Group Research Project:
Nonverbal Intelligence for the 21st
Century:
Group’s goal:
To present, defend & instruct their classmates about the group's choice in answer
to this core question:
“What’s the most important NV skill (for someone to be able to encode as well as decode
) in the contemporary world?”
Activity’s
rationale:
Intensive research into NV as a distinct realm of Communication has been
going on only for several decades -- which is surprising since NV coding actually constitutes the
original means (primal) which humans have used to communicate. This means
that in the contemporary, 21st century world, our use of
nonverbal communication retains some of its primal/natural/innate origins, but these
days we often require training or
awareness-building in order to fully perceive, understand, & utilize these
somewhat buried nonverbal instincts.
End Product:
a 25-30 minute presentation in which
the group…
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explains the significance of their chosen item
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provides argumentation [ including supporting source citations ] as to why
their chosen item
qualifies as the MOST important NV skill
for the 21st century
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leads the class through an activity/exercise designed to build that skill.
(or at the very least, to increase
►…
submits to the professor:
< all of these are due
in hard copy form just prior to
giving the presentation >
(1) a presentation outline –
(2) a Bibliography –
(3)
(if applicable)
slide print out/screen shot of key visuals –
(4)
(if applicable) a copy of any
handout being distributed to the class
How to Get to the
End Product:
Each group will figure this out
for itself. There will be some class time allotted for groups to meet & plan
but it is expected that group members will need to be in contact outside of
class as well.