4. Interim Report presentation
What, when
where how
What: 5-7 min presentation that includes
a 2 min video
When: Monday, Week13
Where: Purple 12.1.15
How much: 30%
5. Task
Prepare a multimedia presentation that
outlines key aspects of your project work
during semester 1 and a work plan for
semester 2 (for those who are doing
semester 2)
2min (approx)
video
6. Purpose – why?
• Demonstrate your understanding of your
project topic by developing visual tools to
support the explanation of complex technical
information
• Professionally deliver scientific/ technical
ideas in an audio-visual format.
• Demonstrate your ability to combine a range
of presentation media to effectively engage
an audience
8. Criteria for assessment
• Oral communication skills [25%]
– Body language
– Speaking
– Question response
• Content [25%]
• Communicating with ICT’s [50%]
– Research video
– Presentation software
9. Structure
• A formal greeting
• An orientation to your project topic
• A video of the literature review
findings
• An explanation of how these ideas
will be used to conduct your project
• General project implementation
approach
• Achievements to date
• A semester 2 work plan.
• A conclusion
Does
the
sample
script
do this?
11. Content
1. Read your lit review
2. Identify your major
findings
3. Think about how you
can communicate this
information
4. What visual aids:
models, images, diagrams
graphs, drawings on
whiteboards etc. interviews
3 main ideas
in 3 minutes
12. Technical details
Length: 2 – 3 mins
Style: up to your
creativity [not a talking
head!]
Devices: video
camera, digital camera,
web cam, phone camera
• Quality – able to see
and hear clearly
• File formats: .mpeg,
.avi, .wmv or .mov
(not moviemaker
project files).
• Publishing: YouTube,
Vimeo embedded in
your presentation.
13. Video production tips
Practice!
Audio is very
important – must be
clear and easily heard
Choose interesting
locations
Submit to YouTube or
Vimeo – use whatever
privacy settings you are
comfortable with
Have fun – show your
humour/creativity
Ask permission where
people could be
captured on film
14. Resources
Cameras
Some flip cams available
to borrow
Need CDU equipment
loan form
Editing
See resources in
Learnline
Software
•Camtasia
•Adobe Visual
Communicator
•Animoto
•Ezivid
•Knovio
•GoAnimate
•screenr
cameras, editing,
software,
15. Getting started
Go to Learnline…..
Check out the YouTube channel
with different video styles
Listen to a 3 minute video – figure
out how long 3 minutes is
Think about if and how you will
include an audio track
Video
styles
17. Next Week
• What’s next ……
– Presentations: software and
style
• Sharing your implementation
ideas.
Editor's Notes
Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml
So what is required?
Task
Prepare a multimedia presentation that outlines key aspects of your project work during semester 1 and a work plan for semester 2.
The purpose of the assessment is for you to:
Demonstrate your conceptual understanding by developing visual tools to support the explanation of the complex technical information
Professionally deliver scientific/technical ideas in an audio-visual format.
Demonstrate your ability to combine a range of presentation media to effectively engage an audience.
Task
Prepare a multimedia presentation that outlines key aspects of your project work during semester 1 and a work plan for semester 2.
The purpose of the assessment is for you to:
Demonstrate your conceptual understanding by developing visual tools to support the explanation of the complex technical information
Professionally deliver scientific/technical ideas in an audio-visual format.
Demonstrate your ability to combine a range of presentation media to effectively engage an audience.
Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml
Task
Prepare a multimedia presentation that outlines key aspects of your project work during semester 1 and a work plan for semester 2.
The purpose of the assessment is for you to:
Demonstrate your conceptual understanding by developing visual tools to support the explanation of the complex technical information
Professionally deliver scientific/technical ideas in an audio-visual format.
Demonstrate your ability to combine a range of presentation media to effectively engage an audience.
Image sources: http://72.41.76.215/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/man-speaking-and-pointing-finger1-150x150.jpg
http://www.statusq.org/archives/2008/06/21/1901/
Your presentation will have three elements:
An oral component which orients the audience to your project and the achievements made to date
A video of the literature research undertaken highlighting key points
A set of Presentation slides that supports graphically your oral presentation.
Presentation Structure
Your oral presentation should follow the following structure:
A formal greeting
An orientation to your project topic
A video of the literature review findings
An explanation of how these will be used to conduct your project and the general project implementation approach
Achievements to date
A semester 2 work plan.
A conclusion
Content
First read through your literature review thoroughly and write out a simple plan of what you understand are the major findings of your research.
Think about how you can present this information so that it is relevant to your audience and where appropriate their everyday life. While the major aim of this video is to report your research, you also need to make the research relevant and accessible to a general audience – i.e.: they have to understand it. Success in this task requires that you remain aware of who your audience is and how to reach them.
You also need to show how this is going to help you complete your project – this could be done within the video or just after it in your presentation
The video could be in the style of a report on the evening news about a scientific breakthrough.
Your video can include visual aids such as models, pictures, diagrams drawn on a white board or graphs and diagrams from the paper but they should be clearly explained for a non-scientific audience
You may want to interview someone on camera and part of this interview can appear in your video. However, there should be no more than 30 seconds of someone other than you speaking on the video.
Technical Details
Length: The video must be a minimum of 2 minutes and a maximum of 3 minutes in length
Video devices: Your video can be made on any one of the following recording devices:
video camera,
digital camera,
webcam,
phone camera.
Quality: The quality should be sufficient to meet the standards for visual/audio presentation in the assessment criteria. Acceptable file formats include .mpeg, .avi, .wmv or .mov (not moviemaker project files).
Publishing: Your completed video needs to be published to one of the online video sites: YouTube; Vimeo. Instructions for how to do this will be provided in Learnline for those who need help.
. Video Production Tips
Make a few practice videos and practice editing the movies before you try to do your final one.
Make sure you can be heard clearly on the video when you (or anyone else) is speaking.
Choose interesting places to film the video. It doesn’t have to be just you on the screen while you are talking – you can have background shots that are relevant to your research context. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION BEFORE FILMING ANYWHERE WHERE PEOPLE COULD BE CAPTURED ON CAMERA.
The final videos are not a public document – they will be shared with the project class but should be submitted via YouTube (or vimeo) in a protected way so that only those to whom you give the password can view the video.
Have fun with it and be creative. Remember it takes a very good actor to create an INTERESTING & ENGAGING 3 minute ‘talking head’– so please refrain from this. Think about what works and what doesn’t work for you in video lectures and learn from it.
This video can be used as part of your final project presentations in semester 2
4. Resources
Cameras: If you do not have access to a camera/ video recording device, there are Flipcams available for short term loan from the School. Email the course coordinator for access to this equipment. You will need to complete an CDU equipment loan form as part of the process – these forms are available in Learnline.
Editing: Some resource sheets and videos will be included in Learnline for editing with IMovie and Movie Maker.
Another different type of movie /editing tool is Camtasia which some students may find is more appropriate for displaying their research. (A free trial version is available which should fit with the timeline of this assessment : see [http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html]
