Thanks.  Do you recall, per chance, the focus of the Blue Ribbon teaching
panel?

Camilla

At 08:40 PM 10/1/2006 -0400, Rios, Diana wrote:
>Greetings Camilla and Others, We used to have a "Blue Ribbon Teaching
>Panel." I may be mis-remembering, but I believe Marilyn Kern-Foxworth
>started those. During my officer hood, we continued with these and then
>later they seemed to have disappeared. We can use this tradition. There
>are  MAC members on Teaching Standards who can help support, enhance
>Teaching goals of the MAC division also. I submitted several panels that
>could be labeled "Teaching" last year to various divisions. It was very
>nice to see one of these picked up by MAC and co-sponsored by CSW. There
>are so many things that can be done in the Teaching area and I see
>fantastic ones you have listed.
>Sincerely,
>Diana Rios
>Assoc. Prof. Communication Sciences
>University of Connecticut
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC on behalf of
>Camilla Gant
>Sent:   Fri 9/29/2006 5:34 PM
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>Cc:
>Subject:        Diversity Teaching  Panel
>
>Colleagues,
>
>Several of you seem to agree that a panel should center on the challenges
>of teaching courses, in whole or part, concerned with minorities and
>diversity issues (particularly at predominantly white
>institutions).  Arguably, such a panel would be of high interest and import
>to MAC members as well as AEJMC members in general who teach such
>courses.  Building on this premise, I think it would also be a good idea
>and service to AEJMC if our division inaugurates such a panel or series of
>panels as our signature teaching panel to be offered each year.  The panel
>or panel series would serve as a focal point for fostering an understanding
>of the complexity of teaching course content concerned with minorities and
>diversity issues, as well as sharing and honoring best practices in
>curriculum development concerned with the same.  The panel or panel series
>may also involve a poster session or lead to the development of a MAC
>repository (online) for related instructional resource material, e.g.,
>syllabi, suggested textbooks and reading lists, related websites,
>recommended instructional media (CDs, DVDs, videotapes), etc.
>
>If there is general support, I will draft a panel proposal.  What are your
>thoughts?  Would you like MAC to inaugurate a signature teaching panel or
>panel series?  In the case of a panel series, which aspects would you like
>to target next year?  Also, we will need a provocative title for our
>signature panel or panel series. Any suggestions?
>
>Camilla
>MAC Vice Head/Programming Chair
>
>Camilla Gant, Ph.D.
>Faculty Assistant to the President
>Associate Professor
>Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts
>University of West Georgia

Camilla Gant, Ph.D.
Faculty Assistant to the President
Associate Professor
Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts
University of West Georgia