Complete Story
03/27/2017
ECA 2017 Convention - Nonverbal Communication Division Updates
Dear Colleagues,
I hope to see you this week in Boston at ECA 2017! I am excited for this conference and the great scholarship. I wanted to remind you that the Nonverbal Communication Business Meeting will take place on Saturday at 2:00pm in the Dickens Room. Also, please check out some of the panels sponsored by the Nonverbal Communication Division. We have three exciting panels this year!
Thursday 3:30-4:45 Hutchinson Room
Freedom to… Explore the Impact of Technological Innovation on Nonverbal Dynamics Across Contexts
Sponsor: Nonverbal Communication
Chair: Sara Chudnovsky Weintraub, Regis College
Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Miami University
Marian Houser, Texas State University
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ohio University, Lancaster
Melissa Bekelja Wanzer, Canisius College
The introduction of technological innovations has changed the ways in which we research and teach about nonverbal behaviors across a variety of contexts. Panelists will engage the audience in a roundtable discussion of the evolution of “what” scholars should be examining in terms of nonverbal communication, “why” our research agenda should expand given the prevalence and impact of technologies such as social media, mobile devices, apps, and other innovations on our daily interactions, and “how” we should integrate a discussion of these changes in our classrooms.
_________________________________________________
Friday 2:00-3:15 Holmes Room
Exploring Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Teaching Nonverbal Communication
Sponsor: Nonverbal Communication
Chair: Jordan Atkinson, West Virginia University
Julia Weiss, West Virginia University
Zach Carr, SUNY – Buffalo
Dana Borzea, West Virginia University
Christine Anzur, West Virginia University
This roundtable discussion explores innovations in the teaching of nonverbal communication.
_________________________________________________
Saturday 12:30-1:45 Dickens Room
Dynamic Approaches to Studying Nonverbal Communication
Chair: James Baker, West Virginia University
“Freedom to Communicate in Another Language: A Dynamic Approach to Interpreting Nonverbal Indicators of Language Anxiety”
Tammy Gregersen, University of Northern Iowa
Peter D. MacIntyre, Cape Breton University
“Enthusiasm Begets Enthusiasm in College Instruction”
Thomas Hugh Feeley, SUNY – Buffalo
“The Smithsonian’s American Stories exhibit: Reconstituting American Culture via Ruby Slippers, Plymouth Rock, and Kermit the Frog”
Steve Granelli, Ohio University
The competitively selected papers on this panel explore how nonverbal communication can be observed in a variety of contexts. Nonverbal communication can be examined through classroom instructors displaying enthusiasm, through individuals’ language anxiety, and through the artifacts in museum exhibits. Though contextually broad, these papers are all dynamic approaches to studying and observing nonverbal communication behaviors.
__________________________________________________
I look forward to seeing you in Boston! Safe travels to everyone.
Jordan Atkinson
West Virginia University
