Personal Communication Philosophy
My personal communication philosophy stems from the basic premise that I want to be available to my students if they need something. I realize that communication has gone beyond face-to-face interaction, as we live in a digital age, and it's important to keep relationships present even if you're not seeing people in a classroom setting every day. With distance learning, it's difficult perhaps to find the connection between the instructor and students, with students feeling very isolated and alone at times. I want to ensure that my students know that I am available and present in their online education should the need arise. Communication should be a combination of ethics, responsibility, respecting the identity of others, and recognizing that communication is a developmental process (The Shoe Girl, 2012). It is my responsibility to communicate ethically and responsibly as a student as an instructor. Words have immense power, so in order to be an effective communica