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Aristotle’s Triangle:

How a Clinical Psychologist Turns a Lecture into a Conversation

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Rice Center for Teaching Excellence

Teaching Showcase

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Despina Colette Nicolaou

October 2024

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ARISTOTLE’S TRIANGLE OF�EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

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The Triangle

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Trust

Logic

Emotion

⬥Credibility, reputation,

rapport

⬥Tone, style

⬥Reasoning

⬥Facts, figures,

case studies

⬥Emotional or

imaginative

impact

⬥Stories

Modified from: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/ethos-pathos-logos/ All righs reserved © 2012 M. Jadoul

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Ethos: Trust & Rapport

  1. Trust I am credible

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  • Trust they can be successful

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  • Trust it is safe to take risks

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Trust is built over time

  • Time before class to set the tone
  • Traditional instruction
  • Small group activities
  • Class discussions for miles
  • Role Plays
  • Case Studies & Clinical Examples
  • Research studies
  • Diversity of highlighted scholars
  • Videos & Original footage
  • Front of class volunteers
  • Acronyms
  • Humor

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VULNERABILITY BUILDS �TRUST

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INCLUSIVITY & RESPECT BUILDS TRUST

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Identity shift

Passive Participant Engaged thought leader

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Logos: Course Content

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Trust

Logic

Emotion

⬥Credibility, reputation,

rapport

⬥Tone, style

⬥Reasoning

⬥Facts, figures,

case studies

⬥Emotional or

Imaginative

Impact

⬥Stories

Modified from: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/ethos-pathos-logos/ All righs reserved © 2012 M. Jadoul

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Science of Learning

  • Scaffold Assignments (the power of revisions)
  • Knowledge builds upon itself
    • Structure of a neuron SSRIs

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  • Weekly low stakes assignments and quizzes
    • Organize, Review, Recall, Retrieval
  • Lowest Quiz and Test scores dropped

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Identity Shift

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Pathos: Emotion

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Trust

Logic

Emotion

⬥Credibility, reputation,

rapport

⬥Tone, style

⬥Reasoning

⬥Facts, figures,

case studies

⬥Emotional or

imaginative

impact

⬥Stories

Modified from: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/ethos-pathos-logos/ All righs reserved © 2012 M. Jadoul

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Radiating Energy

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Transformative Arc

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As emotional connection goes up, so does motivation to learn the material, and so does confidence that one CAN learn the material

As emotional connection goes up, so does rapport with me and their classmates 🡪 magnetic identity shift that draws people towards them.

As knowledge goes up, students become guardians and begin to share it with others🡪 identity shift to view self as trusted and credible.

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Trust

Logic

Emotion

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Modified from: http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/ethos-pathos-logos/ All righs reserved © 2012 M. Jadoul

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Thank you!