Learning presentation skills
Description:
This learning design is for the Biotechnological Project II course, which is part of the 3rd year Bachelor program in Biotechnology at Aarhus University and runs for the first time now in the Fall of 2019.
The main goal of this course is to prepare the students for their Bachelor project in the following semester by 1) introducing the students to the different research groups working at Biological Engineering and by 2) improving the writing and presentation skills of the students.
Practically, the course is organized as follows: the students work in groups to perform two experiments (each 5 weeks), hosted by the different research groups at Biological Engineering. In addition, there are four general sessions to teach and train writing and presentation skills.
The learning design presented here is to train and assess the students on their presentation skills.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Students are capable to present scientific information in a clear and engaging manner
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Youtube video on creating effective slides and presentation skills |
Students watch the video ↓ |
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Students take notes on the key messages of the video ↓ |
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At home, in preparation of face-to-face session 3 |
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In class discussion of the video ↓ |
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Teacher mediates the discussion |
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Powerpoint slides |
Short lecture on a few aspects of presentation skills not covered by the video ↓ |
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Teacher presents the lecture |
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Face-to-face session 3 |
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Experimental material generated during the previous parts of the course |
Students prepare a presentation on an experiment they performed for the course ↓ |
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At home, in preparation of session 4 |
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Teacher writes summary on the black board |
In class discussion of what is a good presentation ↓ |
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Teacher mediates the discussion |
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Powerpoint slides prepared by the students |
Students present their presentation in front of their peers and the teacher ↓ |
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Teacher mediates the presentations |
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Teacher provides notepad paper |
Students write feedback on each others' presentation skills |
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Teacher mediates feedback session |
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Face-to-face session 4 |
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