The Public Speaking Course, Civic Engagement, and Experiential Education: ‘Take Action Vote Smart’ at Indiana University Northwest

• In Event: Exploring the Pedagogy of Stability and Change: Empirical Studies in Experiential Learning

Abstract

The public speaking course is a uniquely practical course with a historical purpose of broadening the communication skills of democratic citizens. These characteristics give the public speaking course a particular affinity for three pedagogies: experiential, service, and learner-centered learning. This paper documents the intersection of these three pedagogical models in my public speaking classes during the academic year of 2007 -2008, which participated in the service-learning project Take Action, Vote Smart.

Author

• Taylor Lake, Indiana University Northwest