Abstract
Contemporary professional reports and research suggest that in corporate communication and related programs, we are not creating environments for modern students to thrive nor are we meeting the industry’s expectations in a ‘hypermodern’ world. Using personal ethnography, this article to analyzes industry-articulated limitations in the knowledge and skill sets of new communication practitioners, reviews contemporary literature identifying the learning needs of today’s students, and proposes a set of best practices based on the literature and the author’s own journey as a higher education practitioner of 20 years. Best practices identified incorporate elements of entertainment, engagement, and an ‘open-world’ approach that places the student experience at the core of each class and overall course design.
DOI
10.31446/JCP.2021.1.10
Author ORCID Identifier
Audra Diers-Lawson: 0000-0003-2584-5061
Recommended Citation
Diers-Lawson, A. (2021). Eureka: Identifying what it means to practice student-centered teaching in a hypermodern age. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 4, 110-120. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2021.1.10
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