Resources for Instructors

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Instructor’s Resource Manual. This manual contains helpful tips and teaching assistance for new and seasoned instructors alike. Content includes learning objectives, lecture outlines, general classroom activities, and review questions as well as suggestions for setting up a syllabus, tips on managing your classroom, and general notes on teaching the course.

ESL Students in the Public Speaking Classroom: A Guide for Teachers by Robbin Crabtree (Fairfield University) and Robert Weissberg (New Mexico State University). As the United States increasingly becomes a nation of non-native speakers, instructors must find new pedagogical tools to aid students for whom English is a second language. This guide specifically addresses the needs of ESL students in the public speaking arena and offers instructors valuable advice for helping students deal successfully with the unique challenges they face. Free to adopters.

Professional and student speeches. Available on DVD, volume 19 of the esteemed Great Speeches series offers dynamic professional speeches for today’s classroom, featuring such compelling speakers as Bill Clinton, Christopher Reeve, and the Dalai Lama. Additional professional videos are available from the Bedford/St. Martin’s Video Library. In addition, three recordings of student speeches (featuring students of varying abilities from Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma) provide models for study and analysis. These professional and student speech resources are free to qualified adopters. Please contact your sales representative for more information.

Coordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook by Deanna L. Fassett and John T. Warren. This guidebook offers the most practical advice on every topic central to the coordinator/director role. Starting with setting a strong foundation, this professional resource continues on with thoughtful guidance, tips, and best practices on crucial topics such as creating community across multiple sections, orchestrating meaningful assessment, hiring and training instructors, and more. Model course materials, recommended readings, and insights from successful coordinators make this resource a must-have for anyone directing a course in communication.