Jody D. Nyquist

The interface between communication and instruction: Communication foundations for a university instructional development center

The development of the University of Washingtons Center for Instructional Development and Research clearly illustrates an active interface between communication and instruction. Using their experience in this context, the authors provide specific examples of the application of selected communication concepts which influence their day‐to‐day operations. They also illustrate how a communication perspective permeates their entire instructional development activity and provides a foundation for organization of the Center and communication with the campus community, CIDR staff, and faculty and graduate teaching assistants.

Participant reactions to the 55th annual WSCA convention

Planning for the 1984 WSCA convention in Seattle was based on Wilmot and Nussbaurns extensive study of participant reactions to the 1983 convention. The results of that planning were then evaluated by the 1984 convention attendees, and the present report describes their responses. For 1984, the authors limited their studies to attendance figures and participant evaluations of workshops and program modules. It is hoped that the information will be of interest to members wishing to compare their own convention experiences with others and to program planners working on the 1985 convention in Fresno.