A Goodman School of Business Professor plans to show how a classic comedy sketch can be used for more than simply entertainment during an upcoming webinar.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Jan. 29, Mark Julien, Professor of Human Resource Management, will discuss \u2018Who\u2019s on First\u2019 by legendary comedy duo Abbott and Costello as a communications teaching tool.<\/p>\n
Part of the Goodman School of Business Luncheon Speaker Series, Julien will present co-authored research that explores using the classic video clip to teach students about communication barriers and basic workplace communication concepts.<\/p>\n
He says the valuable new teaching tool is especially relevant now as instructors search for new ways to engage their students in an online learning environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow that we\u2019ve moved to pandemic teaching and teaching online, a lot of the traditional exercises that we would have used to talk about communication barriers, we can\u2019t do now,\u201d Julien said. \u201cThe beauty of a video clip is that it works with synchronous and asynchronous online education.\u201d<\/p>\n
The webinar presentation, \u2018Who\u2019s on first: A new way to teach communication,\u2019 will take place Friday, Jan. 29 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. via Lifesize<\/a>.<\/p>\n