Classroom communication

Communication and teaching share commonalities. Some would argue that both, done effectively, accomplish the intended consequences: comprehension and learning. But how do we talk about "doing communication" well? How is teaching done "well"? And what are the expected or intended outcomes related to "well-ness?" Neither communication nor teaching can happen without a minimum two people. Encoding and decoding require two people, at least. Self-teaching is certainly possible, but I would argue that self-learning is the better description of that particular process. Learning requires active interest and motivation. Teachers, or facilitators, therefore can and often do provide the impetus or motivation for others to learn. A great deal is written among psychologists and sociologists as well as by management behavioralists about self-efficacy. If you are unfamiliar with the term, here is an easy entry point.