Helping Students Make Effective Presentations

Useful benchmarks for students:

Useful benchmarks for students:

General Goal-- Extemporaneous Style

Useful benchmarks for students:

Presentation Should Have One Core Idea

Useful benchmarks for students:

Limited Points Thematically Unified Around Core Idea

Useful benchmarks for students:

Points Made in Brief Sentence Outline

MAIN IDEA: “MIRROR NEURONS” MAY ACCOUNT FOR WHY HUMANS ARE EMPATHETIC

I. NEURONS IN THE BRAIN COMBINE TO MAKE NEURAL PATHWAYS, WHICH CREATE THOUGHT.

A. amplification B. amplification

II. NEURONS “FIRE” AND CREATE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE ARE EXPOSED TO AN EVENT.

A. amplification B. amplification

III. SOME OF THE SAME NEURONS “FIRE” WHEN WE SEE OTHERS EXPOSED TO THE SAME KIND OF EVENT.

A. amplification B. amplification

Useful benchmarks for students:

Powerpoints Maybe, But Limited

Review of Test Data Indicates Conservatism for tile-penetration

The existing SOFI on tile test data used to create Crater was reviewed along with STS-87 Southwest Research data-- Crater overpredicted penetration of tile coating

significantly I nitial penetration to described by normal velocity

Varies with volume/mass of projectile (e.g. 200ft/sec for 3cu. In)

Significant energy is required for the softer SOFI particle to penetrate the relatively hard tile coating Test results to show that it is possible at sufficient mass

and velocity Conversely, once tile is penetrated SOFI can cause

significant damage Minor variations in total energy (above penetration level) can cause

significant tile damage --flight condition is significantly outside of test database

Volume of ramp is 1920cu in vs 3 cu in for test

B O E I N G

Source: Facsimile of presentation slide from Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report, Volume 1, NASA, August, 2003, p. 191, http://caib.nasa.gov/news/report/pdf/vol1/full/caib_report_volume1.pdf. Figure 13.1

Useful benchmarks for students:

Find Where Your Passion is in the Topic

Useful benchmarks for students:

Make It Interesting: Use Examples and Narratives

Suggestions for the Instructor:

Suggestions for the Instructor:

Be Clear About What You Want

Suggestions for the Instructor:

If Part of a Written Project, Put More Grading Weight on the Written

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Consider Asking for Advocacy as Well as Information

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Make the Presentation Short, With Time for Questions and Comments

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In a Class Larger Than A Seminar, Ask the Presenter to Stand

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Make The Space Speaker-Friendly

Suggestions for the Instructor:

Be Ready for Apprehensives;Questions help

Suggestions for the Instructor: Grade Criteria

-Limited points, thematically unified around one idea-Points effectively explained and amplified-Effective use of notes for conversational delivery -Responsive to questions

Questions:Gary WoodwardWoodward@tcnj.edu