November 29th: Presentation Discussion and Wrapping Up

Announcements

• ACC Championship VT vs. Clemson
  Sat., Dec. 3rd @ 8:00 pm in Charlotte
• UFC Team Bisping Vs. Team Miller
  Sat., Dec. 3rd @ 9:00 pm

Tonight's Plan

• Presentation Discussion
• 5182 Presentations
• Teaching Evaluations
• Finish Webpages--Due next week (12/06)
• Important Due Dates to Remember

Presentation Discussion

Let's talk a bit about what to do and not do during presentations. Your "Theories Presentation," which is what the syllabus calls your portfolio presentation, are worth 5% of your grade. Below are the criteria I'll use to base your grade:

• Appearance of preparation
• Eye contact
• Voice Projection
• Relevance
• Time—don’t go over five minutes and don’t go under four minutes (practice so you get it just right)

Your final presentations will be next week because I'm afraid we might need extra time. If we don't finish them next week, we'll have to carry over to the final exam period. Because the final exam won't take very long, we'll do the overflow presentations during the final exam time on Dec. 13th @ 6:30 pm. Don't worry; it'll be easier than the midterm exam.

I'll ask for volunteers to go first on presentation day, and then we'll go alphabetically.

Finish Web Pages

I know you'll ask, so here's the answer: your webpages should include the material listed on the website section of the assignments page. There is also information on the webpage startup page. Make sure you have links to all your webpage classwork on your index page, and, once again, check the page to make sure your link works. I screwed up a few links. Also, don't forget the groupwork discussions--color, typeface, etc.

Next Week

Two more class meetings to go! We're almost finished with the semester. Keep up with the syllabus, and don't forget these special dates:

5182 Presentations: Today (5182 students only)
Portfolios DUE: Today
Websites finished: 12/06
Final Presentations: 12/06
Final Exam: 12/13 @ 6:30 pm--Please check to make sure you don't have any conflicts.

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