Mechanics of Eloquence: Psychology, Thinking Patterns, Rhetorical Devices, and Performance

Author(s): Lucian Xinan Lu

Geography of North America: Activities for Large Classes

Author(s): James M Dunn

This set of activities is designed to bring geography to life in an introductory college course on the geography of North America. Instructors can swap about 1/3 of the time typically used in lectures and use these activities to promote spatial thinking and to demonstrate the excitement of working w...

The DAST Theory for Communication - The (Inter)Dynamics of Desire, Affinity, Space and Time in Different Contexts of Communication

Author(s): Lucian Xinan Lu

The process of real-life communication is dynamic and complex. Learn why and how so many prominent communication theories do not square off well with the complexity of real-life communication, including the Uncertainty Reduction Theory, the Communication Accommodation Theory, the Hyperpersonal Persp...

Card Talk: Winning Communication Games

Author(s): William A Donohue

Communication is like a card game that resembles Texas Hold-em.William Donohue, author of Card Talk: Winning Communication Games compares communication with the high-stakes poker card game, Texas Hold-em. Instead of card games with playing cards people play Talk Games with Talk Cards. Whenever ...

Writing Made Simple

Author(s): Jonathan De Young

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Creating Digital Images with Adobe Photoshop CS6

Author(s): Don C Davis

Creating Digital Images with Adobe Photoshop CS6 seeks to teach skills which are applied in real life work situations. This project-based book discusses concepts and techniques within the context of small, practical, hands-on projects.Creating Digital Images with Adobe Photoshop CS6:makes the ski...

Sitios: A Community Inspired Approach to Spanish

Author(s): Cecilia McGinniss Kennedy, Ksenia Bonch Reeves

Sitios opens the classroom door and provides a solid passage into a real and increasingly familiar Spanish-speaking world. Nearby university campuses, restaurants, stores, hospitals, and urban centers have become sites in local U.S. communities where Spanish exists alongside English, thus reflecting...

Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative Strategies Between Music and Other Subjects

Author(s): Nicole R Robinson, Fred P Spano, Suzanne N. Hall

Teaching Elementary Music creates cross-curricular transfers between music concepts and language arts, mathematics, social studies, physical education, and science. This text provides the elementary classroom teacher with a vast toolbox of contemporary approaches using clear, relevant, and practical...

Accomplished Teaching: The Key to National Board Certification

Author(s): Mary Ann Joseph, Frank J Orlando, Bess Jennings

Plant Production Systems: Food, Fuel, Feed, Fiber

Author(s): Russell E Mullen

Plant Production Systems: Food, Fuel, Feed, Fiber provides a solid foundation of the principles and information necessary to understand the management and problems facing agricultural systems throughout the world. This text includes introductory concepts of plant, soil, tillage, pest, environmental,...