A few notes from my personal experiences

ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS

Paul VernonQueen’s UniversityRBJSE pre-conferenceJanuary 15, 2015

WHY ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS?• Less formal than paper presentations

• Allow for informal discussion and feedback

• Allows for more participation in others’ papers

• Easier to achieve … more spaces available for grad students than regular presentations

• More personal

MY EXPERIENCES SO FAR • CSSE – UVIC 2013:

• Presented paper: Embodied and multimodal learning in Dalcroze and Kodaly music education pedagogy

• CSSE – Brock University 2014:

• Presented paper: State of the Arts: Factors influencing Ontario elementary teachers’ performing arts instruction – preliminary results

LENGTH OF PRESENTATION

• 90 minute session with 6 presenters

• 10 minutes of presentation with 5 minutes of questions and discussion

SUPPORTING TEXT/VISUALS• Flipbook/binder presentation

• Nice way to share visuals and data around a table

• Handout

• Allows for group participants to send feedback later

• Additional opportunities for disseminating extra information

ROLE OF DISCUSSANT

• There is a discussant for these presentations, same as others

• Discussant moderates discussion and poses questions as necessary

RELAX!

• Try not to stress too much.

Have fun! Enjoy the opportunity to share your work with others!

QUESTIONS?

Thanks! I’m always open to talking about whatever, so find me and ask!