Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7667
Title: Keeping it Real: Valuing oral communication training and learning in the discipline of environmental science
Contributor(s): Lobry De Bruyn, Lisa  (author)orcid ; Prior, Julian Chisholm  (author); Reid, Nicholas  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7667
Abstract: The paper examines the value of oral communication as it is taught, practised and assessed across two environmental degrees and determines whether a competent level of oral communication training, assessment and practice in oral genres and oral skill development has been achieved. To undertake this investigation the authors applied defined levels of attainment for oral communication and mapped the levels of attainment in core units and location over a program of study; audited oral assessment strategies; examined lecturer and student reflections of oral communication learning activities, and examined graduates’ reflections through the course experience questionnaire. We found that both degrees currently use several genres of oral communication as a learning activity and a learning outcome, but there is limited training in oral communication and few units are using higher level authentic learning activities. Hence students are not experiencing varied oral genres, purposes, and audiences within a disciplinary context until late in their program of study. Also in terms of learning outcomes for oral communication there is a greater emphasis on developing proficiency in message construction (content quality and audience relevance) and delivery (quality of presentation, timing, confidence and voice) rather than skills in interaction (teamwork, negotiation and response to questions), or providing feedback, active listening, delegating, motivating and group problem solving.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ULT-Futures 2010: University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, Armidale, Australia, 8th - 9th September, 2010
Source of Publication: Rethinking Learning in Your Discipline: Proceedings of the University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, 2010
Publisher: University of New England, Teaching and Learning Centre
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies
930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.une.edu.au/altc/ult-futures/
http://www.une.edu.au/altc/ult-futures/documents/ULT-Futures-2010-Lobry%20de%20Bruyn.pdf
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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