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Theorizing with Purpose: A Five-Step Approach to Motivate and Guide Students in Communication Theory Courses
No full textThis study addresses the challenges of effectively teaching communication theories to undergraduate students by highlighting the gap between the need for developing higher-order, transferrable knowledge and the learning needs of novice learners. To bridge this gap, it introduces a novel five-step model integrating motivation, direct instruction, revisiting, assessing, and invention steps into the teaching process. Assessment results from two semesters were compared to evaluate the efficacy of this model, showing significant improvements in students’ comprehension of communication theories, ability to theorize communication phenomena, and proficiency in formulating research questions based on theoretical insights. These findings suggest the potential of the proposed model to enhance educational practices in theory-heavy courses
Transgressing Media History
No full textTraditional Mass Media History courses serve to uphold the status quo. Born out of the white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy, the myth of the inventor provides a powerful example of one of the ways these traditional ideologies and pedagogies persist. However, through building community, being vulnerable, co-constructing knowledge, including diversity, and rewriting history, a counter- hegemonic, transgressive approach to teaching communication history in the spirit of bell hooks is possible. This starts by creating transformative and inclusive communication classrooms that serve to dismantle the myth of the inventor
Evaluation of Receptiveness and Barriers to Including Occupational Therapists on Primary Care Teams
Get PDFBackground: Although primary care providers (PCP) and occupational therapists recognize occupational therapists can be on the primary care (PC) team to address lifestyle management related to chronic conditions, health literacy, and behavioral health, few occupational therapists work in this setting; PC remains an emerging practice area.
Method: We sought to determine if receptiveness to adding occupational therapists to PC teams has changed. We modified surveys from a 2017 study and added interviews to answer the following questions regarding occupational therapists in PC: (1) What are PCPs\u27 and occupational therapists’ perceptions? (2) What are PCPs\u27 comfort levels in delegating patient appointments to an occupational therapist? (3) How does reimbursement influence occupational therapists’ ability to work in PC?
Results: Forty-one PCPs and 305 occupational therapists responded. Most PCP (98%) and occupational therapists (95%) respondents are receptive to occupational therapists in PC. Awareness of funding impacted occupational therapist receptiveness to adding OT to the PC team.
Conclusion: PCPs and occupational therapists are receptive to including an occupational therapist on the PC team. PCPs are more comfortable delegating management of chronic conditions than behavioral health concerns to an OT team member. Education about occupational therapists’ contribution to PC and reimbursement prospects is critical to achieve the AOTA goal of occupational therapists working in PC
Interview with Shabanaa Bush
Get PDFInterview with Shabanaa Bush as part of the Empowering Indigenous Futures Project. During the interview, Shabanaa discusses the following topics: Public school (K-12) education on Native American history; Racism and the mistreatment of Native students; Misogyny and racism in the field of engineering; The importance of music and dance to indigenous culture; Traditional medicine.
Additional files include full transcription.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/indigenous-futures/1000/thumbnail.jp
