Category: Communication Studies
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Affordances & Constraints Communication Model
At my university, we are moving towards more technologically enhanced teaching and learning. Along with my colleague from the School of Education, I am helping to oversee the faculty development of online and blended instruction. We are working on ways to better improve our courses’ universal design, such as through multimedia presentations. The goal is…
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Cultivation theory, media socialization and adolescents’ identity formation
(Originally a class paper written in 2003, with the full paper, including references, found here. Related thinking on this topic can be found here.) When a farmer plants a field of corn, he must provide several environmental conditions to ensure it grows. There must be ample sunlight, water, and fertilizer. The temperature should neither be…
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The Whats, Hows and Whys of Film Spectatorship
Earlier this month, Christopher Olson and I presented at the 2013 SCMS conference work I started in my graduate school and he is helping me finalize and expand. These are some preliminary thoughts about approaching the study of how spectators engage with films. Answering the Whats, Hows, and Whys of Film Spectatorship from Dominican University…
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