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SDD17: How to Teach So Students Will Listen
Hours: 1.25
In this interactive workshop, there will be a brief overview of the listening process, barriers to effective listening, understanding different types of listening, and explaining listening styles. Then, participants will look at their teaching styles and discuss and analyze ways they can teach to a student population with a variety of listening styles.
After attending our workshop on “how students listen” college faculty members will (1) have a deeper understanding of the stages in the listening process, (2) the common barriers to effective listening that students experience in the classroom, (3) the differences between listening for pleasure, understanding, criticism, and empathy, (4) how a student’s listening style can impact his/her ability to remain attentive during class, and finally, (5) how to adapt one’s teaching style to better help maximize a student’s listening potential.
Shelley Anne Friend holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and a Master of Science degree in Communication. She has taught on the college and university level for many years. Shelley also has served as a communication consultant for many organizations where she trains professionals in interpersonal, persuasive, organizational and intercultural communication. She was selected to study culture, language, government, education, social structures and leadership in Bulgaria through the Fulbright program. The following year she was chosen as faculty for the Fulbright International Summer Institute where she taught Cooperative Learning and Intercultural Sensitivity, also in Bulgaria. She joined the Austin Community College family, as adjunct faculty, four years ago. |
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