03/08/2015

CSCA 2015 Premier Seminars and Short Courses

CSCA 2015 Premier Seminars and Short Courses

An exciting array of seminars and short courses is available to you at the Central States Communication Association 2015 Convention in Madison, Wisconsin (April 15-19).

You will have the unique opportunity to learn cutting-edge approaches to methodology and analysis, enhance instruction in your classroom and online, and explore the latest research findings, all while interacting personally with your academic heroes and leading scholars in the discipline. If you have never attending a seminar or short course, this is the year to do so.

A list of seminars and short courses is included below. Full seminar and short course descriptions can be found in the convention program located on the association website: www.csca-net.org.

You can sign up for these seminars and short courses when registering for the conference.

If you have already registered, it is not too late to sign up. Just send an email to the following address and let us know which one(s) you want to attend: csca@kocmemberservices.com.

I look forward to seeing you in Madison!

David T. McMahan
First Vice President and Primary Program Planner

Understanding and Conducting Meta-Analysis
Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Communication for the Classroom Teacher: What All Teachers Need to Know About Communication
Cheri Simonds, Illinois State University

The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture: A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Rhetorical Analysis
Deanna D. Sellnow, University of Kentucky

Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis: Moving Beyond Thematic Analysis
Jimmie Manning, Northern Illinois University and Adrianne D. Kunkel, University of Kansas

Using Narrative to Teach the Communicative Construction of Gender/ed Identities
Erika L. Kirby, Creighton University and M. Chad McBride, Creighton University

The Art of Making a Big Class Feel Small
Adriane Stoner, DePaul University

Teaching the Family Communication Course
Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University

Listening and Cognition
Melissa L. Beall, University of Northern Iowa and Dwight R. Harfield, Winnepeg, Manitoba

Understanding the Balance of Privacy in Everyday Life: Learning Where to Look Using Communication Privacy Management
Sandra G. Petronio, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Incorporating Empathetic Literacy into the Intercultural Communication Course
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University

Teaching the College Course in Communication Theory
Em Griffin, Wheaton College and Andrew M. Ledbetter, Texas Christian University

Converging Strategies, Best Practices, and Scholarship: Asynchronous Discussions in the Online Communication Course
Elizabeth Tolman, South Dakota State University

Infusing Social Justice into Communication Teaching
Lawrence R. Frey, University of Colorado Boulder

Engaging the Student as Citizen: Teaching the Political Communication Course in a Presidential Campaign Season
Mitchell S. McKinney, University of Missouri