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Nonverbal Immediacy in the Classroom:
Jessica Marsh Thacker
Communication Studies
Endowed Professorship
Rationale
immediacy?
Engagement?
"Teaching is not acting, yet good teachers do expect to affect their audience when they talk: to capture their attention, to inspire, to provoke thoughts and questions. Students feel it and respond accordingly."
--Ken Bain
Rationale
retention?
Proposal
Kinesics
Proxemics
Paralanguage
Proposal
* Create upper level course (CMST 3910 or
CMST 4999) in which communication majors would engage in student research and observation regarding the impacts of studying and employing nonverbal communication techniques in the classroom.
* Based on the compiled research, the students would create a presentation/workshop available to both LSUA faculty and faculty in three local high schools.
* Students may also attend and/or submit to the Southern States Communication Association convention in Frisco, TX
(90th Annual Convention: April 1-5, 2020)
Expenses
Expenses
Costs include conference travel (example: Conference fees for 4 students $2000 or 4 @$500)
Workshop publication expenses for advertising and promotion as well as handouts/curriculum
Travel expenses to local high schools
(Gas, meals, etc)
Impact on Students
Impacts on LSUA
1. Opportunities for student research in higher-level thinking
2. Practical application of learning
3. Study and practice in presenting and facilitating participatory activities for faculty
4. Travel opportunities and exposure to other communication professionals
5. Possibility of publication of research findings
Impacts
1. Increased awareness and knowledge of nonverbal immediacy in the classroom
2. Creating or strengthening of meaningful student relationships that positively affect student perceptions of both faculty and LSUA as a whole
3. Potential retention impacts as positive student experiences in the classroom translate to improved experiences at the university
4. Strengthening relationships with the local community to increase the positive presence of
LSUA in our area high schools