To be an effective communicator, students need to learn how to select the appropriate means of communication and be aware of potential obstacles. The model of communication process can be an effective framework for students to understand many pitfalls of the communication process. The described activity enables students to experience communication…

This article offers readers 13 "My Favorite Assignments" that were presented at the Association for Business Communication's 83rd annual conference held in Miami, Florida, in 2018. The teaching innovations offered include assignments that present quick, fun icebreaker exercises; visual communication and diversity; rhetoric; email; and…

Despite advances in spam detection software, anti-spam laws, and increasingly sophisticated users, the number of successful phishing scams continues to grow. In addition to monetary losses attributable to phishing, there is also a loss of confidence that stifles use of online services. Using in-class activities in an introductory computer course…

Globalization has prompted businesses to adopt burgeoning technologies that support the efforts of distributed teams. This project unites students from geographically dispersed master's-level programs on two continents. Using videoconferencing, virtual workspace, telephone, and e-mail, MBA students at a U.S. university teamed with students from…

Describes an exercise used in an organizational communication class that both encourages students to use e-mail and allows students to analyze critically how various communication channels function differently. (SR)

Describes how one instructor introduced and used electronic mail as a new learning tool for six developmental reading college students. Offers recommendations for using e-mail with students. (SR)

Describes having students in a business communication class subscribe to and participate in e-mail-based electronic conferences in order to learn audience analysis. (SR)

Offers practical instruction on how to begin using e-mail in the classroom. Discusses learning the basics, taking care of administrivia, providing useful documentation, and establishing objectives. (SR)

Describes SimBiz, a computer-mediated simulation of business communication using e-mail. (SR)

Describes how, with the aid of a computer and modem, students in two schools can carry out a modified formal debate from their classrooms. (SR)

Focuses on electronic mail topics relevant to business communication. Argues that students need training in understanding electronic organizational hierarchy and electronic communication volume and costs; selecting the appropriate media; and evaluating message permanence, security, ownership, and privacy. Appends 11 exercises. (SR)

Offers suggestions on ways to include electronic mail skills in college classes, focusing on wide-area networks not on networks within a classroom. (SR)

Describes a Spanish-as-a-foreign language email project carried out with kindergartners through third graders from six elementary schools. The project involves a traveling Teddy bear named Tito. (Author/VWL)

Describes the use of electronic mail as an integral part of reading education courses, in which students read journal articles related to course content, write their responses on e-mail, and distribute them to the entire class. Notes that e-mail drew students together to form a community of learners who shared and learned from one another. (SR)

Outlines ways in which instructors of business communication can use the Internet more effectively while teaching. Argues that by augmenting business communication courses with e-mail and Internet protocols, instructors can reach larger segments of their classes, stimulate discussions, create simulations, and strengthen their relationships with…