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 >To: [log in to unmask] >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