Monthly Archives: January 2012
Guest post on stage fright
| 21 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Speaking |
I have a guest post up on SpeakingAgent.com about Stage Fright. Check it out, and the other posts on Saul Farber’s blog as well.
Flipped classrooms hold implications for communication (part 2)
| 16 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Communication, Education, Technology and learning |
Esher Sketch photo credit: Wild Guru Larry In Flipped classrooms hold implications for communication (part 1), we talked about an experiment I’m conducting this term, and explored the background a bit. In this part, let’s explore some of the advantages of the flip, especially for students. Inside out There are certain advantages for students getting…
Flipped classrooms hold implications for communication (part 1)
| 15 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Education, Technology and learning |
photo credit: MichaelLaMartin I’m trying an experiment this semester in the college classes I teach. In various circles it’s called a “flipped” or an “inverted” classroom, a term I’m not completely comfortable with, but it’s a handy term at the moment. While relatively new, it is rooted in ideas and practices that are not, and…
On a personal note: probably no posts for a week or so
| 10 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Administrivia, Miscellany, Thoughts |
Forgive me if this gets too personal. It’s just that we are just about 18 hours away from major surgery on my special needs daughter, and I need to get some community support. There are a lot of “on the other hands” here. It is major surgery. On the other hand, it’s not uncommon (scoliosis…
Students need to get a jump on social media
| 7 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Social media, Technology and learning |
photo credit: HonestReporting.com It’s easy to assume college students have social media all figured out. Experience shows, though, that while many are savvy about Facebook, they may not realize they need to build a social media presence in other avenues before graduation rather than after. Sue Murphy notes in her article Social Media Success Tips for Students two particular…
Choice of fact selection will bias your communication
| 6 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Communication, Thoughts |
Last week we talked a little about the impossibility of reporting “Just the Facts.” I wasn’t actively looking for examples this week, but one just jumped up and slapped me in the face. I followed a Twitter link to Mashable’s story entitled Kelly Clarkson’s Album Sales Down After Ron Paul Twitter Endorsement, intrigued by the headline.…
Just the facts? The way you say it matters
| 2 January 2012 | Posted by Donn King under Communication |
photo credit: goldberg “Just the facts” is a phrase not only a part of American culture, but part of a values system–as if the facts can be separated from the expression of facts. Here’s the reality: there is no such thing as facts apart from the expression of those facts, and the expression of facts…
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