The article, “Information Recall of Four Elements Among Young Newspaper Readers,” written by Wayne Wanta and Jay Remy (Newspaper Research Journal 16 [2], 1992), examines the ability of high school students to process and recall information contained in four different print-newspaper elements. The elements were: in-story texts, graphics, index boxes, and pullout quotes. I believeContinue reading “INFO RECALL”
Tag Archives: Education
GO TO LUNCH
As I taught my course this past semester, I was increasingly concerned that not all of my students felt comfortable sharing their thoughts and perspectives with the class. Southern Utah University has a predominantly Caucasian-American, LDS student body. There is nothing wrong with this, as I have thoroughly enjoyed my interactions within the SUU community,Continue reading “GO TO LUNCH”
LYING
Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, by Sissela Bok is the single most influential and groundbreaking piece of literature on the subject of lying. This book explores the ethics of lying, motivations for lying, and in which scenarios that lying is justified. If we are being truly honest with ourselves, we can acceptContinue reading “LYING”
MY STYLE
I successfully survived my first semester as a teacher. And instead of going out to celebrate, I sit here on my recliner and reflect on what happened. How did I get to this point in my life? Why did I decide to pursue teaching? I don’t have all the answers, nor do I know how thingsContinue reading “MY STYLE”
911 CALLS
For a school assignment, I recently read a fascinating research article. The article, “When Questioning Turns to Face Threat: An Interactional Sensitivity in 911 Call-Taking,” by Sarah Tracy, can be found here. This article was both interesting and a prime example of a well-structured research article. The article focuses on the positive and negative aspectsContinue reading “911 CALLS”
TEACHING SURPRISE
The night before my first day of teaching at Southern Utah University, a single thought caused me enormous amounts of anxiety: “What if I don’t like teaching?” Teaching at a university has been my only real plan for the past few years. The opportunity to teach was the main reason why I chose SUU overContinue reading “TEACHING SURPRISE”
Framing Theory
For my thesis I have been studying up on framing theory. It may not be the most exciting blog post you’ve ever read, but…wait…it just might be! No, it really won’t be. But I think it’s cool. What is Framing Theory Framing theory was originally introduced by a renowned sociologist named Erving Goffman. In hisContinue reading “Framing Theory”
GOOD TEACHER
It’s been three whole weeks since I started teaching a section of Interpersonal Communications at Southern Utah University. The opportunity to teach as I worked towards earning my master’s degree was one of the biggest reasons why I brought my family to SUU. Upon graduation, I felt that this program would best prepare me forContinue reading “GOOD TEACHER”
GRAD SCHOOL
When Summer and I began looking at graduate programs almost two years ago, we were drawn to three very different programs for three very different reasons. The first was Texas Tech. I met with two professors from their communications program about their (relatively) new Masters of Sports Communication program. Sports are my great passion, andContinue reading “GRAD SCHOOL”
FACULTY TRAINING
Last week I attended my first faculty training. Well, now that I think of it, I have actually attended three or four faculty trainings at BYU-Idaho. But this was my first faculty training where I was actually getting trained, not just taking notes for real faculty members. Anyways, last week I attended my first facultyContinue reading “FACULTY TRAINING”
Hayden Coombs 