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Resources for Instructors

For more information or to order or download the Instructor Resources, please visit the online catalog at bedfordstmartins.com/reflectrelate/catalog

New! Instructor’s Annotated Edition for Reflect & Relate, Third Edition, edited by Alicia Alexander (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville). A valuable resource for instructors with any level of experience, the comprehensive Instructor’s Annotated Edition provides more than 120 suggestions for activities and assignments, recommendations for videos and Web sites that illustrate course concepts, and tips for starting in-class discussions. In addition, a special introduction from author Steven McCornack at the front of the Instructor’s Annotated Edition provides insight into how the book works, while the Activity Guide—a collection of classroom activities submitted by interpersonal instructors around the country—is sure to spark a new idea for an activity in your class.

Instructor’s Resource Manual for Reflect & Relate, Third Edition, by Joseph Ortiz (Scottsdale Community College), Marion Boyer (Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Emeritus), and Curt VanGeison (St. Charles Community College). The extensive Instructor’s Resource Manual includes teaching notes on managing an interpersonal communication course, organization, and assessment; sample syllabi; advice on addressing ESL and intercultural issues; and tips for using the pedagogical features of Reflect & Relate. In addition, a teaching guide provides suggestions for implementing the book’s thorough coverage of cultural issues, and a new section offers guidance on getting into VideoCentraland getting the most out of it. Every chapter also includes lecture outlines and class discussion starters, class and group exercises, assignment suggestions, video and music recommendations, and Web site links.

Test Bank for Reflect & Relate, Third Edition, by Charles J. Korn (Northern Virginia Community College). Available both in print and as software formatted for Windows and Macintosh, the Test Bank is one of the largest for the introductory interpersonal communication course, with more than 100 multiple-choice, true/false, short-answer, and essay questions for every chapter. This easy-to-use Test Bank also identifies the level of difficulty for each question, includes the book page the answer is found on, and connects every question to a learning objective.

Teaching Interpersonal Communication: Resources and Readings by Elizabeth J. Natalle (University of North Carolina, Greensboro). The first professional resource written specifically for the introductory interpersonal communication course, Teaching Interpersonal Communication provides instructors with practical advice on course logistics ranging from how to develop a teaching approach to how to manage a classroom, including constructing a syllabus, administering tests, and integrating theory and skills into a course. The book covers scholarly issues and includes excerpts from five foundational readings in the field and an annotated bibliography of more than 75 primary sources.

The Interpersonal Communication e-Newsletter is a teaching and research e-newsletter for instructors of the introductory interpersonal communication course. Sign up by e-mailing ipc@bedfordstmartins.com. You can also access an archive of the e-newsletters in the Instructor Resources tab at bedfordstmartins.com/reflectrelate/catalog.

PowerPoint slides for Reflect & Relate provide support for important concepts addressed in each chapter, including graphics of key figures and questions for class discussion. The slides are available for download from the Instructor Resources tab at bedfordstmartins.com/reflectrelate/catalog.

VideoCentral: Interpersonal Communication DVD. The instructor DVD for VideoCentral: Interpersonal Communication gives you another convenient way to access the collection of more than 70 clips. The DVD is available upon adoption of Reflect & Relate; please contact your local publisher’s representative.

Content for Course Management Systems. Plug our content into your course management system. Whatever you teach—whether you use Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, Angel, Sakai, or Moodle—adopters can download cartridges containing content specifically designed for Reflect & Relate with no strings attached. Visit bedfordstmartins.com/coursepacks for more information and to download coursepacks.

The Bedford/St. Martin’s Video Resource Library. A wide selection of interpersonal communication-related movies is available. Qualified instructors are eligible to select videos from the resource library upon adoption of the text. Please contact your local publisher’s representative for more information.