It has been an interesting ride this semester. I can't believe that it is week 4 already, and presentations were a week ago... had a good time with the presentation thought about a few ways we could have improved on ours, that is what this is about right... improving our skills??? Anyway, I have fallen behind on my comments, I am finding that more cumbersome than any other aspect of this course is posting to everyone’s everything and having to try to remember when the heck you left off. If I could change one thing about this course it would be that... maybe instead of having to read everyone’s... like respond to a specific number... just an idea.
It was clear last week that not all are comfortable in front of an audience, I hope that those individuals overcome that soon... as educators that is what we do is to put on a dog and pony show every day and you can't let people intimidate you... hopefully it was just because it was in front of peers and not kids... many people are more nervous in front of people their own age or older rather than kids... I hope this is the case or student teaching is going to be difficult for them... keeping my fingers crossed =)
It was clear last week that not all are comfortable in front of an audience, I hope that those individuals overcome that soon... as educators that is what we do is to put on a dog and pony show every day and you can't let people intimidate you... hopefully it was just because it was in front of peers and not kids... many people are more nervous in front of people their own age or older rather than kids... I hope this is the case or student teaching is going to be difficult for them... keeping my fingers crossed =)
Amanda, I think your right on as far as the difficulty some had with their presentations. For me it was a couple of things. First, I didn't have a plan to adjust on the fly when I realized that time was an issue. Secondly, it was knowledge of the subject. Even though I was presenting as an expert in the field, I didn't feel like one. For me, a big part of my comfort level is familiarity with the subject. Even in my professional experience where I was required to give multimillion dollar presentations to senior executives in corporate America, I was much more at ease because of the familiarity with my presentation. I knew how to move in and out of ideas when a curveball was thrown (like getting the 2 minute warning without ever seeing the five minute one). I think part of what needs to be incorporated into our class project, is some type of continual repetition of the deliverables we are creating. This will provide a greater comfort level for students who are not used to this type of structured learning.
ReplyDeleteI agree that all the posts are pretty hard to keep up with. I think you did fine on your presentation i hate public speaking as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you i think that many people have that challenge to over come about speaking in front of a class/ audience.
ReplyDeleteI really find the constant posting to be useless. Yes feedback is so important, but not this much. And I am one of those people who can't present comfortably in front of a classroom. I really need to get over this, its ridiculous considering the profession I've chosen.
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