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LEARNING TO TEACH THIRD EDITION (2003). Many public relations practitioners are interested in the challenge of teaching public relations courses at colleges and universities. Learning to Teach provides insights and guidance for public relations professionals who want to make the transition from professional practice to the classroom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART I: THE EDUCATOR’S ROLE & FUNCTION: PUBLIC RELATIONS CURRICULA 1. The Role of the Public Relations Educator 2. Finding a Public Relations Teaching Position 3. Finding, Securing, & Maintaining Part-Time Teaching Positions in Public Relations 4. Diverse Paths to Academic Professional Development: Teaching as a Process 5. Keeping a Public Relations Teaching Position: Moving Through the Ranks Via Tenure & Promotion. 6. Footnotes on the Commissions on Public Relations Education & Other Legacies 7. Debunking Four Myths: Summary Findings of Research Conducted for the 1999 Commission on Public Relations Education 8. Guidelines for a Public Relations Curricula: Results of the 1999 Commission on Public Relations Education 9. Accreditation & Certification for Public Relations Programs. PART II: ORGANIZING TO TEACH: GENERAL TECHNIQUES & GENERAL COURSE CONTENT 10. Public Relations Students: What They Want from Public Relations Educators 11. Introducing Gender & Diversity Issues in Public Relations Courses 12. Service Learning in the Public Relations Curriculum 13. Preparing a Course Syllabus 14. Organizing Lectures 15. Finding & Using Audio-Visual Aids & Other Instructional Tools 16. Developing Challenging & Creative Assignments 17. Using Small Groups in the Classroom 18. Building Team Skills: Using Personality Types & Cognitive Styles 19. Motivating Students: Keeping It Real 20. Stimulating Active Learning in Public Relations Courses 21. Fun (and Games) in the Classroom 22. Preparing Valid & Reliable Examinations 23. Assessing Public Relations Education 24. Top Ten Teaching Tips 25. Graduate Students: What You Need to Know to Work with Them…Or Become One
PART III: TEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR SPECIFIC COURSES OR SPECIFIC COURSE CONTENT 26. Teaching Public Relations Theory 27. Teaching Public Relations Research 28. Teaching Ethics 29. Teaching the Fundamentals of Public Relations: Ideas for the Introductory Course 30. Teaching the Large Lecture Course 31. Teaching Public Relations Writing 32. Using Case Studies in the Classroom 33. Using Technology to Teach Critical Thinking & Public Relations Problem-Solving Skills in the Case Studies Course 34. Teaching the Campaigns Course 35. Teaching Presentation Skills: Overcoming the Root Canal Factor 36. Teaching Graphics/Desktop Communication, Part I 37. Teaching Graphics/Desktop Communication, Part II 38. Teaching Graphics/Desktop Communication Part II: Design & Production 39. Teaching With & About the Internet 40. Teaching PR Online 41. Teaching IMC in the Public Relations Curriculum 42. Teaching International Public Relations Abroad 43. Teaching International Public Relations in the U.S. 44. Teaching Fund Raising 45. Managing the Public Relations Internship: Linking the Classroom to the Workplace PART IV: ADVANCING IN ACADEME: HOW TO SURVIVE & THRIVE 46. Networking: Enhancing Your Academic Success by “Association” 47. Practitioner to Professor: From the Frying Pan into the Pea Soup 48. Things They Never Told Me…(About Changing from Professional to Professor) 49. Using Your Teaching Portfolio for Career Advancement 50. The Intersection of Research & the Profession in Public Relations: Getting Published & Getting Ahead for Academics 51. Essential Community & Professional Outreach: Building Stature for Yourself & Your Program 52. Advising Your PRSSA Chapter 53. Sexual Harassment & Public Relations Education 54. Be Prepared: Learning to Trouble-Shoot While Teaching Public Relations 55. From Classroom to Corner Office: Transitioning Into Administration 56. Public Relations Education: Questions & Challenges for the New Millennium
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