Papers by Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest
Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal
Minnesota eLearning Summit, 2016
WSU faculty who have been developing and teaching online courses for several years will share the... more WSU faculty who have been developing and teaching online courses for several years will share their expertise in quality online course design, student friendly navigation, technology-enhanced learning, student engagement (particularly with adult online learners/ returning students), and assessment. This session will focus on showing how effective course design can simultaneously enhance the process of meeting Quality Matters Standards, as well as increasing student engagement and learning. Participants will get a peek inside QM recognized courses and will receive tips and ideas on how to design a more effective online course.
This article begins by establishing a rationale for not only teaching with reality television in ... more This article begins by establishing a rationale for not only teaching with reality television in the communication classroom, but also taking a theory-based approach to doing so. A theoretical framework for the pedagogical use of reality TV—semiotic theory, based on the work of Peirce— is presented. The discussion then moves to a specific outline of a sample classroom activity that demonstrates a semiotic approach, using the BRAVO TV website as a means of illustrating and teaching Cultural Studies Theory. The author concludes by qualifying the case for using reality TV as one—but not the only—means of teaching communication, and offers other alternative texts and media sources that can also help instructors illustrate abstract communication theories and concepts for their students.
Whistleblowing, Communication and Consequences, 2020
Understanding Community Media
Gazette (Leiden, Netherlands), 1996
Entertainment-education programming represents a promising media strategy in development communic... more Entertainment-education programming represents a promising media strategy in development communication that can increase audiences' knowledge about social issues, create favorable attitudes, and change their overt behaviors on such topics as family planning, gender equality, and child development. This article draws upon the fields of development and organizational communication, psychology, and literary criticism to analyze the audience success of a Japanese television soap opera Oshin, arguing that incorporation of strategically ambiguous messages and cultural archetypes can help broaden the cultural appeal of entertain ment-education messages. Caveats on the incorporation of these concepts in entertainment- education programming are also discussed.
Howard Journal of Communications, 1999
This paper examines the organizational conflict that arose within the National Association for th... more This paper examines the organizational conflict that arose within the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) following the appointment of Benjamin Chavis as executive director. A rhetorical analysis of public statements issued by both Chavis and executive board members identifies two opposing corporate personas - the Traditional and the Grassroots - that competed in the struggle to define the NAACP's image and message. This analysis suggests that the Traditional and Grassroots personas were symbolic of a common organizational struggle in postmodernism - the effort to establish a unifying, beneficial image for the NAACP.
Communication Quarterly, 1995
... offers his explanation for the presence of so many families: "I guess it&... more ... offers his explanation for the presence of so many families: "I guess it's something you can experience all together and, you know, like I say, in my particular case, we can get out and playball together and just really enjoy the game enough to be here." 373 Aden, Rahoi, and ...
WSU faculty who have been developing and teaching online courses for several years will share the... more WSU faculty who have been developing and teaching online courses for several years will share their expertise in quality online course design, student friendly navigation, technology-enhanced learning, student engagement (particularly with adult online learners/ returning students), and assessment. This session will focus on showing how effective course design can simultaneously enhance the process of meeting Quality Matters Standards, as well as increasing student engagement and learning. Participants will get a peek inside QM recognized courses and will receive tips and ideas on how to design a more effective online course.
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Papers by Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest