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TeachingWriting

Research Presentation

Overview

Students deliver their research as a live oral presentation with multimedia support.  At end of the process, students write and submit an ungraded “Reflection on the Research Presentation.”  The reflection should focus on the decisions students made when adapting their research argument to oral/multimedia form as well as their experience in delivering their final oral presentation.

Length

10-minute live oral presentation with multimedia support; ungraded “Reflection on the Research Presentation” (i.e., cover letter or reflective memo) of 250 words. 

Sources

Since this is an oral presentation of research, students should draw on and orally cite at least 5-6 sources in their delivery of research. As with their research essay, use of sources should be substantive and purposeful, showing engagement with the larger conversation on their topic.

Student Learning Objectives:

  • Translate, arrange, and deliver a written research-based argument into an effective oral argument
  • Critically reflect on, improve, and implement strategies for effective live oral presentations
  • Demonstrate knowledge of audience and rhetorical situation through effectively integrating evidence and sources into live oral presentation
  • Reflect on process, assessing challenges and learning moments.