Facilitator 1: Richard West, Emerson College
Facilitator 2: Lynn Turner, Marquette University
This course is for teachers who have little/no experience in teaching the introductory course in communication theory. It is aimed at helping teachers prepare or reinvigorate their theory class. As the field of communication continues to expand, communication theory has fast become an integral part of communication curricula across the country. The “Intro” course has evolved from an elective to a required course in large numbers of communication departments. With so much information available from the growth of communication research, a limited teaching repertoire in communication theory, and inevitable student uneasiness about enrolling in the course, a model of how to teach the course seems both timely and relevant.