Michelle T. Violanti wrote on the Divisions: Instructional and Developmental Communication wall: On Nov. 9th, you received a survey to help ICA in our efforts to develop a strategic plan to address the opportunities and challenges facing our discipline and the global community. Our divisional members have unique perspectives that the committee needs to hear. We need YOUR voice. I urge you to please fill out the survey by Dec. 4th. Please click HERE (https://www.research.net/r/ICA_Strategic_Planning_Member_Survey) to complete the survey. Thank you! We greatly appreciate your participation.
Posted Monday, November 20, 2023

Michelle T. Violanti wrote on the Divisions: Instructional and Developmental Communication wall: ICA and IDD Elections are open! Please VOTE (https://www.icahdq.org/page/Election2023)! We have two people running for Vice-Chair and one person running for International Liaison. Our candidates and their statements are available on the ICA ballot. Meet them here. POSITION: Vice Chair CANDIDATE: Angela Feekery, Massey U I would highly value the opportunity to serve as Vice Chair for the Instructional Communication Division. My research interests, teaching experience/pedagogy, and leadership experiences align closely with the mission and goals of this division. My research interests centre on supporting students in the transition to tertiary learning with a focus on communication, and information and digital literacies in academic and professional contexts. Engagement with these competencies are the foundation for learning how to learn, developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, engaging in informed decision-making and ethical research practices, and communicating ideas effectively. I aim to foster connectedness in both research and teaching through collaboration and authentic learning opportunities, basing tasks and assessments on real-life contexts and materials as much as possible. As an action researcher and curious learner, I am immersed in reflective pedagogical research, which has had transformed my teaching. I know positively impacting my students’ learning relies on me staying abreast of new content knowledge and pedagogical practices. I have been an educator for 24 years. My commitment to quality teaching centres on socio-constructive learner-focused pedagogy, which sees learning as a partnership between teachers and students. I am passionate about supporting students to become capable communicators and discerning, ethical users of information. Thank you for considering my nomination for this role. POSITION: Vice Chair CANDIDATE: Michelle Garland, U of South Carolina Upstate Having previously served as Secretary of ICA IDD and having been given the wonderful opportunity to serve as the inaugural Junior Secretary for ICA IDD when the program first launched, I would like to serve ICA IDD again in a greater capacity. I have experience in a Vice Chair position at the regional level twice in my career. In these positions, I coordinated conference submissions and reviews and planned panels; oversaw division awards and most recently led the establishment of a new division award; organized and ran business meetings; and conducted other business as necessary. I also currently serve as the Secretary for the Carolinas Communication Association. This year I will be serving as Past Chair for SSCA IDD and completing my first of two years as Secretary for CCA, so the timing is right for me to take on this position in ICA IDD and help grow a division that I am very passionate about. Given my previous experience with ICA IDD and a Vice Chair position, I feel I am situated to effectively perform the duties and serve the division successfully. I am very excited for the opportunity and hope to have the chance to serve the division that has been my home the entirety of my academic career.  POSITION: International Liaison CANDIDATE: Kenneth Rocker, Massey U As an African American PhD student residing in New Zealand, I am thrilled to submit my application for the International Liaison Officer position within the Instructional and Developmental Division of the International Communication Association. With a strong passion for cross-cultural communication and a profound understanding of the diverse global perspectives, I believe I can bring a unique and valuable perspective to this role. Having lived and studied in New Zealand, a country known for its multiculturalism and emphasis on communication, I have honed my ability to bridge cultural gaps and foster inclusivity within academic and professional environments. As an individual who has experienced firsthand the transformative power of effective communication across borders, I am committed to promoting the exchange of ideas and academic collaboration on an international scale. I look forward to collaborating with like-minded educators, sharing best practices, and fostering meaningful discussions on how to advance the division. Furthermore, my academic pursuits as a PhD student in the field of communication have equipped me with a comprehensive understanding of the latest trends and research in the discipline. Being an assistant lecturer, I also understand the importance of providing opportunities for communication educators to enhance their professional skills. This division has played a crucial role in embracing digital advancements and exploring effective online and hybrid teaching approaches. By serving in this role, I aspire to facilitate meaningful connections between scholars and institutions across the globe. I am eager to contribute my communication expertise to further enhance the association's mission of fostering international academic partnerships and promoting excellence in communication education. Thank you for considering my candidacy, and I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of the division and the ICA.
Posted Thursday, September 21, 2023

Andrea M. Quenette wrote on the Divisions: Instructional and Developmental Communication wall: Hi all! LAST CALL--We Need YOU As we announced in the 2023 business meeting, the Instructional and Development Communication Division is soliciting nominations for two officer positions: (1) Vice Chair, and (2) International Liaison. Both positions will begin in May 2024 (the first day of the 2024 Gold Coast, Australia conference) and end in May 2026. The Vice Chair, however, will continue on for another two years as Chair of IDD (4 years in total). Vice Chair (VC): Two-year term (4 year commitment: serves two year term as VC, then serves two years as Chair). Vice chair oversees the Division awards and coordinates with the chair on the ICA annual conference submissions and reviews. The Vice Chair identifies issues of interest to the DIV/IG and puts these before the members for discussion and advice at the annual business meeting or as necessary throughout the year. With the other Officers, the Vice Chair handles the administrative functions of the DIV/IG including, but not limited to, building our membership and managing communications with the members. International Liaison (IL): Two-year term. ILs gather opinions and feedback from members of the division or interest group, especially new members from less represented cultures, for example, at times of the annual conference, and convey them to the division chair or vice-chair, or other relevant bodies of ICA, in order for them to receive more social support and feel more welcomed at the Association; liaise across the divisions and interest groups on general issues that go beyond any given unit of ICA; assist in the planning of ICA annual conferences, helping the chair and vice-chair to pay attention to participants from ethnic-minority communities and the developing world who may need extra help; identify the needs of young scholars, especially those from non-English-speaking countries, who may need the training of particular skills, relay them to ICA Membership and Internationalization Committee or other relevant bodies, who will design ways to meet such needs; participate in and facilitate other ICA internationalization activities such as regional conferences, mentorship programs; take initiatives to suggest new ideas for improving ICA's overall internationalization endeavors. Fine Prints: -Only active members of both ICA and the Instructional and Development Communication Division (IDD) are eligible for nomination and election. -Candidates may only run for ONE elected position across all ICA Divisions and Interest Groups. -SELF-NOMINATIONS ARE WELCOME! -If you nominate other members, please confirm with the potential nominees they are willing to serve in this role. -ALL NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE the candidate's name, email address, and a candidate statement limited to one paragraph with no more than 2000 characters (approximately 300 words). Characters include letters, spaces and punctuation. Statements should be submitted in plain text with no special formatting (i.e. no bold, underline, bulleted items). They will be published exactly as entered in the ICA ballot system, so please ensure the statements have been proofread. Please send nominations to Michelle Violanti (violanti@utk.edu) by Monday, July 23, 2023. If you have any questions about these roles and/or the nomination process, please feel free to contact the current officers (IL: Idit Manosevitch ; manosevitch@kinneret.ac.il; VC Stephen Croucher, croucher@massey.ac.nz) You also find more information on the nomination & election process, here: https://www.icahdq.org/general/custom.asp?page=div_ig_candidate_info Looking forward to your nominations!
Posted Monday, July 24, 2023

Michelle T. Violanti wrote on the Divisions: Instructional and Developmental Communication wall: ICA 2023: One week and Counting Welcome to the conference edition of the Instructional and Developmental Communication Division newsletter! In this edition, we are providing you with all the information that you need to know about the upcoming ICA 23 (May 25-29, 2023, Toronto, Canada or Online), including some session highlights. # ICA23: GIFTS Our spotlight panel on Great ideas for Teaching Students is on Friday, May 26th at 1:30 to 2:45 pm [GMT-4]) in the Sheraton Civic South # ICA23: Research Escalator **New this year! “ We will be hosting a Research Escalator on Monday, May 29th at 10(This new event provides rising scholars with a chance to share work in progress in a roundtable setting and to get feedback from others. Feel free to drop by and join a table for discussion and networking. # ICA23: Top Papers and Business Meeting The top paper panel uses hybrid format so in-person as well as virtual attendees can take advantage of the excellent research submitted to the division. The session is on Sunday, May 28th from 15:00 to 16:15 (GMT-4). The business meeting of our division will take place in-person on Sunday, May 28th from 16:30 - 17:45 [GMT-4] in the Sheraton Simcoe . The business meeting is a chance to learn about the business of the division, including awards, a conference summary and proposed by-laws revisions (see below). # ICA 23: Program The entire program of the conference is available via this link: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fica2023.abstractcentral.com%2Fplanner.jsp&data=05%7C01%7Cviolanti%40utk.edu%7C93a282fa41e545164a3b08db5188d9d3%7C515813d9717d45dd9eca9aa19c09d6f9%7C0%7C0%7C638193421930820743%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=B%2FodWOqdEHFQyhY4yI5Y5RrRTY54Gl3CE33bnXyFFZs%3D&reserved=0 # ICA 23: Information to presenters Our chair, Michelle Violanti, recently sent out a note to all presenters about the arrangement of the presentation specifically for our division. If you did not receive that information, please contact violanti@utk.edu. Sincerely, ICA IDD executive committee
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2023

Michelle T. Violanti wrote on the Divisions: Instructional and Developmental Communication wall: WE NEED YOU! ONLY 7 DAYS REMAIN! Tuesday, November 1st (Noon EDT at Headquarters, 16:00 GMT) is the last day to register to be a reviewer and submit your work for presentation at the 2023 conference in Toronto, Canada. Sign up to be a reviewer (tutorial at https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2023/ICA-S1ReviewSignUp.pdf or video at https://vimeo.com/755798333) 1. Are you a faculty member, practitioner, or graduate student? If the answer is yes, we need you. Please continue. 2. Log into conference paper management system (https://ica2023.abstractcentral.com/; if you have never reviewed or submitted to an ICA conference, you will need to set up a profile). 3. If you are not prompted to sign up as a reviewer, click on “Profile and Reviewer Sign Up” (images for all of these steps are contained in the pdf and video clip linked above) 4. Choose INSTRUCTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION as a unit for which you are willing to review. Designate whether you are a student. Choose at least 3 key terms for the types/topics of submissions you are willing to review. We cannot guarantee that you will only receive those submissions, but we have cut down the number of key terms and will do our best to honor your specialties. 5. Generally, reviewers are assigned a combination of submissions that do not exceed 7; graduate students are generally assigned no more than 2 papers and a set of GIFTS (Great Ideas for Teaching Students) 6. Save the information submitted and you are done. It is that easy! 7. ICA expects ALL SUBMITTERS to review. Submit your work for presentation: This year’s theme is Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication. Information about the Theme and General Call for papers are on the ICA website (https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA23-CFP). Our division call for submissions is also on the ICA website (https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/IDC_CFP). There are four submission types outlined in the call. 1. Completed papers: This are conceptual or empirical research papers. 2. Panels: These are a group of papers addressing a single topic OR a group of people who are going to discuss a single topic. If you are looking for panelists, please post on the Link for Instructional and Development Communication on ICA’s website (https://link.icahdq.org/thelinkhome). 3. GIFTS (Great Ideas For Teaching Students). Make sure to include GIFTS at the beginning of your submission title 4. Research in Progress/Research Escalator: These are ideas for research projects that are still in the formation or planning stages. Submitters will be paired with someone who will provide feedback to help move the research forward. Make sure to include “Research in Progress” at the beginning of the title. All submissions much be completed through the ICA paper management system (no emailed submissions can be accepted. NOTE: Receiving an email message from the conference website confirms your submission. Each time you go back in and make changes or check on the submission, you must make sure it is in SUBMITTED and not DRAFT status. If you have questions, please email me at violanti@utk.edu. Looking forward to working with everyone to create a strong conference program!
Posted Monday, October 24, 2022