Case Study Application: Prayer, Indirect Communication, and the Classroom Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) John T. Dunkle, Assistant Professor, Strategic and Personal Communication, Liberty University Abstract: In Christian higher education, incorporating prayer at some point during a class is common and can become rote and ritualistic. The author suggests that public prayers—whether offered at …
Case Study, Spiritual Insights Speech Assignment Explanation: A Faith Integration Assignment for a Public Speaking Course, by Julie Borkin
Spiritual Insights Speech Assignment Explanation: A Faith Integration Assignment for a Public Speaking Course Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Julie Borkin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Taylor University Abstract: The public speaking course requires informative and persuasive speech planning, practice, and preparation. At a Christian university where faith integration is encouraged or required, the …
Thinkpiece, Providing Free Communication Curriculum for Christian High Schools, by Gary Rybold
Project Pedagogy and Retirement:Â Providing Free Communication Curriculum For Christian High Schools Gary Rybold, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Irvine Valley College ProjectCom.org I competed in forensics for four years of high school and four years of college. In the corporate world I was in sales, training, and management. Now, freshly retired from 30 years of coaching forensics and teaching communication courses at …
Thinkpiece: C. S. Lewis and the Communication Classroom
C.S. Lewis and the Communication Classroom Kate Mead and Bryan Mead East Texas Baptist University As Christian educators blessed to work at a Christian institution we are always looking (and being asked to look) for ways to strengthen the spiritual component of our classrooms. A way we’ve found to spur ourselves onward in this way is through the insights …
Thinkpiece: Increasing Student Involvement in Communication Classes: An Embodied Approach
Increasing Student Involvement in Communication Classes: An Embodied Approach Laura L. Groves, Ph.D. lauraleegroves@gmail.com They come; they sit; they seem to simply occupy space. Unfortunately, this is often the case in lower level communication or Gen Ed requirement classes. In classes like this, we long for the spark of engagement. Even in some classes taken by majors and minors, students …
C.S. Lewis and the Rhetoric of Glory
C.S. Lewis and the Rhetoric of Glory Brandon Knight, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Communication William Carey University Have you ever felt disconnected? With the presidential election looming in the not-so-distant future, politics often places feelings of discontent on display; many Americans place their hopes in nominees who will possibly bring to fruition the expectations and dreams of many. Yet the …
