100 10:00 – 12:00 noon PDR
KCA Executive Committee Lunch and Business Meeting
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101 12:30 – 1:00
pm Lodge Meeting Room
KCA / TCA Opening Assembly and Welcome
102 1:15 – 2:15 pm Conference Room A
Sponsor: Mass Communication
Moderator: Brooke Quigley, University of Memphis
“It’s Only Television: Reality of the 50’s & 00’s.” Steve Beverly, Union
University
“When Life Doesn’t Go On: A Media Monolith’s Internal Struggle in Covering
the Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy.” Jerald Ogg, University of Tennessee
at Martin
“From Rednecks to Respectability: Nascar in the Media.” Janine Dunlap, Freed-
Hardeman University
103 1:15 – 2:15 pm Conference Room B
Sponsor: Organizational Communication
Moderator: Ralph Hillman,
Middle Tennessee State University
“Using the Communication Audit to Create Visibility for our Discipline Year
2001.” Diane McFarland, Middle Tennessee State University
“Using the Communication Audit to Explore the Communication Issues with
Distant Faculty.” David Johnson, Volunteer State Community College
“Using the Communication Audit as an Exercise in Organizational
Communication.” Alice Crume, SUNY at Brockport
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DOCUMENTATION OF
CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION IN A HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNICATION DICIPLINE
Panelists: Robert
Glenn, Owensboro Community College
Eileen Lewandowski, Prestonsburg Community College
Panelist will discuss the system of achieving promotion within a variety of academic environments which will be detailed and contrasted as it exists within three colleges in Kentucky and Arkansas. Presenters, all of whom were tenured before applying for promotion in the 2000-01 academic cycle, will highlight strategies and techniques colleagues may wish to employ in order to proceed more smoothly through the process at their home institutions. The integrated, symbolic, structural, and communicative elements of the promotion experience will be defined through interpersonal, organizational, and political perspectives. Practical and philosophical information will be shared through discussion, handouts, and a brief video presentation.
2:30 pm
105 2:30 – 3:30 pm Conference Room A
PREPARING THE FUTURE
COMMUNICATION FACULTY (PFCF) FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: CREATING AND
DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS STATE ASSOCIATIONS
Sponsor: Speech Education
Moderator: Enid Waldhart, University of Kentucky Panelist: Davide Girardelli, University of Kentucky Derek Lane, University of Kentucky Enid Waldhart, University of Kentucky Celia Wall, Murray State Kentucky Donna Wills, University of Kentucky Vicki Kegley Wilson, Lexington Commuity College The primary purpose of this panel is to discuss how
institutional partnerships can provide future communication faculty with a clear
understanding of the challenges and unique experiences of being a
communication faculty member in various institutions of higher learning. |
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106 2:30 – 3:30 pm Conference Room B LANGUAGE SKILLS, STUDENT EXPECTATIONS AND BLENDER CLASSES IN PUBLIC SPEAKING Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Chair: Robert West, University of Southern Indiana “Fresh Focus on Improving Language Skills in the Public Speaking Program” Mike Osborn, University of Memphis “Measuring Student Expectations: Developing an Instrument” Robert West & Kristina Wright, University of Southern Indiana “Blender Classes: Public Speaking and (You Name It)” Christine Marley, Union College |
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107 2:30 – 3:30 pm Conference
Room C THE PARTY AIN’T STOPPED YET! Sponsor: University of Memphis A documentary film about the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis. Jim O’Donnell, University of Memphis ___________________3:45pm_____________________ 108 3:45 – 4:45 pm Conference Room A GOING BEYOND THE FIRST STEP? COMTEMPLATING THE FUTURE OF KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE FORENSICSSponsor: Forensics Chair: James Reppert, Southern Arkansas University “The Values of having Community / Technical College Speech Competition.” David Carter, Hopkinsville Community College “The Efforts We Have Made Thus Far: A Discussion of the Past Few Years When We Have Taken the first Step.” Judi Truitt, Jefferson Community College “A Survey of Community/Technical College Interest. “ Bob Glenn, Owensboro Community College “The Fiesta This Fall? A Discussion Contemplating the Future.” Alissa Young, Hopkinsville Community College ______________________________________________________________________ 109 3:45 – 4:45 Conference Room B TENNESSEE STUDENT RESEARCH & PAPER COMPETITION Sponsor: Immediate Past President, TCA Moderator: Suzanne Osborn “A Critical Commentary on Deconstruction from the Perspective of Human Dialogue and the Polls.” Roger Duke, University of the South. “Is the Double-S Cube a Reliable Method for Assessing Effectiveness in Cultures.” Jon Braddy, University of Tennessee Knoxville “Invitational Rhetoric: A Feminist Perspective.” Linda Jurczak, University of Tennessee Knoxville “Ethics in the Communication Classroom” David Gesler, University of Tennessee Knoxville. |
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Conference Room C G.I.F.T.S. Sponsor:
Speech Education
Moderator: Dave Warner, Volunteer State Community College “Mass Communications Web-Based Scavenger Hunt: A Team Activity.” Teresa Collard, University of Tennessee at Martin “Structure / Stage fright / Delivery / Content / Assumptions & Communication: Areas for Concern for Public Speaking Classes.” Ralph Hillman, Middle Tennessee State University “Integrating Service Learning into the Basic Oral Communication Course.” Brooke Quigley & Elisabeth Silverman, University of Memphis
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Conference Room A ADVANCEMENTS INCURRICULAR DESIGN: WEB-ASSISTED COURSWARE APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION Chair: Robert Glenn, Owensboro Community College Panelist: Gary Deaton, Transylvania University
James Reppert, Southern Arkansas University Panelist will discuss interactive courseware applications
are becoming more prevalent as instructional tools in the communication
classroom. Prometheus, developed by
George Washington University, allows instructors to post syllabi, course
outlines, lecture notes and tests online, in addition to giving students
access to discussions and chat sessions.
Other popular courseware applications are Blackboard and Web CT. How can each be used to improve
instruction and student comprehension of course material? Are there any drawbacks, such as software
glitches or lack of institutional guidance through tutorials? Presenters will discuss their particular
courseware systems, sharing syllabi and related handouts with
colleagues. Audience members will be
asked to detail their own experiences or concerns with similar interactive
courseware at their institutions. ______________________________________ 112 6:30 – 7:30 Pavilion A picnic dinner
with your choice of a hamburger or brat and accompanying sides will be served
on the outdoor pavilion adjoining the dock.
Iced tea and soft drinks will be provided. 113 8:00 – 10:00 Boat Dock Enjoy cocktails or
your favorite beverage on Michael and Susan Osborn’s houseboat which they have graciously provided. |
Saturday, September 15 7:00 am 201 7:00 – 8:15 PDR KCA / TCA buffet
breakfast business meeting. |
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______________________________________________________________________ 202 8:30 – 9:30 Conference Room A “Dialogue on Developing and Assessing Communication Competencies in Oral Communication Skills Courses” Sponsor: Moderator: Enid Waldhart, University of Kentucky Panelist: Rosemary Bryant, University of Kentucky Greg Feeney, Lexington Community College Derek Lane, University of Kentucky Enid Waldhart, University of Kentucky Vicki Kegley Wilson, Lexington Community College The panel will deal with several major issues related to learning, teaching, and assessing skills in basic communication performance courses in order to meet SACS accreditation requirements. ______________________________________________________________________ 203 8:30 – 9:30 Conference
Room B BRINGING THEATRE TO THE COMMUNITY Sponsor: Performance Studies Moderator: Judi Truitt, Jefferson Community College This is a roundtable discussion inviting all KCA / TCA members interested in Performance Studies to discuss the challenge of building a theatre program and involving the community in the life of the college 204 8:30 – 9:30 Conference
Room C CURRENT ISSUES IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Moderator: Len Assante, President, TCA “Shame as Abject Communication: A Semiotic View,” Halina Ablamowicz, Tennessee Technological University “Therapeutic Listening,” Gary Lafleur, Morehead State University “Shame as a Social Influence Strategy in Reglious Organizations’ Efforts to Control Media Attendance,” Doug Lepter, Trevecca Nazarene University |
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9:45 205 9:45 – 10:45
Conference Room A “Teaching, Philosophy, and Satisfaction” Sponsor: Speech Education
“The Communication Instructor As A Functional Provider.” Eddie Bryant, The Drama League * “Supporting Teachers of the Future: An Exploratory Examination of the Supportive Communication Graduate Students Receive About Teaching and Levels of Teaching Satisfaction and Efficacy.” Donna Wills, University of Kentucky |
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206 9:45 – 10:45 Conference Room B “We’re Lost, But We’re Making Good Time: Deconstructing Progress in Gender Equality”
* “Unmasking misogyny in R
& B / Hip Hop Music: A Rhetorical
Analysis Hegemonic Masculinity in the Top 20
Songs.” Maria Brann, University Kentucky
* “Bride’s Magazines: Hegemonic Femininity.” Amy Akers, University of Kentucky
“Mars and Venus in the Trash Can:
How Relational Advice Limits
Gender Equality.” Gary Deaton, Transylvania University *Student Paper |
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208 9:45 – 10:45
Conference Room C “Current Issues in Communication: A Patchwork Quilt” “Native Americans in our Culture: A View from the US Postal Service.” Tim
Ashmore, Morehead State University “Life After Retirement.” Vernon Gantt, Murray State University “The Need for Supervisor-Subordinate Dialogue: A Review of the Mary Parker Follet’s Thoughts on Authority & Management.” Walter Kirkpatrick, University of Memphis “Guam: Training Local Scholars in Oral History Interviewing.” Dan Hildenbrandt, Owensboro Community College |
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209 11:00 – 12:00 Conference
Room A “The “Ideal” Communication Curriculum” Discussion Forum: Michelle Violanti, University of Tennessee at Knoxville This is a report from the National Communication Association 210 11:00 - 12:00 Conference Room B “Improving
Communication Textbooks Through Rigorous Processes of Revision and Review." Chair: Jay Bourne, Asbury College Panelist: Robert Glenn, Owensboro Community College
James Reppert, Southern Arkansas University The panelist will discuss how the communication faculty
are often inundated each semester with unsolicited examination copies of
textbooks in their areas of expertise. Depending upon the institution, selection of textbooks is
either an individual or group decision.
How relevant are some textbooks when professors, even in the same
department, teach similar courses in vastly different ways? Are there methods by which textbook
companies can receive realistic, substantive feedback concerning the quality
of communication textbook offerings?
What about student concerns, including readability, significance, and
cost? Presenters will detail the
methods by which they became textbook reviewers in communication, sharing
handouts of their critiques with colleagues.
Audience members will also be given information concerning how they
can become reviewers. |