Michael D. Hester
Lecturer / Debate Director & CDO Special Assistant
678-839-5941
mhester@westga.e du
Miller Hall - Room 2314
Office Hours
Mon & Wed 2:00-3:00pm
Tue & Thu 10:00-11:30am
and by appointment
- B.S., Political Science, West Georgia College, 1993
- M.A., Speech Communication, University of Georgia, 1995
- Ph.D., Communications, Georgia State University, 2005
Fall 2024 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (AAMI:Multicultural Achievement) Section: C11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1IG eCore Courses External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1KG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking - Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1IG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Multicultural Achieveme) Section: C07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3360 ( Intercultural Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1HG eCore Courses External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1CG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: LC1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: LC2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2001 (Puerto Rico) Section: C01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3310 (Persuasion) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1KG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Multicultural Achievmnt) Section: C09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1BG eCore Courses External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA AAMI) Section: C13 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1EG eCore Courses External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1FG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3360 ( Intercultural Communication) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- COMM-1100 (Human Communication) Section: 1GG eCore Courses External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-1110 (Public Speaking) Section: 12 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA MulticulturalAchievement) Section: LB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Rhetoric
My own undergraduate career as an intercollegiate debater and experience of more than two decades as the coach of a national championship intercollegiate debate program, combined with teaching more than 140 sections of public speaking and debate practicum give me a rich perspective on rhetoric. Any public policy or social issue involving the need to persuade or instances of being persuaded can be better understood through rhetorical analysis.
Gifted Education
For 14 years, i was an administrator in UWG's Honors College, including three as dean and two as interim director of the Advanced Academy - an early entrance program for high-achieving dual-enrolled students. Combined with my own time in gifted programs in elementary, junior, and high school and as an honors undergraduate student - all within Georgia - my experience has provided a rich perspective on how gifted education functions and how it better prepares students.