How do different types of communication promote interdependence?
Use Heritage Post: Communication, Number 8, 1992/93. Using current events explore communication in Canada and between Canada and the rest of the world. Some methods of communication you may want to learn about include: • use of satellites in news and sports casting media including CBC, cable service, and the role of the CRTC; • use of satellites in weather forecasting; and • use of satellites in events such as the Canadian climb of Mount Everest or the Olympics. Explore issues related to technological advances in the area of communication. For example, discuss the social impact of home computers and modems. Shopping and banking that had to be done in person can now be done from the comfort of home. How do these affect interdependence? Develop understandings about non-verbal communication. How would we communicate if we couldn’t see or talk? • What would be some of the major challenges? • What difficulties would be involved in completing normal daily tasks? Choose five to eight students
