As you know, this semester you and two classmates will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation and a class hand-out. Below is a list of randomly assigned groups. By midnight on Thursday, February 13th, one member from your group must email me (@ dhdelao@gmail.com) with your first and second topic preferences. All topics are first come, first serve.
Requirements:
- The work distribution is up to each group, though it should be somewhat equitable
- The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length—everyone must present at least part of the time
- There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
- You must provide a handout related to or outlining your presentation (23 copies)
- On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation (or a link) and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.
You may utilize any presentation program you like.
The best presentations will:
- Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important
- Use words economically
- Include visually interesting illustrations
- Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects
- Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone
- Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
- Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)—ad blockers are also helpful in saving time*
- Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important
Remember, this is an opportunity to be very creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.
*If you use PowerPoint 2007, here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into your presentation. Remember, embedding clips can save time during a presentation.
Lower scoring presentations might:
- Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront
- Be thinly researched
- Allow visuals to overrun their content, or lack a cohesive style
- Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way
- Lack multimedia
- End without a concluding slide
Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.
Groups:
- Week 06 - Andrew, Lacey, Ryan: Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and Sex
- Week 07 - Angel, Daniel, Kevin: In the Era of Designer Babies
- Week 08 - Odaliz, Ivy, Chrystopher: Megacities of the Future
- Week 09 - Kevin, Constantina, Nicholas: In the Other Direction: Living Off the Grid
- Week 13 - Maris, Samantha, Yevgeny: Home Base: Living in the House of the Future
- Week 11 - Lantz, Kenneth, Sandy: Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear
- Week 14 - Theresa, Marisa, Ravinder: Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First Contact
- Week 16 - Cathy, Paul, Alejandro: Drones in Everyday Life
Email me your group's first and second choices from the list below:
- What is a robot?
- UI: What it is and Why It’s Important
- The Future of the Moviemaking and Moviegoing
- Beyond China: Other Emerging World Powers
Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and SexObsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon DisappearWelcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First ContactDrones in Everyday Life- Inside the Holographic Revolution
- Megacities of the Future
In the Era of Designer Babies- How 3D Printing Will Change Everything
- The Cars of the Future
- Teaching American Kids to Code
- Feeding the Future: Forthcoming Food Revolutions
- Improving on God: Transhumanism and the Quest to Build a Better Human Being
- In the Other Direction: Living Off the Grid
- Inside the Virtual Reality Revolution
Home Base: Living in the House of the Future- Rewired: Technology and the Human Brain
