Speaker Write-Ups
This is the first time that we have
use this many speakers in this lass and want to be sure that they are
useful and that you are gaining the information that we want you to
have. We therefore are asking that you write up a short summary
of the presentation.
The write-up is to be a two-paragraph
(typed) summary about what you learned from the speaker---focus on the
content of the presentation, not on the presenter. Your summary
will normally be due on the class day after the replay. Specific
dates will be posted on the calendar.
Include your name, Speaker
name(s) and topic, and a couple of meaty paragraphs. This needs
to be only a half to two-thirds of a page and should take no more than
30 minutes to complete. No sources, no bibliography.
Concentrate on the the most relevant points. Feel free to add
your opinion, just make it clear when you are doing so (e.g., first
person is fine).
A few other questions you might
consider as you write up your summary---but please don't just list a
bunch of questions and answers; incorporate these into your prose where
they fit best:
- What did you learn that you didn't
know before?
- What surprised you?
- What did you most enjoy learning
about? Did anything make you feel uncomfortable or concerned?
- Did
the speaker change your mind about how you felt before you heard
his/her/their
presentation? How so?
- Was the content what you
expected? If not, what were you expecting?