Teaching Committee

Purpose

The purpose of the Teaching Committee is to encourage and promote best teaching practices in the field of business communication and oversee teaching awards.

Committee Charges

1. Establish guidelines and criteria, publicizes, solicits nominations, and selects recipients for the Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award in Memory of Meada Gibbs and the Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award. Ensures the award recipients are publicized in the ABC newsletter and website.
2. Coordinates the “My Favorite Assignment” sessions at the annual conference. 
3. Sponsors conference panels and events aimed to improve pedagogy in business communication. 
4. Gathers teaching materials (i.e., syllabi, assignments, rubrics) for courses related to business communication. 
5. Coordinates with the Office and Communication Manager and the Website Manager to ensure that the Teaching & Learning pages on the ABC website are updated regularly and easily accessible. 
6. Supports current ABC members who request resources to enhance their ability to teach effectively.
7. Administers the ABC Mentorship Program. 

Committee Chairs

Andrew Quagliata, Chair
Sarah Clements, Vice Chair

Committee Members

[Committee chair can request committee members additions/drops by first logging into ABC and then completing the Committee Update Request Form.]

Membership

Membership on this committee is open to any ABC member in good standing who is interested in promoting the committee’s work. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award in Memory of Meada Gibbs become de facto Teaching Committee members.

Recent Prior Chairs

Sana Clason, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology
D. Joel Whalen, DePaul University