The main concepts discussed in this article revolve around the effective deliverance of a meaningful oral presentation by our learners. Some components of an effective presentation include the display of an understanding of the topic through clear and precise communicative skills. The presenter should also engage his or her peers by asking relevant questions. This article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because we are evaluating a learner’s comprehension of a topic based on their ability to communicate a set of ideas. When given the opportunity to present information, they are evaluated on their ability to present information or data clearly and concisely as well as using a presentation as a guide. It is also important for learners to manipulate what they learn and be able to regurgitate it in their own words.
In asking your audience questions you engage them, but also offer the opportunity for your audience to change the course of your presentation, not a bad course, just a reality, be prepared fo it...nice reflection
I found this article to be very informative and necessary, but also something that honestly never really crossed my mind. None of my secondary science classes were very “outside of the box.” Every single year I had lecture, after lecture, after boring lecture. So knowing how I felt as a student sitting in these classrooms, and how even more boring it would be as the teacher, I am excited to learn new and interesting teaching methods I can bring to the classroom. I feel having students make presentations in the science classroom is an excellent way for them to learn and retain science knowledge. I believe this article gave a lot of helpful hints to give to students, and even for my own presentations. The most interesting fact I received from the article is that LaBanca gives a word limit for slide. I think so many students use the slides as a crutch to read off from (I know I definitely have in the, probably recent, past). He is so right in stating, “Slides are a guide—not something meant to be read” (51). I loved the article and am definitely going to be using it in my classroom. I think building good oral presentation skills is one of the most important tools we can give students as they graduate and move on to college or to the workforce. I think this article gives a lot of great tips for presentation-makers of all ages. I’m almost tempted to give this article to some of my professors!
Elisa, you present an interesting statement about wanting to bring new and interesting teaching methods to the classroom. As young teachers that is a dilemma we often face...how do we bring something that we were often not trained in ourselves. The reality all too often is we rely on what we are comfortable with, especially when early on we are more concerned with the curriculum in our careers. Hopefully we strive for both the curriculum and sound pedagogy in the end!
Students need to get better at oral presentations. This involves communication and this is key in the 21st-century. Oral presentations can be used in any class subject. What I thought was interesting in this article was the ways of having students give oral presentations. A good way to have students talk to their audience is to limit the words they use on each power point slide/or visual display. This would force the students to deliver the information to the audience verbally, instead of just reading directly from their slide.
Another interesting part of this article was the rubrics that the audience is given to evaluate the presenter and whether or not they were paying attention. Many times students think that while others present they can do something else and not pay attention. The rubric could ask for a statement of what they learned from the presentation, a compliment and what the presenter could have improved on. Well, this will get rid of that and students will have to listen to each presentation and give their feedback.
The skills that come with oral presentation are very important for students to learn and master. This is why as teachers, we need to get our students to practice presenting and expand their vocabulary in order to communicate information correctly.
To create a powerful presentation we need to use few key concepts. It needs to be clear and organized. The use of contrasting colors will help our text to be visible and the use of no more then 20 words per slide will assure that we are actually communicating with our audience instead of reading of of the power point. This points out that we need to know our topic and be familiar with it. This article taught me that even if we have the greatest presentation in the whole wide world, if we cant communicate it to the students, our great pictures and links and other things we put inside it will not help my students. After all i am the teacher and prezi or power point presentation is just a tool in my bag i may use.
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This article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because it provides a strict rubric and clear guidelines to help students. It also drives the same message that I have heard over and over again. These are important points that will continue to be important and they must not loose their significants.
This article seemed to be repeating a lot of information that has been said to educators in the past. I enjoyed their focus on teaching students the importance of effective oral presentations. Communication, I believe, is one of the many important skills to teach students that are not written in the curriculum. When presenting a power point they mark a limit of 25 words to each slide. This I completely agree with because it is a presentation, not a reading. A presentation requires a delivery of character juxtaposed with information. However, Microsoft Power Point is not a new program and people should know how to present work in an informative manner. This article seems to be a reminder to all readers to use these techniques to create an informative power point and strategies to achieve effective oral communication.
4 Key Points • Not a lot of wording, more of an oral presentation not reading (limit wording) • Make slides that attract the viewers attention - consistent - visuals/images • External Links help clarify/enhance an idea; gives facts • Communication **** key part **** - makes topic more interesting - get to know the topic my conversation not by reading
Overall, the reading states the key points to get a solid presentation together and make it presentable. You want to make the presentation catch the reader’s eye so you don’t bore them. You do this by limiting words, adding images, color, animation, and external links. The key to all the data in the presentation is not to read it word for word; it is used help you when you orally present the data along with communicate with the viewers. The purpose of this reading is to show that
The key points of this article are better ways to make sure that your students are learning from their oral presentations. The author provides several rules and rubrics which better organize the presentations for the students. As a student I can use some of those tips in my own presentations. Personally I get caught up in creating a more visual pleasing screen instead of worrying about the actual content. The author states that the content is always the most important part of the presentation. The purpose of these presentations is to get the students to learn something in a different fashion. As a teacher, I can use these tools to teach my students how to better their oral presentation skills. I also enjoyed how the author based the students grade on three things; teacher, student, and self-assessment. I am a firm believer that oral presentations and public speaking skills are vital to teach my students. When I was in high school I used to let nerves and anxiety hinder me from creating PowerPoint projects and oral presentations. This article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because now I understand how important communication skills are to our students. We must be teaching our students not only our subject area but the four C’s; creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.
The main concepts discussed in this article revolve around the effective deliverance of a meaningful oral presentation by our learners. Some components of an effective presentation include the display of an understanding of the topic through clear and precise communicative skills. The presenter should also engage his or her peers by asking relevant questions.
ReplyDeleteThis article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because we are evaluating a learner’s comprehension of a topic based on their ability to communicate a set of ideas. When given the opportunity to present information, they are evaluated on their ability to present information or data clearly and concisely as well as using a presentation as a guide. It is also important for learners to manipulate what they learn and be able to regurgitate it in their own words.
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In asking your audience questions you engage them, but also offer the opportunity for your audience to change the course of your presentation, not a bad course, just a reality, be prepared fo it...nice reflection
DeleteI found this article to be very informative and necessary, but also something that honestly never really crossed my mind. None of my secondary science classes were very “outside of the box.” Every single year I had lecture, after lecture, after boring lecture. So knowing how I felt as a student sitting in these classrooms, and how even more boring it would be as the teacher, I am excited to learn new and interesting teaching methods I can bring to the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI feel having students make presentations in the science classroom is an excellent way for them to learn and retain science knowledge. I believe this article gave a lot of helpful hints to give to students, and even for my own presentations. The most interesting fact I received from the article is that LaBanca gives a word limit for slide. I think so many students use the slides as a crutch to read off from (I know I definitely have in the, probably recent, past). He is so right in stating, “Slides are a guide—not something meant to be read” (51).
I loved the article and am definitely going to be using it in my classroom. I think building good oral presentation skills is one of the most important tools we can give students as they graduate and move on to college or to the workforce. I think this article gives a lot of great tips for presentation-makers of all ages. I’m almost tempted to give this article to some of my professors!
Elisa, you present an interesting statement about wanting to bring new and interesting teaching methods to the classroom. As young teachers that is a dilemma we often face...how do we bring something that we were often not trained in ourselves. The reality all too often is we rely on what we are comfortable with, especially when early on we are more concerned with the curriculum in our careers. Hopefully we strive for both the curriculum and sound pedagogy in the end!
DeleteThe 21st-Century Oral Presentation Tool Bag
ReplyDeleteStudents need to get better at oral presentations. This involves communication and this is key in the 21st-century. Oral presentations can be used in any class subject. What I thought was interesting in this article was the ways of having students give oral presentations. A good way to have students talk to their audience is to limit the words they use on each power point slide/or visual display. This would force the students to deliver the information to the audience verbally, instead of just reading directly from their slide.
Another interesting part of this article was the rubrics that the audience is given to evaluate the presenter and whether or not they were paying attention. Many times students think that while others present they can do something else and not pay attention. The rubric could ask for a statement of what they learned from the presentation, a compliment and what the presenter could have improved on. Well, this will get rid of that and students will have to listen to each presentation and give their feedback.
The skills that come with oral presentation are very important for students to learn and master. This is why as teachers, we need to get our students to practice presenting and expand their vocabulary in order to communicate information correctly.
To create a powerful presentation we need to use few key concepts. It needs to be clear and organized. The use of contrasting colors will help our text to be visible and the use of no more then 20 words per slide will assure that we are actually communicating with our audience instead of reading of of the power point. This points out that we need to know our topic and be familiar with it. This article taught me that even if we have the greatest presentation in the whole wide world, if we cant communicate it to the students, our great pictures and links and other things we put inside it will not help my students. After all i am the teacher and prezi or power point presentation is just a tool in my bag i may use.
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This article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because it provides a strict rubric and clear guidelines to help students. It also drives the same message that I have heard over and over again. These are important points that will continue to be important and they must not loose their significants.
This article seemed to be repeating a lot of information that has been said to educators in the past. I enjoyed their focus on teaching students the importance of effective oral presentations. Communication, I believe, is one of the many important skills to teach students that are not written in the curriculum. When presenting a power point they mark a limit of 25 words to each slide. This I completely agree with because it is a presentation, not a reading. A presentation requires a delivery of character juxtaposed with information. However, Microsoft Power Point is not a new program and people should know how to present work in an informative manner. This article seems to be a reminder to all readers to use these techniques to create an informative power point and strategies to achieve effective oral communication.
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ReplyDelete• Not a lot of wording, more of an oral presentation not reading (limit wording)
• Make slides that attract the viewers attention
- consistent
- visuals/images
• External Links help clarify/enhance an idea; gives facts
• Communication **** key part ****
- makes topic more interesting
- get to know the topic my conversation not by reading
Overall, the reading states the key points to get a solid presentation together and make it presentable. You want to make the presentation catch the reader’s eye so you don’t bore them. You do this by limiting words, adding images, color, animation, and external links. The key to all the data in the presentation is not to read it word for word; it is used help you when you orally present the data along with communicate with the viewers. The purpose of this reading is to show that
The 21st Century Oral Presentation Tool Bag
ReplyDeleteThe key points of this article are better ways to make sure that your students are learning from their oral presentations. The author provides several rules and rubrics which better organize the presentations for the students. As a student I can use some of those tips in my own presentations. Personally I get caught up in creating a more visual pleasing screen instead of worrying about the actual content. The author states that the content is always the most important part of the presentation. The purpose of these presentations is to get the students to learn something in a different fashion.
As a teacher, I can use these tools to teach my students how to better their oral presentation skills. I also enjoyed how the author based the students grade on three things; teacher, student, and self-assessment. I am a firm believer that oral presentations and public speaking skills are vital to teach my students. When I was in high school I used to let nerves and anxiety hinder me from creating PowerPoint projects and oral presentations. This article helps me to better understand teaching and learning through inquiry because now I understand how important communication skills are to our students. We must be teaching our students not only our subject area but the four C’s; creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.
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