Faculty Publications
Document Type
Conference
Keywords
Distance Education; Experiential Learning; Higher Education; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Practicums; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Public Relations
Abstract
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Northern Iowa has made a commitment to establish and maintain partnerships with its Iowa Communications Network (ICN) based learning communities and with the institutions of higher education throughout the state that facilitate the delivery of experiential learning to students. In January 1997; graduate student enrollment doubled when the department began offering programs in Communication Education and Public Relations over the ICN. The program has moved from a top-down pedagogical model to the creation of a partnership with its learning community. Students in the ICN Communication Education program must successfully complete a non-credit teaching practicum at a university/college/community college to fulfill one of the necessary requirements for licensure in the state of Iowa. Preliminary evaluations have indicated that the department has been effective in its efforts. (Appendixes contain a list of courses in the Communication Education program and the Public Relations program; and graduate teaching practicum evaluation forms for the graduate student; the observer/supervisor; and for the student assessment of the practicum supervisor.) (RS)
Department
Department of Communication Studies
Original Publication Date
1998
Object Description
1 PDF file (24 pages)
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©1998 Ronnie G. Bankston
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bankston, Ronnie G., "Constructing a Partnership with the Community: Distance Education" (1998). Faculty Publications. 5604.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5604
Comments
ERIC Document - ED427366 found in the ERIC Database