ACADEMIC
TEACHING LOGS
for
Derek R. Lane, Ph.D.
1999-2000
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
1998-1999
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
1997-1998
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
1996-1997
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
1999-2000
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
COM
252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (www.uky.edu/~drlane/interpersonal)
Examines
basic verbal and nonverbal elements affecting communication between individuals
in family, peer group, and work contexts. Course requires participation
in activities designed to develop interpersonal communication skills.
Topics include: Strategy, development, relationship, conversation management,
effective listening, conflict management, defensive communication, communication
anxiety, cultural/sex differences in communication style.
Served
as course director responsible for several additional sections taught
by Jenny Armendarez, Chuck Bryant, Rosemary Bryant, Judith Bussey, Kirk
Duthler, Karen Krumrey-Fulks, Cynthia Matthews, Holly Payne, Gaelle Picherit,
and John Strada during 1999-2000. I conducted weekly staff meetings
during the Fall 1999 semester to discuss pedagogy and strategies for enhancing
the curriculum which included additional refinement of a pretest-post-test
assessment procedure to quantify statistically significant improvements
in student learning. Holly Payne became assistant course director
in the Spring 2000 semester.
COM
281 Communication in Small Groups
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/groups)
A
study of communication processes in small group situations. Topics
include conflict, leadership, and decision-making. Students participate
in group discussion and develop skills in analyzing group performance.
(taught three sections in 1999-2000)
Also
served as course director responsible for four additional sections during
1999-2000. The spring semester was especially exciting as students
were able to experience first hand the challenges of an outdoor low/high
“ropes course” in an effort to enhance their team building skills.
COM
351 Introduction to Communication Theory
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
Considers
various theoretical perspectives which lead to a more thorough understanding
of communication processes. Begins with discussion of the development
of theory and inquiry. Includes perspectives of systems, cognitive,
behavioral, affective, symbolic interactionist, dramatic, cultural and
social reality, interpretive and critical theories. (Course is team taught
with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It was redesigned
as a cohort to COM 365). (taught one section during 1999-2000).
COM
365 Introduction to Communication Research Methods (www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
An
introduction to the methods of philosophy of scientific research into the
origins, nature, and effects of communication processes. Provides
skills necessary for designing research projects and for interpreting and
critically evaluating research results.
(Course
is team taught with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It
was redesigned as a cohort to COM 351). (taught one sections during
1999-2000).
COM
395 Communication Training and Development
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/train)
This
course explores communication training and development as a research and
teaching focus for students interested in applied communication. Tim Buckingham
has learned how to identify and assess communication competence and how
to develop training programs to enhance communication competency.
He is conducting a needs assessment for the University of Kentucky
Department of Communication Advising program and designing a training program
based on the results. (Taught one section during 1999-2000).
COM
395 Instructional Leadership Styles in K-12 Contexts
This
independent study was designed for Jean McDannold as a continuation of
research she began in the cohort. Both Jean's parents are high school teachers
so she was able to obtain access to an entire high school and collect data
regarding instructional leadership styles. (Taught one section
during 1999-2000).
COM
395 Interaction Effects of Gender and Perceived Leader Effectiveness
This
independent study was designed for Erin McMorrow as a continuation of research
she began in the cohort and as part of her Honors curriculum. She has spread
the research over two semesters. (Taught one section during
1999-2000).
COM
395 Recasting Groupthink as a Consequence of Ineffective Leadership
This
independent study was designed for Cartwright Stephens as a continuation
of research he began in the cohort. The results of this study were
presented at the GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM and at the SSCA Undergraduate Honors
Conference in New Orleans. (Taught one section during 1999-2000).
COM
454 HONORS: Communication Capstone
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/capstone)
Communication
454 is designed as the capstone course for communication majors. It is
aimed at providing students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge
and skills they have acquired as communication majors as well as provide
experiences for students to exhibit competent communication skills learned
during their program of study in order to prepare for a career in communication.
By working on a capstone project that draws on prior course work and that
culminates in a speech and senior capstone paper, students utilize their
critical thinking skills in synthesizing previous course work and extend
and develop their own original ideas. By integrating their knowledge and
skills students will also demonstrate that they possess them.
Thus,
the major objective of the course is to integrate the student's college
course work through developing a project. The course also has a secondary
objective of evaluating, for the purposes of a departmental assessment
of student outcomes, the student's written and oral communication skills
and the students' knowledge of the subject matter, theories, and methods
of the communication discipline. (Taught one section during
1999-2000).
CJT
601 Graduate Seminar in Instructional Communication
(http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/intrograd)
Introduction
to Graduate Studies provides students with a broad, general framework from
which to conceptualize communication as an academic discipline. At the
conclusion of the course students are able to demonstrate competencies
in understanding the complex nature of communication in terms of the history
and origins, predominant contexts and accompanying theories, philosophical
orientations, and meta-theoretical assumptions, as well as methodological
perspectives from which to conduct communication research and build communication
theories. (Taught one section during 1999-2000).
CJT
780 Graduate Seminar in Instructional Communication
(http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/instructional)
This
graduate course concentrates on developing understandings about, and competencies
in, instructional processes. It is aimed at achieving the following
goals: 1) To enable teachers to conceptualize the teaching-learning
process in terms of communication variables; 2) To develop in teachers
an awareness of the distinctive characteristics and unique requirements
of instructional communication; 3) To encourage in teachers
a recognition of and desire to develop specific instructional communication
competencies; and 4) To assist teachers in developing specific instructional
communication competencies through personal inquiry. (Taught one
section during Summer 1999 eight-week session).
CJT
790 Research Problems in Communication
This
faculty-directed graduate research course was designed for Holly Payne
as preparation for her doctoral dissertation prospectus which is investigating
interpersonal competence in organizational contexts. The literature
review (completed during the first half of the semester) will conclude
with research questions and hypotheses which will be tested in a pilot
study which will be the foundation of her prospectus. (Taught one
section during 1999-2000).
1998-1999
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
COM
252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (www.uky.edu/~drlane/interpersonal)
Examines
basic verbal and nonverbal elements affecting communication between individuals
in family, peer group, and work contexts. Course requires participation
in activities designed to develop interpersonal communication skills.
Topics include: Strategy, development, relationship, conversation management,
effective listening, conflict management, defensive communication, communication
anxiety, cultural/sex differences in communication style.
Served
as course director responsible for several additional sections taught
by Jenny Armendarez, Rosemary Bryant, Judith Bussey, Lara Hayes, Don Helme,
Cynthia Matthews, and Gaelle Picherit during 1998-1999. I conducted
weekly staff meetings to discuss pedagogy and strategies for enhancing
the curriculum which included the refinement of a pretest-post-test assessment
procedure to quantify statistically significant improvements in student
learning.
COM
281 Communication in Small Groups
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/groups)
A
study of communication processes in small group situations. Topics
include conflict, leadership, and decision-making. Students participate
in group discussion and develop skills in analyzing group performance.
(taught four sections in 1998-1999)
Also
served as course director responsible for four additional sections during
1998-1999. The spring semester was especially exciting as students
were able to experience first hand the challenges of an outdoor low/high
“ropes course” in an effort to enhance their team building skills.
Additionally I mentored Rachel Ross as she taught 281 for LCC and integrated
part of the curriculum with a distance education component with California
State University, Chico.
COM
351 Introduction to Communication Theory
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
Considers
various theoretical perspectives which lead to a more thorough understanding
of communication processes. Begins with discussion of the development
of theory and inquiry. Includes perspectives of systems, cognitive,
behavioral, affective, symbolic interactionist, dramatic, cultural and
social reality, interpretive and critical theories. (Course is team taught
with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It was redesigned
as a cohort to COM 365). (taught two sections during 1998-1999).
COM
365 Introduction to Communication Research Methods (www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
An
introduction to the methods of philosophy of scientific research into the
origins, nature, and effects of communication processes. Provides
skills necessary for designing research projects and for interpreting and
critically evaluating research results.
(Course
is team taught with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It
was redesigned as a cohort to COM 351). (taught two sections during
1998-1999).
COM
395 Communication Training and Development
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/train)
This
course explores communication training and development as a research and
teaching focus for students interested in applied communication. Patricia
Lewis learned how to identify and assess communication competence and how
to develop training programs to enhance communication competency. (Taught
one
section during 1998-1999).
COM
395 Relational Dialectics in the Context of Long Distance Relationships
This
independent study was designed for Whitney Staten as a continuation of
research she began in the cohort. The results of this study were
presented at the GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM and at the SSCA/CSCA Undergraduate
Honors Conference. (Taught one section during 1998-1999).
CJT
700 Graduate Directed Readings
This
directed reading was designed for Dan Chaney as preparation for his master's
thesis on the relationship between learning styles and technology preference.
The literature review completed for this course became the foundation of
his mater's thesis. (Taught one section during 1998-1999).
CJT
700 Graduate Directed Readings
This
directed reading was designed for Jeff Groeling as preparation for his
doctoral dissertation prospectus in computer-mediated communication and
interactity. Jeff has not yet completed his literature review
(Taught one section during 1998-1999).
1997-1998
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
COM
252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (www.uky.edu/~drlane/interpersonal)
Examines
basic verbal and nonverbal elements affecting communication between individuals
in family, peer group, and work contexts. Course requires participation
in activities designed to develop interpersonal communication skills.
Topics include: Strategy, development, relationship, conversation management,
effective listening, conflict management, defensive communication, communication
anxiety, cultural/sex differences in communication style. (taught four
sections in 1997-1998)
Served
as course director responsible for several additional sections taught
by Mike Stephenson, Anne Forsythe, Stephen Haggerty, Cynthia Matthews,
Don Helme, and Judy Bussey during 1997-1998. I conducted weekly staff
meetings to discuss pedagogy and strategies for enhancing the curriculum
which included designing a pretest-post-test assessment procedure to quantify
statistically significant improvements in student learning.
COM
281 Communication in Small Groups
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/groups)
A
study of communication processes in small group situations. Topics
include conflict, leadership, and decision-making. Students participate
in group discussion and develop skills in analyzing group performance.
(taught two sections in 1997-1998)
Also
served as course director responsible for four additional sections
during 1997-1998. The spring semester was especially exciting as
students were able to experience first hand the challenges of an outdoor
low/high “ropes course” in an effort to enhance their team building skills.
COM
351 Introduction to Communication Theory
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
Considers
various theoretical perspectives which lead to a more thorough understanding
of communication processes. Begins with discussion of the development
of theory and inquiry. Includes perspectives of systems, cognitive,
behavioral, affective, symbolic interactionist, dramatic, cultural and
social reality, interpretive and critical theories. (Course is team taught
with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It was redesigned
as a cohort to COM 365). (taught one section during 1997-1998).
COM
365 Introduction to Communication Research Methods (www.uky.edu/~drlane/cohort)
An
introduction to the methods of philosophy of scientific research into the
origins, nature, and effects of communication processes. Provides
skills necessary for designing research projects and for interpreting and
critically evaluating research results.
(Course
is team taught with Enid Waldhart using student learning teams. It
was redesigned as a cohort to COM 351 in Spring 1998). (taught one
section during 1997-1998).
COM
395 Communication Training and Development
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/train)
This
course explores communication training and development as a research and
teaching focus for students interested in applied communication. Students
learn how to identify and assess communication competence and how to develop
training programs to enhance communication competency. (Taught one
section during 1997-1998).
COM
454 HONORS: Communication and Technology
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/techno)
Communication
and Technology is designed as a senior level honors course to stress the
themes of human communication, empowerment, and technology. The course
emphasizes a theoretical and pragmatic understanding of the impact of technology
on communication in organizational contexts. The course introduces students
to a variety of forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC), as well
as issues pertaining to the effects of these technologies. This course
involves both the study and use of such systems; there was a significant
"hands-on" component as students learned various network-based communication
systems. Uses and impacts on organizational communication, structure, and
interpersonal effects were considered in light of several technological
variations. (Taught one section during 8-week session, Summer 1997).
COM
581 Advanced Studies in Small Group Communication: A Team Perspective
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/train)
This
four week summer session investigates team learning as a "comprehensive
approach for harnessing the power of small groups in higher education"
and details
the
importance of communication in transforming newly formed and temporary
task groups into fully developed "teams." The primary purpose of
this is course is to extend students' theoretical understanding of small
group communication. Specifically, this course is designed to (1) sharpen
the students' understanding of the role of small group communication in
a variety of specific contexts (e.g., education, corporate, family, and
peer group); (2) familiarize students with group methods as they relate
to the communication process; (3) involve students in major term projects
which incorporate current small group theory and research; and (4) enhance
students' understanding of published research in small group communication.
Topics include: a) scientific, relational,structural, psychological, and
hybrid theoretical orientations to small group theory; b) types and functions
of groups and group tasks; c) cohesiveness and
team-building;
d) interpersonal and intergroup conflict; e) power; f) conformity and deviance;
g) social influence; h) group process; i) imposed group structures; j)
leadership;
k) decision theory; and l) formal procedures for group decision making.
(Taught one section during 4-week session, Summer, 1997).
1996-1997
ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING LOG
COM
252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (www.uky.edu/~drlane/interpersonal)
Examines
basic verbal and nonverbal elements affecting communication between individuals
in family, peer group, and work contexts. Course requires participation
in activities designed to develop interpersonal communication skills.
Topics include: Strategy, development, relationship, conversation management,
effective listening, conflict management, defensive communication, communication
anxiety, cultural/sex differences in communication style. (taught
two
sections in 1996-1997)
COM
281 Communication in Small Groups
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/groups)
A
study of communication processes in small group situations. Topics
include conflict, leadership, and decision-making. Students participate
in group discussion and develop skills in analyzing group performance.
(taught four sections in 1996-1997)
Also
served as course director responsible for six additional sections taught
by Mike Stephenson and Steve Youngbluth during 1996-1997.
COM
287 Persuasive Speaking in Professional Contexts
(www.uky.edu/~drlane/persuasion)
A
study of the processes involved in attitude change, with emphasis on the
preparation and delivery of persuasive messages. These sections were designed
to provide students in the Global Studies Program with experience in the
construction and delivery of persuasive messages within professional and
corporate contexts. Students select an organization they wish to
represent, analyze the organization, and design, create, and deliver persuasive
discourse that will advance their career and promote the goals of the organization.
(taught two sections during 1996-1997).
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