Volume 33 (2021)
Editor's Summary
The articles presented in Volume 33 encompass a wide range of topics that advance our understanding of basic course pedagogy, practice, and administration.
The Basic Course Forum highlights best practices for matching communication skills with employer desires. Writers were asked to address but were not limited to employer desires for communication skills; curriculum and assignment design ideas to instill these skills in basic course students; best practices for providing practical experience in refining and assessing these desired skills; building collaborations between employers and students; and understanding alumni perspectives on the match (or mismatch) between basic course skills and those skills alumni utilize once employed.
Front Matter
Editor's Page
Brandi N. Frisby
Articles
The Neutrality Myth: Integrating Critical Media Literacy into the Introductory Communication Course
Meggie Mapes, Lindsey Kraus, Elnaz Parviz, and Joshua Morgan
Critical Pedagogy of Preparation: Structuring Best Practices for Introductory Course Relevance
Daniel M. Chick
Student Perceptions of Value: A Qualitative Study of Student Experiences in the Communication Center
Briana M. Stewart, Andie Malterud, Heidi Y. Lawrence, and Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
The Impact of Communication Center Visits on Students’ Performance and Engagement
Nate S. Brophy, Adebanke Loveth Adebayo, and Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
‘Public Speaking is a Skill that Everyone Needs No Matter What’: Exploring Peer Perceptions toward Students on the Autism Spectrum in Basic Course Classrooms
Jill C. Underhill, Victoria Ledford, and Hillary M. Adams
A 14-Year Empirical Analysis of Undergraduates’ Pre- and Post-Test Scores in Three Introductory Communication Courses: Lessons Learned for Pedagogy and Assessment
Sherwyn P. Morreale, Pamela S. Shockley-Zalabak, Barbara Gaddis, Janice Thorpe M.A., Constance M. Staley, and Erica Allgood
A Longitudinal Analysis of Student Learning Gains in Oral Competency
Lynn O. Cooper, Rebecca Border Sietman, and John Vessey
Regulatory Fit Explains Students’ Emotional Responses to Graded Speech Assignments
Chris R. Sawyer, Delwin E. Richey, and Karley A. Goen
Thriving Instead of Surviving: The Role of the Reasoned Action Model in Assessing the Basic Course
Michael E. Burns, Kristen L. Farris, Mark Paz, and Sean Dyhre
Teacher Immediacy Behaviors and Students’ Public Speaking Anxiety: More and Less Helpful than Anticipated
Beau Foutz, Michelle Violanti, Stephanie Kelly, and Suzanne Marie Prentiss
Vocal Fillers, Contagion Effects, and, um, Overlooked Pedagogical Opportunities in the, uh, Public Speaking Classroom
W. Benjamin Myers and Theresa A. Wadkins
Managing Graduate Teaching Assistant Misbehaviors: Perspectives of Basic Course Directors from the Front Porch
Michelle Hershberger
Essays
From TED Talks to TikTok: Teaching Digital Communication to Match Student Skills with Employer Desires
Ashley A. Hanna Edwards
Using the Basic Course to Prepare Digital Natives for New Role as Reverse Mentors
T. Kody Frey, Nicholas T. TATUM, and Troy B. Cooper
Our Basic Course and Communication Skills Training: The Time for Innovation is Now (Yes, Even in a Pandemic)
Suzy Prentiss
Looking Forward to Meet Needs: A Response to Edwards; Frey, Tatum, and Cooper; and Prentiss
Jon A. Hess
Back Matter
Editors
- Editor
- Brandi N. Frisby
- Editorial assistant
- Hayley C. Hoffman
- Review Board
- Lindsey B. Anderson
- LeAnn M. Brazeal
- Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
- Katherine J. Denker
- Karen Kangas Dwyer
- Adam C. Earnheardt
- Deanna L. Fassett
- T. Kody Frey
- Amy L. Housley Gaffney
- Elizabeth Graham
- Jon A. Hess
- Stephen K. Hunt
- John F. Hooker
- Angela M. Hosek
- Marian L. Houser
- Adam C. Jones
- Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff
- Luke LeFebvre
- Joseph Mazer
- David T. McMahan
- W. Bradford Mello
- Kevin R. Meyer
- Scott A. Myers
- C. Kyle Rudick
- Kristina Ruiz-Mesa
- William J. Seiler
- Cheri J. Simonds
- Blair Thompson
- Scott Titsworth
- Joseph M. Valenzano III
- Beth M. Waggenspack
- Samuel P. Wallace
- Tiffany R. Wang
- Joshua N. Westwick
- Andrew D. Wolvin