an interest in other cultures and getting along with diverse groups of people
Teamwork -- working well with others to achieve common goals
http://www.cox.com/CoxCareer
Preliminary ExerciseOn a Scale of: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10,
Where 1 = Very Low and 10 = Very High
Please Rate Your Knowledge of:• Communication (Courses and the Major)
• Your Current Level of Listening Skills
• Your Knowledge of APA Style
• Your Level of Introversion
• Your Overall ‘Expectations’ for This Course
• Then:• Add all the scales to give yourself an overall score (between 5
and 50)
• Write it on a half sheet of paper
Learning Teams
Components of Learning Teams• Readiness Assessment Tests
• In-Class Team Exercises
• Team Projects• TP1: Peer Evaluation Procedures &
Criteria
• Evaluating Peers
• Helping Behavior
In-Class Team Exercise 1
First do individually . . .
• Draw a vertical line down a paper
• list Negative Thoughts about . . .• Group Work / Team Assignments
• then list Positive Thoughts about Both
Repeat the process for the idea of:• Sharing Information About Yourself
then do as a team (use the “official” form)
Concerns You May Have
• The Type of Work
• Do I Really Want to Learn This Stuff?
• This is B O R I N G !
• I’ve Been in Teams -and One Person Does All the Work
• Why Do I Have to Reveal Stuff About Myself?
• Does this Guy Know What He is Talking About?
Housekeeping / Logistics
Tasks for EVERYONE:• “Circle” the number on the Class List
• Fill in your information on the Team Roster
Tasks for each TEAM:• Pick a time to meet between class 1 and 3
• Choose a team name (soon)
• Team Photos will be Taken in Class Next Wed.
Housekeeping – After Class
Tasks for each TEAM:• Download MS Word file from Website, then E-
mail Team Roster to your TA
• Prepare for TP1, TP2
• Choose a Team Name
Semester Activities
• Thinking
• Shifting Paradigms
• Learning Teams
• Learning New Ways to Listen
• Learning New Ways to Speak
The Field of Communication Studies
Primary Sub-disciplines• Interpersonal Comm
• Mass Comm
• Rhetoric (Public Comm)
The Central Focus of Communication • Messages
• Message Creation, Message Interpretation
The View of the Individual in Social Science
Psychology• Stimulus – Response
• The “Organism” is Passive
Communication• S – M – C – R
• The Receiver is Passive
New Paradigm in the 70s-80s• The Receiver is an Active Being
Listening
A Subset of• Interpersonal Comm
• Mass Comm
• Public Comm
Taken for Granted• No Resume Lists ‘Listening Skills’
• There is Very Little Training
Worldviews and Paradigms
Worldview• The Sum of Your Paradigms
Paradigms• A Specific Approach to a Phenomenon
• A Specific Approach to a Situation
• A Specific Approach to a Person or People
In-Class Team Exercise 1b
First do individually . . .
• List your Paradigms about Listening• Listening to Friends
• Listening to Parents
• Listening to Small Children
• Listening to Teachers (Lecturing)
then do as a team (use the “official” form)