In addition to the short PP that I e mailed the class on Friday 29th September, and uploaded to Moodle, all of the College's library information and access to our library catalogue and online resources can be accessed on our website through the following link - https://library.nclan.ac.uk/
I hope these are helpful for you, not only in my Unit, but for all your classes moving forward.
There is more to research than hitting the Google button, right?!
All the best,
Mark
Hello all,
I hope you have a lovely September break and I’ll see you all again a week on Monday. Time for some you time, well deserved.
Just a wee reminder for the structure you’ll need for the assessed presentation. Please consult the many exemplars I’ve popped on Moodle for you.
Around 10-12 slides is normally a good number to aim for when delivering a 5-8 minute talk, but it isn’t scientific, just trust your research. 15 is arguably too many though.
All of the following parts are required:
Slide 1 - your name, date of when you are presenting your talk, what the talk is about. Optionally, you may also wish to add an appropriate image. We will sort the date(s) of delivery when we meet again on Monday 2nd October back in class. This will be posted on the blog, Moodle and via the class group e mail.
Slide 2 - this tells the audience exactly the order of your presentation and should always finish with the same three bullet points, in this order: Conclusion / Sources / Q and A.
Slides 3-8 (this is an approximate number dependent on your content; this is what you found out from your research).
Slide 9 - conclusion - this is vital to recap what you spoke about. No new information should appear here.
Slide 10 - references / sources (you decide what term you prefer). ALL sources you have consulted in your research should be noted here, hyperlinked, just like the examples. That means pressing return after you type in the website and this makes it ‘live’.
You don’t need to use Harvard, but can if you wish. I’ll look at that in the second assessment, report writing. I posted a link with the Harvard Generator on 18th Sep. on this blog for you.
Slide 11 - Thank you for listening, are there any questions?
Sensible structure always wins the day, ALWAYS!
Hope this helps,
Mark
Hello everybody.
I myself have never used Sway before, but as it was mentioned in passing by Robyn, I thought I’d pop a wee link on here which outlines how to use it should you so wish.
As a non expert or any time user, this is the best I can do at the moment, but it’s a starting point, right?
Here you go, please click on the link below:
Hope this helps. The tutorial is pretty instinctive and you can convert a Word and PP doc. if this is what you’d like to do.
I still prefer PowerPoint as I’m so used to it, but choice is always good.
Don’t forget, the visuals are there to anchor what you are saying and provide signposts to what you’ve found out. I’m looking forward to seeing what you all come up with.
Mark
In the class on Monday 18th September, we looked at the topics you wanted to deliver your assessed oral presentation on.
Remember, the talk needs to be 5 minutes minimum, and no longer than 8 minutes preferably, not including questions (we can't control the time on that of course).
The class will be split into three and you can decide when you want to deliver the presentations in a democratic way.
Here are the topics you have chosen. Where there are blanks, please e mail me asap and I will fill them in for you.
SWAP Nursing - possible topic choices - we will firm these up on Monday 2nd October in class.
Omoyie - Brain injury
Antonia - Mental health
Millie - HIV and AIDS
Martin -
Amy - Anaphylaxis
Pauline - Urine infection
Emma-Louise - William's Syndrome
Alyssa - MND
Kelsey - BPD
Fiona - Alcoholism
Nicola - Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Linda - Kyphoscoliosis
Chris - Meningitis
Marina - Sepsis
Caitlyn - OCD
Chloe - Gallstones / Dravet Syndrome
Emma - Type 1 diabetes
Linda - Sickle cell
Stella - Diabetes, focusing on the effects of mental health
Gemma - Autism
Robyn - HIV / AIDS
Tracy - Anorexia
All the best,
Mark
This is the criteria you’ll be assessed on for the oral presentation assessment.
The presentation needs to be 5 minutes minimum duration as per the assessment brief and should be no more than 8 minutes.
Learning Outcome 4 - ‘Deliver and participate in complex spoken communication’.
Performance Criteria
(a) Present complex information and supporting detail accurately - that’s the content and references you use. You are delivering your research findings, not offering a personal opinion.
(b) Use structure and delivery which makes clear links between different ideas presented - a logical and sensible flow of information from your slides and what you say.
(c) Use register, style and tone at an appropriate level of formality for purpose and audience - formality is important for this assessment.
(d) Make effective use of non-verbal communication - good eye contact, open body language, smile, appear interested and engaged!
(e) Respond to others in ways which promote and develop communication - question and answer session. We normally ask about three to four questions - sometimes from me and also the audience. I feel a balance works really well indeed.
Hello all,
You don't need to use Harvard Referencing for the sources section of your presentation, just the weblinks will do, but I would STRONGLY advise that you use this for any referencing going forward, for writing assessments which require referencing.
This is the link I personally recommend: Free Harvard Referencing Generator - Harvard Style (teg.london)
Once you have located the site, and if you are using a website source, click 'website'.
As a working example, I have picked this random website, which is worth looking at by the way, here - What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation (hbr.org)
If you pop in all the necessary things as per the reference generator, here would be your accurate reference, tah dah...
Carmine Gallo (2023) What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation, Available at: https://hbr.org/2020/01/what-it-takes-to-give-a-great-presentation (Accessed: 14/9/23).
You are welcome!
Mark
As I noted in class today, I will be on strike on Monday 11th September so there will be no Communication class that day. I can only comment on my own plan of action for the day though.
This means that I withdraw all labour, without pay and do not log into any College system - 7th and 11th September. Union members from every college across Scotland are going on strike.
Striking is the last resort, but it takes a long time to get to this point, but it also is necessary in the eyes of union members.
Lecturers are ALWAYS appreciative of support from learners. And we do receive a lot which makes us all incredibly proud. We also understand the ideological opposition to the notion of striking.
It is now over one year since members of the EIS-FELA union should have received a pay uplift for 2022/23. It is incredibly disappointing that following month upon month of delay during a cost-of-living crisis, College Employers Scotland (CES) have only moved to a position to make a poor offer on pay that would be, by their own admission, financed by job losses across the FE sector. This is something we simply will not accept.
We refuse to stand idly by and watch the attack on further education, with cuts to jobs, to course provision, affecting our communities and eroding the opportunities available to our students. Students like you.
Hopefully that provides some meat on the bones of what we are striking for. This is also about safeguarding the future of Further Education and all that this entails.
All the best,
Mark
Hello all.
Today we looked at three moral dilemmas that I gave to you, defined what they are, and then you broke them all down offering possible answers to the scenarios posed to you.
I thought this part of the lesson was particularly effective personally, for lots of reasons.
We also looked at and discussed the various communication skills that you were demonstrating / developing today. Impressive stuff for sure.
So, a few questions.
1. How did you enjoy the moral dilemmas part of the class?
2. Listening to other groups were you persuaded to think differently?
3. Did you feel comfortable speaking with your peers / in front of the class if asked?
I look forward to your thoughts. As always, just be honest in your appraisal and anything goes!
Well done, some great communication skills were on view today.
Mark
