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Presentations

I am not a fan of full-class presentations anymore. They were more of a thing before cell phones and laptops became a staple in the classroom, but nowadays, the ubiquitousness of electronics pretty much guarantees that students in the audience are disengaged. You can give them note-taking tasks and forbid phones all you want, but eventually they creep back into users' hands, and any note-taking will only be done with a concerted effort if marks loom on the horizon. Just being real here. Do I like it? No. Is it the reality? Yes. 

To be humane to those presenting, who are nervous and sweating as it is, I have stopped forcing them to present to a disengaged classroom. Instead, I do mock meetings, product pitches, or round table discussions. They are much more intimate, and in my view, resemble reality more closely. Students still get to present, persuade, and sell, but to a "CEO", "manager," or a "team of colleagues".
   
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  • Home
  • About
  • Teaching
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • Teaching Methods >
      • Live Case Studies
      • COIL Projects >
        • GAPS Challenge 2020
        • Humber x NKUHT
      • Field Trips >
        • Niagara
        • Six Nations of the Grand River
        • Cranberry Farm
        • Scenic Caves, Collingwood
        • Treetop Trekking
        • Around Campus >
          • LEED Field Trip @ Humber
          • Arboretum Classroom
          • Aroboretum - Forest Classroom
      • Events >
        • Sustainable Tourism Miniconference
      • Games
      • Guest Speakers
    • Evaluation Methods >
      • Presentations
      • Round Table Discussions
      • Team Testing
      • Volunteer Assignment
      • Trade Shows
      • Service Observation Assignment
    • Teaching Abroad >
      • Study Abroad Europe >
        • The Prep
        • The Castle
        • Strasbourg
        • The Experience
        • The Extras
      • The Netherlands
      • Taiwan
    • AI vs. AI - Who Knew?
    • Testimonials >
      • Students
      • SFQ's
      • Colleagues
  • Travel
    • Service Learning - Study Abroad
    • Trip Planning & Travel Experience
  • Community
    • My Swimming Project >
      • The Project
      • The Process
      • The Opening
      • The Finish Line
    • Six Nations Book Launch
    • EcoCloset
    • Showcase >
      • Showcase - My Presentation Contributions
      • Showcase 2018 - "Pulse"
    • APEC >
      • HRT Plenary
      • Honourary Degree Recipient
      • HRT Staff Field Trip
      • My Pro-Dev Presentations
    • College Events
  • Personal
    • Degrees
    • Research
    • Conferences >
      • Travel+Social Good
      • UTSC Case Competition
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      • HRT Community Service Award
      • Student Appreciation Award - Nominee
      • Boardroom Challenge Award
    • Certificates
    • Contact
  • Blog