John Okon

John Okon

Location: united states

About me

Dr. Okon is a Principal of an International Educational Assessments and Communication Consulting firm. As an Assistant Professor of Communication, he has taught in several Universities  including Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, College of New Rochelle, Mt. St. Mary College, West Point Military Academy and Dutchess Community College in Pouhkeepsie,  NY over the last two decades after his transition from Corporate Communications with IBM to academia. He holds doctorate degrees in Communication, Education and Humanities from State University of New York at Albany. Professor Okon's academic interests  and research area is in Nonverbal Communication and Learning disabilities. I look forward to us  learning, unlearning, and relearning together.       

Interests

nonverbal communication

Skills

effective communicator, academic coach

Activity

I have learned about student's rights

 

Listening is a voluntary process.

I have learned that, a greater portion of all human communication is nonverbal.

I typical talk about mindful and cross cultural competence at the begining of every class. I also usually define diversity to include students with various disability. Most students with learning disability are comfortable discusing their disability in class. When they do, I find that it excites great sensitivity among other students. I have has a student with PTSD once in my class who jumped and hid under the table. The fellow students were compationate and helpful due to the fact that we discussed it.

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