Dr. Rob Walsh is an Overseas Collegiate Faculty in Communication, Writing, and Bridge Program with UMGC-Asia. He earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Learning
Human language harbors a mechanical aberration, leaving human communication vulnerable to manipul... more Human language harbors a mechanical aberration, leaving human communication vulnerable to manipulation. Mass deception is the systematic exploitation of this linguistic glitch, the agency of which is premeditated indoctrination. Its influence over human thought and behavior is rooted in the phenomenon of the tribal mind, an unconscious collective ego predisposed to propaganda. In its early modern iterations, Eddie Bernays heralded propaganda as an efficient way to establish shared understanding between an individual and established information that this individual encounters. Communicating to the masses was seen as a means of educating the masses, and this was celebrated. Now, though, inside the utter profusion of multifaceted information, propaganda's bearing in mass communication cannot be ignored as a contaminant at its source. The challenge is the ease with which intra-action can be subtly systematized, around an insidious fatal flaw.
This research was conducted at a top ten university in Seoul, South Korea, within the confines of... more This research was conducted at a top ten university in Seoul, South Korea, within the confines of a course titled University English. The instructor was from North America. Korean students were introduced to the concept of service-learning as well as organizational communication, after which the faculty and students worked together on placement of service-learning sites outside the university. The concept of service learning seemed to be new to most Korean university students, and most students tended to describe the service-learning project as volunteerism or community service. Some students expressed resistance, either verbally or as part of surveys after the fact. Students who gained measurably from the experience also communicated an altered view of themselves and fellow citizens less fortunate then themselves. Students were required to return from their service-learning project to present in English the results of their efforts. The results of this study were gleaned from surve...
EdMedia Innovate Learning: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2015
Storytelling plays an integral role in teaching and learning. With the appearance of digital stor... more Storytelling plays an integral role in teaching and learning. With the appearance of digital storytelling (stories created through the tools of interactive media), the presence and scope of storytelling for education is broadened. Traditional and digital stories share certain elements, but a subtle severance impels a comparative discourse as they diverge into distinct art forms. Although technology has transformed storying, a salient framework has been overlooked in the literature. Fundamental predicaments emerge between the making of traditional and digital stories. The divide that separates them reveals dilemmas. The authors contend that these four elements must be present in storymaking whether traditional or digital: thought gathering and planning, portraying the giant, holding personal contact, and taking in the entire audience. In this paper, these four elements are delineated as dilemmas for the digital storymaker.
Human language harbors a mechanical aberration, leaving human communication vulnerable to manipul... more Human language harbors a mechanical aberration, leaving human communication vulnerable to manipulation. Mass deception is the systematic exploitation of this linguistic glitch, the agency of which is premeditated indoctrination. Its influence over human thought and behavior is rooted in the phenomenon of the tribal mind, an unconscious collective ego predisposed to propaganda. In its early modern iterations, Eddie Bernays heralded propaganda as an efficient way to establish shared understanding between an individual and established information that this individual encounters. Communicating to the masses was seen as a means of educating the masses, and this was celebrated. Now, though, inside the utter profusion of multifaceted information, propaganda's bearing in mass communication cannot be ignored as a contaminant at its source. The challenge is the ease with which intra-action can be subtly systematized, around an insidious fatal flaw.
This research was conducted at a top ten university in Seoul, South Korea, within the confines of... more This research was conducted at a top ten university in Seoul, South Korea, within the confines of a course titled University English. The instructor was from North America. Korean students were introduced to the concept of service-learning as well as organizational communication, after which the faculty and students worked together on placement of service-learning sites outside the university. The concept of service learning seemed to be new to most Korean university students, and most students tended to describe the service-learning project as volunteerism or community service. Some students expressed resistance, either verbally or as part of surveys after the fact. Students who gained measurably from the experience also communicated an altered view of themselves and fellow citizens less fortunate then themselves. Students were required to return from their service-learning project to present in English the results of their efforts. The results of this study were gleaned from surve...
EdMedia Innovate Learning: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2015
Storytelling plays an integral role in teaching and learning. With the appearance of digital stor... more Storytelling plays an integral role in teaching and learning. With the appearance of digital storytelling (stories created through the tools of interactive media), the presence and scope of storytelling for education is broadened. Traditional and digital stories share certain elements, but a subtle severance impels a comparative discourse as they diverge into distinct art forms. Although technology has transformed storying, a salient framework has been overlooked in the literature. Fundamental predicaments emerge between the making of traditional and digital stories. The divide that separates them reveals dilemmas. The authors contend that these four elements must be present in storymaking whether traditional or digital: thought gathering and planning, portraying the giant, holding personal contact, and taking in the entire audience. In this paper, these four elements are delineated as dilemmas for the digital storymaker.
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