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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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Project-Based Learning: Lessons Learned Teaching Non-Communication Majors
Journal of Communication Pedagogy, v3 p128-133 2020
Family communication, as an upper-level communication course, attracts communication majors and students studying in other disciplines. As such, instructors employ pedagogies that appeal to both majors and non-majors. This essay reflects on how I used project-based learning (PBL) in a family communication course filled with mostly non-majors. The essay highlights my rationale for choosing PBL, provides an explanation of the PBL activity, describes how PBL addresses two key problems I experienced in teaching the family communication course, and offers conclusions regarding lessons learned.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Nonmajors, Family Relationship, College Students, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Experience, Instructional Development
Central States Communication Association. University of Montevallo, Department of Communication, 75 College Drive, Station 6625, Montevallo, AL 35115. e-mail: csca.ed@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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