Communication and Learning

In this class, students will examine the nature of communication; its relationship to learning and instruction; and the importance of utilizing effective communication strategies in the educational setting. A knowledge and use paradigm is used to guide the curriculum in this course. Each student will develop new knowledge about the role of communication in the classroom and be given the opportunity to put this knowledge to use. Students will participate in a number of activities both inside and outside the classroom. Students will be exposed to various teaching techniques through a variety of modalities and will have an opportunity to observe and practice the information learned through participation in service-learning. Students will learn by reading, writing, viewing, listening, doing, discussing, analyzing, synthesizing, reflecting, and evaluating. This course was developed as part of California Campus Compact's Youth to College Initiative, with funding from Learn and Serve America.