ILA Convention 2004

Registration, Book Display, Boutique of Fine Products, 1:00 - 5:00

1:30 – 6:00 ILA Executive Board Meeting

6:45 – 8:00 Newcomers meet the Board

8:00 – 10:00 Meet and Greet ILA Newcomers

Reception and Cash Bar. Meet new friends and schmooze with the old ones.

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Registration, Book Display, Boutique of Fine Products, 8:00 - 5:00

Continental Breakfast, 8:00 - 9:00

Breakout Sessions 9:00 – 10:15

Listening to Bridge the gulf of Racism

Jean Harris, Harris Associates

Intercultural Listening – Lessons learned in Sweden

Melissa Beall, University of Northern Iowa

Coffee Break 10:15 – 10:30

Breakout Sessions 10:30 – 11:45

Conversational Listening Span: A Study of American and Finnish Students Laura Janusik, University of Maryland; Irma Ilomaki, University of Tampere, Finland; Tuula-Riita Valikoski, University of Tampere, Finland; Elinita Maki, University of Tampere, Finland

Workshop: A Listening Challenge Barbara Nixon, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Listening and Transcribing: An Activity for students of English as a Second Language Bronia Holmes, University of South Carolina

Noon Luncheon- 12:00 – 1:45

Keynote Speaker,

Breakout Sessions, 2:00 – 3:15

Research Panel: Observational Studies

Listening and Playful Communication in Mentoring. Ray Young, Valdosta State University

Listen to the Narratives of Chinese Footbinding: Bridging the Gulf between East and West. Pamela Cooper, University of South Carolina

Education: A Survey of Instruction and Assessment of Listening in school. Douglas Jennings, Illinois State University; Larry Long, Illinois State University; Robert Neulieb, University High School

Workshop: First Aid for the 15 minute medical appointment. Sandy Stein, Sandy Stein Unlimited

Coffee Break, 3:15 – 3:30

Breakout Sessions, 3:30 – 5:30

Research Panel: Listening Styles and Preferences.

Exploring the Relationship between Listening Style Preferences and Need for cognition. Debra Worthington, Auburn University

Exploring the Connection between Listening Preferences and the need for cognition. Lola McCord, Auburn University, Montgomery

Understanding Receiver Apprehension: Does Listening Style Matter? Neyla McKenzie, Auburn University, Montgomery

Workshop: Language-Action Theory and Listening. Chauncey Bell, Nine Seeds, Inc.

Workshop: Practice What We Preach. Peter deLisser, Responsible=Communication, Inc.

Workshop: Listening as a Sacred Art – Listening as a Spiritual Practice. Kay Lindahl, The Listening Center.

Evening Activity

Reception at Florida Gulf Coast University. 7:00 – 9:00

Friday, April 15, 2004

Breakfast, 7:30 - 8:00

General Business Meeting, 8:00 - 10:00

Coffee Break, 10:00 - 10:30

Registration, Boutique and Book Display, 10:30 - 5:00

Breakout Sessions, 10:30 – 11:45

Listening Improvement: Producing Measurable Differences. Sheila Bentley, Bentley Consulting

Research Panel: Listening in Intercultural Contexts.

All you need is to listen: witness satisfaction in the courtroom. Tuula-Riita Valikoski, University of Tampere, Finland

EFL learners’ lexical breadth on their listening test performance. Wenyuh Shieh, Ming-Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Intervening in Strategic AV Listening. Kyoko Seo, Griffith University, Australia

Education Panel: Elementary Tactics

“What have you listened to in school today? Margarete Imhof, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Germany

Cultural Differences in Active Listening, Mythili Venkateswaran, S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, India

Teaching Listening and Character Building through Parables, Bob Bohlken, Northwest Missouri State University; Bayo Oludaja, Northwest Missouri State University

Panel: Listening and civic life

Listening and Democracy, Michael Purdy, Governors State University

Listening Leadership: Hillary Clinton’s Listening Tour. Andrew Wolvin, University of Maryland

Bridging communication studies and service learning in non-profit organizations. Anna Ignatjeva, University of Minnesota, Mankato

Lunch, 12:00 – 1:15

Breakout Sessions, 1:30 – 3:30

Research Panel: Judging and Understanding

Homophily and its influence on perceived spokesperson credibility. Jon Braddy, Florida Gulf Coast University

Listening to Voices and Judging People. Margarete Imhof, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Germany

Text Messaging: The widening gulf between listening and being heard. Patricia Milford, California University of Pennsylvania

An investigation of Listening Activities in English Textbooks. Kyung-Whan Cha, The University of Kansas

Workshop: Building Collaboration Through Listening. Paula Bartholome, Consultant

Workshop: “Who Listens to You?” Kathy & Nate Lehman, Advanced Training & Development

Workshop: Listening in 3D. Marilyn Shannon and Deborah Isenhour, consultants, Source Education, Inc.

Breakout Sessions, 3:45 – 5:00

Research Panel:

Methodologies Useful for Listening Research. Debra Schwartz, University of Maryland; Melissa Beall, University of Northern Iowa

Education Panel:

Listening to Non-Traditional Student Needs, Louisa Eckert, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Listening from both sides of the podium, Kimberly Batty-Herbert, Clovis Community College

SPECIAL Program:

Storylistening I and II. Katja Bergmann, Hessischer Rundfunk, Germany

Evening Activities include a listening walk before dinner, minor league baseball game, wine tasting or…..

Saturday, April 16, 2004

Continental Breakfast, 7:30 - 9:15

SPECIAL PROGRAM: “You talk. We’ll listen”: 7:45 – 9:00 ILA Executive Board members

Registration, Book Display, Boutique of Fine Products, 9:15 - 4:00

Breakout Sessions: 9:15 – 10:30

Workshop: Listening to Diversity: A Leadership Challenge. Barbara Nixon, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Workshop: Conflict Leadership and the Dynamic Listening Process, Rick Bommelje, Rollins College

Education Panel: Curriculum and Courses -

Listening Course Development. James Floyd, Overland Park, KS

Listening Across the Curriculum. Charles Roberts, East Tennessee State University

Bridging the Gulf: Listening Courses past, present, and future. Lisa Orick, Albuquerque TVI

Workshop: Listening and Hermeneutic Theory. Jerald Catt-Oliason, Boise State University

Coffee Break, 10:30 – 10:45

Breakout Sessions, 10:45 – 12:00

SPECIAL PANEL SESSION:

A Silver Anniversary Perspective: “Listening – 25 Years Later”. Andrew Wolvin, University of Maryland; Judi Brownell, Cornell University; Laura Janusik, University of Maryland; Sheila Bentley, Bentley Consulting; Michael Purdy, Governors State University; James B. Weaver, Virginia Tech

Past Presidents’ Luncheon. 12:00 – 1:45

Breakout Sessions: 2:00 – 3:15

Research Panel: Theories Useful for Listening Research. Debra Schwartz, University of Maryland

Education Panel: Tests, Errors, and Silence in the classroom.

Listener ability to identify errors at various reading rates. Carol Christy, University of Idaho; Richard Halley, Weber State University

Lecture Listening Comprehension Test. Lori Durbin, Northwest Missouri State University

Perspectives on Silence in the Educational Context. Marguerite Thurston-Jackson, University of California at Riverside

Workshop: Bridging the Gulf – Networking. Rick Hoel, Prepaid Legal, Inc.

Listening in Journalism: A Theory, Debra Schwartz, University of Maryland

Coffee Break, 3:15 – 3:30

Breakout Sessions, 3:30 – 4:45

Research Panel: Listening Models.

The Validation of the Conversational Listening Span Instrument. Laura Janusik, University of Maryland

“When should we teach what about listening?” A model of Maturation and Skill Development. Richard Halley, Weber State University

Workshop: Who Controls Us? Public Relations and Passive Listening. Roberta Ray, Montana Tech; John Ray, Montana Tech

Workshop: Listening and Silence. Bronia Holmes, University of South Carolina; Ken Paulin, Michigan