The American Debate Association is proud to have sponsored panel discussions at the National Communication Association’s annual convention.
NCA Panel – November 2021 – Renewal and Transformation in College Policy Debate
Chair: Adrienne F. Brovero, University of Mary Washington
Presenters:
David Cram-Helwich, University of Minnesota: “Reviewing Tech/Comm Platforms for Teamwork”
Brian DeLong, Indiana University: “Reviewing the Multi-Week/Mid-Week Tournament”
Allison Harper, Emory University: “Novice and JV Mentoring”
John Katsulas, Boston College: “Conferences Replacing Districts”
Mikaela Malsin, Georgetown University: “What to Keep and Not Keep from Online Debate”
Jackie Poapst, George Mason University: “Selling Policy Debate”
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami: “Transitioning from Online Debate for JV and Novice”
NCA Panel – November 2020 – Debate at its Crossroads: Mechanisms to Address the Declining Numbers in College Policy Debate
Chair: Adrienne F. Brovero, University of Mary Washington
Presenters:
David Cram-Helwich, University of Minnesota: “Leagues as a Tournament Alternative”
Brian DeLong, Indiana University: “Template Learning Management Systems For Novice Recruitment”
Allison Harper, Emory University: “Debate Sustainability and Staffing Issues”
John Katsulas, Boston College: “Declining Participation”
Mikaela Malsin, Georgetown University: “Increasing Recruitment of LD and PF Students”
Jackie Poapst, George Mason University: “Paid Positions”
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami: “Debate at a Crossroads – Online Debate and Novices”
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NCA Panel – November 2019 – Debate as a Means of Bridging Divides
Chair: Danielle Verney O’Gorman, United States Naval Academy
Presenters:
Adrienne Brovero, University of Mary Washington and Mikaela Malsin, Georgetown University: “Using Debate to Teach Media Literacy”
David Cram-Helwich, University of Minnesota: “Connecting Competitive Debate to Broader Educational Objectives and Programs within Universities”
John Katsulas, Boston College: “Promoting Public Debate Opportunities”
Jackie Poapst, George Mason University: “Bridging the Skills Divide: Mechanisms to Address the Entrance Barriers in Novice Debate”
Terrell Taylor, Vanderbilt University: “Reflections on Public and Competitive Debate”
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami: “Reducing Perception of Debate as Antagonistic”
NCA Panel – November 2017 – Debate and Argumentation: Always Relevant
Chair: Adrienne Brovero, University of Mary Washington
Presenters:
David Cram-Helwich, University of Minnesota
John Katsulas, Boston College
Will Moseley-Jensen, Trinity University
Jackie Poapst, George Mason University
Danielle Verney O’Gorman, US Naval Academy
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami
NCA Panel – November 2016 – Debate and Argumentation as Civic Callings
This panel will discuss use of debate and argumentation as part of various curricular approaches to promoting civic engagement.
Chair: Adrienne Brovero, University of Mary Washington
Presenters:
James Lyle, Clarion University
Incorporating debate into the public speaking classroom.
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami
Ways to promote argumentation and debate among students that help increase engagement and reduce divisions.
John Katsulas, Boston College
Civic engagement with prisons. Specifically, staging debates with inmates.
David Cram-Helwich, University of Minnesota
Strategies and experiences with organizing public debates using “non debaters” from advanced argumentation strategies–both “tips and tricks” for actually making the debates happen and for incorporating the debate content into an advanced argumentation curriculum.
Danielle Verney O’Gorman, US Naval Academy
Debate as civic engagement for the military (competitive, public, and classroom debates).
Michael Davis, James Madison University
Balancing public debate efforts and civic engagement with competitive debate goals.
NCA Panel – November 2015 – Embracing Opportunities: Promoting Debate in the 21st Century
This panel will discuss argumentative and methodological approaches to promoting competitive debate to various stakeholder audiences.
Chair: Adrienne Brovero, University of Mary Washington
Presenters:
John Katsulas, Boston College
Ed Lee, Emory University
James Lyle, Clarion University
Dave Steinberg, University of Miami
Danielle Verney O’Gorman, US Naval Academy
Patrick Waldinger, University of Miami
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