Professor

Office: Mendocino Hall, 5034
Phone: (916) 278-6668
Fax: (916) 278-7301
Campus ZIP: 6070
E-mail: stoner1@csus.edu (E-mail is the best way to reach me.)

Mailing Address:
    Department of Communication Studies
    California State University, Sacramento
    6000 J St.
    Sacramento, CA  95819-6070

Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 4:00 PM-5:00 PM; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:00 AM in office; Tuesday 4-5 PM via SKYPE (mark.stoner) and by appointment

Recent Presentations:

Folsom Lake Community College Faculty Convocation August 2007 "Teaching Problems."

2007 Western States Communication Association Master Teacher Award Acceptance speech  (February 2007) "Socially Constructing 'Master Teacher'."

Recent book:
Stoner, Mark R. and Sally Perkins. ( 20005). Making Sense of Messages: A Critical Apprenticeship in Rhetorical Criticism. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Recent essays:

Stoner, M. & Higgins, S. (2009) "Breaking our own codes: Teaching with greater clarity and appropriate control.  Under review, Communication Theory

Stoner, M. (2007). PowerPoint in a new key. Communication Education, 56, 354-381.

Stoner, M. (2007). Uncovering the powers within PowerPoint. Communication Currents, 2 (4), available at: http://www.communicationcurrents.com/

Ah Yun, K., Papa, R, & Stoner, M. (2006). Disseminating STEM teaching practices: The role of centers for teaching and learning. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 17, 66-76. Abstract: http://muj.uc.iupui.edu/abstracts/v17_n4.htm

Stoner, M. (2005).  Instant discussions: High level, student constructed and concept driven The Successful Professor,  4, 11-13.

"I Never Thought Like This Before!": Apprenticing Critical Thinking

Other Topics:
My Teaching Philosophy

Why My Web Pages Look Like They Do

The Rhetorical Traditions presentation
The Rhetorical Traditions (ppt)
The Rhetorical Traditions (student notes.doc)

Material for T.A.s, and Part-time instructors
Arts and Letters Policy/Guidelines for Syllabus Construction

Communication  Studies Sample Syllabus modeling required elements of A and L Policy Guidelines

Assistant Director

Office: LIB 4025
Phone (916) 278-5945
Fax: (916) 278-7301
Campus ZIP: 6084
E-mail: stoner1@csus.edu

Mailing Address:
    Center for Teaching and Learning
    California State University, Sacramento
    6000 J St.
    Sacramento, CA  95819-6084

Plagiarism Workshop Handout
Click here to download MSWord document (Handout)
Click here to download PDF lesson plan
(Lesson Plan as Concept Map)   
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(Lesson Plan in Traditional Format)