Life in Academe
Events and experiences that remind me that I’m a professor and I love working in higher education.
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From Classroom to Zoom Room
When the pandemic shuttered classrooms around the nation, educators scrambled to find new ways to teach. Online instruction, notably via Zoom, helped them do that. But as innovative as that was, it presented teachers with some challenges to their nonverbal communication, said John A. McArthur, professor and chair of Furman’s Department of Communication Studies. Among…
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Mobile Media Unmasked
This visual archive was created by COM 419 – Mobile Media Space + Place in Spring 2021 during our discussion of authentic and inauthentic representations of memory, and the role of the (public/private) digital archive in our constructions of place.
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Placemaking and Play at NCA 2020
Our presentation at the National Communication Association annual conference was featured by Furman this week across its news, public relations, and social media properties. Check out the story below or in its online form at Furman. December 8, 2020 by Ron Wagner ’93, Senior Writer Research by Furman Associate Professor of Communication Studies John A. McArthur ’02…
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NACC 2020 Keynote: Digital Proxemics and Communication Centers
Thank you to the National Association of Communication Centers for inviting me to serve as the keynote speaker for the 2020 annual conference. The conference was hosted by Clemson University and took place online due to COVID-19. Nevertheless, the conference attendees were full of interest in digital proxemics, augmented reality, and their potential use for…
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we were here.
Mobile Media, Space + Place Furman Hall 110 and then online | Spring 2020 a digital archive Mobile Media Space + Place
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Social distancing has changed how we commonly interact with friends and neighbors
The following article, by Liv Osby, was published online by the Greenville News on Monday, March 23, 2020 and appeared on page 2A of the Greenville News on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Social distancing. Two words that have changed lives as we try to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. No large gatherings, we’re…
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#CCA18 – Accelerate
As the 2018 Vice-Chair and Conference Planner for Carolinas Communication Association, I had the pleasure of leading CCA’s 2018 Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC, Sept. 28-29, 2018. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JAMcArthur (@jamcarthur) View this post on Instagram A post shared by JAMcArthur (@jamcarthur) View this post on Instagram A…
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#hoarders, #oversharers, and finding the middle ground
I often tell my students that information is power. Some people approach information power by hoarding information and keeping it to themselves. Others employ information power by oversharing and proving their worth through the vast amounts of information they share. Hoarders gather information and stockpile it within, while oversharers disperse information and keep it flowing…
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Planning #NCA17 for #HCTD
Over the past year, I had the privilege of planning the NCA convention program for the Human Communication & Technology Division (HCTD). The process was fun, and it was, by far, the largest convention planning process I’ve led to date. With the help of a fantastic group of reviewers, we processed 161 competitive paper submissions…
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Introducing Hall’s Interpersonal Distances of Man
In The Hidden Dimension, Edward T. Hall describes 4 interpersonal distances of man: (1) intimate space, (2) personal space, (3) social space, and (4) public space. This video introduces the four distances in relation to proximity and digital interactions.
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