Instructional Discussion on TED Talks and Public Speaking

Chapter Instructional Discussion Requirements Please know that the following amount and type of details are intentional. It is normal if you feel this info is a bit evasive, youre not entirely sure what your end product should look like, and you just wish there was a rubric showing you exactly how to create this gig so you could check off items and move on with life. That is also intentional. Dont worry. Theres a process. You will be great. What: Above are randomly-assigned partners and chapters from our TED book. You will collaborate with your partner(s) and will lead the discussion for your designated chapter. It is important that you prep for and facilitate a DISCUSSION not a presentation. We will discuss this in class and/or during meetings/recordings. This is NOT: A presentation in which you and your partner(s) tell us info, ask a quick question, and then its done. Instead, this is an interactive discussion between the audience and you and your partner(s). The amount of speaking will be balanced among all of us and you will be leading the flow of that conversation. Required: You and your partner(s) will create an agenda for your class period. On this agenda, please include 5-8 discussion questions to ask the group. Be prepared to ask in-the-moment or follow-up questions when appropriate. The agenda can be ANY design (search Word or Google for templates), but needs to clearly included the partner names, date, chapter, order of how you are running the discussion, and the questions. Some of the best agendas offer an interactive component that students can easily take notes on the agenda, answer questions, complete an activity, view a particular image. (These examples wont immediately make sense until you get deep into planning something unique for your ID.) You are welcome to include any other info and jazz it up as desired. ** There are two steps with this agenda. 1. Submit it under MODULES – Assignment. (One submission per group.) 2. Bring in a copy for each student on the DAY YOU PRESENT your instructional discussion. See Canvas>People for how many students are in the class. You can print copies in the library. Check the daily attendance sheet for number of students in class plus one for Lee Anne. a. If online, these will be made available to students digitally. TED Talk: I want you to show two videos one highlighted from the chapter and one that is a non-TED Talk speech. Think of historical speeches that support your chapter material. If your chapter focuses on or mentions one specific TED Talk, plan on showing us this or part of it. Think about 8-10 minutes total to be shown of each (8-10 for the TED Talk and 8-10 for the non-TED Talk speech. If for some reason, it is imperative to include more of the talk, please let me know. If the talk is longer, watch it to determine which part is most helpful for your material and plan to cue up the video at the start of class. If your chapter does not refer to a specific talk, find a TED Talk on YouTube that shows the concepts highlighted in your chapter. You have a lot of liberty with these as there are many talks available. Have some of your discussion questions centered on the chapter and some centered on the TED talk and other speech you select. Be sure to ask and showcase how your chapter is applicable to this specific TED Talk and other speech. This is NOT: Videos talking about your specific chapter content. Instead, it needs to include videos which show that content either negatively or positively. Ex: If your chapter is about Opening and Closing a speech, then you are not going to show us a TED Talk in which the speaker is talking about the intro and conclusion in their talk. Instead, look for talks that have powerfully success, underwhelming, and/or ineffective openings and let those examples speak for themselves. An opportunity to select a YouTube video of a middle schooler who struggled giving a speech. That is not what we are after with this ID. This is not to make fun of anyone nor is it the opportunity to exploit a speaker who likely did not personally add their video to YouTube. Often, those speeches are uploaded by others and not for any kind reasons. So, reach for professional speakers or speakers who voluntarily are in public speaking because its their passion, job, affiliation, etc. When: Note two different dates. 1. Check the calendar for when you will lead your discussion. If your chapter is listed in a 2-week increment, plan for either of those weeks and LA will confirm with you as soon as she knows what the class flow will be. 2. HOWEVER, all discussion questions are due to Lee Anne via Canvas by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 8th. (First ID starts on Tuesday, February 10th. Note these dates are corrected/extended from syllabus calendar dates.) Typed copies must include your chapter number, title, questions, and title and speaker of the TED Talk. If one partner submits your materials late, then it is considered late for the other partner(s). Google Doc links will not be accepted for any documents. This means that you need to save your agenda as a .pdf, and then submit it into the Canvas assignment. Even if a link is submitted prior to the deadline, Lee Anne will not request permission to access your document. It will be considered late, and a resubmission will not be possible. Links to video can be copied and pasted onto your link, but be sure to label any TED Talks or speeches with the speakers name and if applicable, a title. How: You and your partner determine how you would like to run your discussion. You can get as creative as you would like. You are in charge of opening, maintaining, and closing the discussion. This means Lee Anne will be part of the group versus leading the discussion. Things to consider: Think about if you want to leave the room as-is. Or, do you want us to be in a full circle if room space allows it. Are you going to present/review any of the chapter info or go straight into questions? How are you going to split the talking between you and your partner(s)? Have questions, comments, or examples to fill the silence. Understand there will be silence and this is okay. Often, it takes a moment for a group to get comfortable in a discussion. It is your responsibility to keep the discussion going strong. Consider if you want to show the talk at the start or in the middle of your discussion. Do you want to play some of the video, stop and ask questions, and then resume with the video? How will you handle if the audience collectively lost interest? Be prepared to cut out questions, shorten videos (if too long), change up pace, etc. Extra Credit: If you are interested in running one of the extra discussions, please let me know ASAP. Length: Outside of your video length, your entire ID should run between 20 and 30 minutes. You and your partner(s) will not be speaking for this entire time frame. Questions: Please let me know!