Throughout the semester, discussion groups will discuss some of our key assignments and activities leading to the Research Proposal due at the end of the semester. Additionally, each group is assigned a few chapters of the text to present.
I think you’ll find the presentations helpful in a variety of ways. They can help you as an individual presenter dive deep into a topic. With a group discussion on your group’s chapter, you should also notice ways to improve or further elaborate on different concepts. I expect you will find that the subtopics in each chapter are often very interrelated. Finally, as a student checking out another group’s presentations, their work can help broaden your own understanding or help you create a personal study guide.
Each member of the group works rather independently. When it comes to assignment discussions, you’ll only need to reply to a few of your group members. If that is particularly problematic on any one week, be sure to email me and let me know you must take the option to reply to classmates in a different group. Ideally, you’ll always reply to your own discussion group members, but inevitably there is always one or two hiccups. Presentations are also independent because each member gets his or her own assignment from the chapter.
Requirements:
- Record a four to ten minute presentation with visual and spoken information based upon the text.
- ALWAYS report your sources. Tell us what in the presentation is from the text, including examples from the text, and what information or graphics you got from a different source.
- Take time with these presentations. Try to provide classmates with a great summary of the chapter in that time. Note section highlights that helped you better understand the topic or are likely to be in a quiz. If you can use your research topic as an example in this presentation, do so.
- Post your presentation on this blog.
- Give us a short summary of your presentation in the post.
- Tag your post with terms related to your topic and “presentation.”
- Be sure to categorize your blog post as the week it’s due.
- If you need help recording your presentation, use the tutorial below. You should NOT upload your video to this site. Instead, upload the video to YouTube or a similar location and embed the video with HTML or share a link to your video.
Presentation Replies: After your presentation, you should plan to reply to at least two presentations posted by your discussion group members. It is particularly important to post the reply before the content is covered in a quiz.
In your replies, try to show the common threads between your presentation and your group members’ presentations. Or, at least comment on an idea in your group members’ presentation that you found helpful. Be specific and clear about what it was and why it helped.
Dr. Loggins,
I have my presentation completed, however there is not a “Week 1” category. What category would you like for me to use to post the Presentation?
Thank you,
Kaci
Thanks for getting that done in a timely manner, Kaci.
The post format every week is described in the syllabus: “There is a category for each week, until our final week or two. Sometimes it is simply, ‘Week x.’ Sometimes it is ‘Week Y Blog Post.’ Categorize your post according to the week it is due.”
In other words, while we don’t have a Week 1 category, we do have a Week 1 Blog Post Category. You can see all the categories in a menu on the right under “Categories” when you create a post.
Video Q&A:
Q: I am trying to post my presentation on the blog but when I try to insert the video it says the file exceeds the limit. Is there a different app I should be using for this presentation or how do you recommend I approach this?
A: Google and YouTube are great options. You should have unlimited space in your @mail.fhsu.edu Google Drive. You can add media as a URL, I’m pretty sure.
Uploading it to YouTube is another option, and easier to include once you’ve uploaded the video there.
Just make sure the video is visible to all no matter where you hold the file.
Presentation Due Dates Q&A:
Q: For the Presentation 2 and on. I can see who is in my group but my presentation page is older because the due dates are for November and October; As well as none of the names are the same. So how am I supposed to know when I present?
A: I can give you more specifics if you remind me which group you are in. However, even if your presentations aren’t happening now, there should be large text noting that your presentation assignment is TBA but will probably be in Week X, Y, or Z (but actual week numbers instead of letters).