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The Rubric of Rubik's Communication Cube in Online Graduate Courses: Seeing the Forest (Theory) and Trees (Practice)

The Rubric of Rubik's Communication Cube in Online Graduate Courses: Seeing the Forest (Theory) and Trees (Practice)
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Author(s): JuliAnna Zimmerman (Northcentral University, USA), Dwayne A. Wirfel (Northcentral University, USA)and Randy T. Piper (Northcentral University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 26
Source title: Fostering Effective Student Communication in Online Graduate Courses
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Abigail G. Scheg (Western Governors University, USA)and Melanie Shaw (Northcentral University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2682-7.ch009

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Abstract

The Rubik's Communication Cube (RCC) is a learning metaphor for improving understanding of the communications narrative. The authors summarize seven theories: (1) economics networks, (2) social networks, (3) innovation, (4) high-trust leadership, (5) negotiation, (6) goal-setting, and (7) motivation. Besides the authors' 20 best practices list, the authors argue that the best practice of developing a communication management measurement system (CMMS) is critically important. The authors propose a testable, parsimonious communication-online performance learning (COPL) model that includes the constructs of goal-setting, negotiation, trust, communication satisfaction, learning motivation, and learning performance. If teachers and students were to negotiate interactively communication plans based on an ethos of trust coupled with goal-setting for each online graduate student (OGS), then this interdependent Rubik's Communication Cube would enhance and advance each OGS's learning motivation and ultimately learning performance.

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