Working in groups can be difficult. This semester, in one of my classes we have a group project that we have to work on throughout the semester. In my group there are seven people. We all are responsible for turning in a final paper, presentation, and evaluating one another. As college students, it is difficult to get everyone to work on the project at once. My group members and I introduced each other when we were placed in the group. Afterwards, we have not meet once in person. We communicate…
homophobia, defined as “a prejudice that leads to hatred and discrimination toward lesbian and gay people” (Croteau & Kusek, 1992, p. 396), and a specific way to reduce homophobia—gay and lesbian speaker panels. Gay and lesbian speaker panels are panel presentations by gay and lesbian people, whereby they share their personal experiences, stories, and engage in a dialogue with the audience. Croteau & Kusek (1992) discuss six previous studies that researched methods to decrease homophobia, with…
During the “Controlling Chagas in the Southern Cone of South America” case study, my main responsibility and role was in constructing the Powerpoint Presentation with one other member. I began the project initially by reading the case study, “Controlling Chagas in the Southern Cone of South America”, in the textbook “Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved” by Ruth Levine. The case study gave me a broad yet detailed overview of the Chagas disease, control and elimination efforts over the…
These characteristic are what separate those who mature to those who are still maturing and learning to handle situations. These characteristics can be the difference between someone who although nervous taking a test or giving a presentation and slowly taking their time to make sure that they focus on the task at hand to someone who lets this nervousness overcome them greatly effecting their performance on the same test. The same can be said about giving speeches. One who is in control…
students will try to create sentences. smooth The word 'smooth' can be used in different context. The meanings can be explained by realia or pictures and even through a video clip. Each definition of 'smooth' can be an object for a short in-pair presentation to verify understanding. Some interesting realia to identify the meaning of smooth are: table or whiteboard vs. sandpaper; jeans vs. t-shirt (Students can use their sense of touch) Pictures to clarify meaning: stormy ocean vs. calm ocean; …
Not only is explaining peoples ideas important but making sure that the groups ideas are in line with the instructions given to the group.. This in a group would be known as the information giver. The information giver “provides the group with relevant information researches, organizes, and presents needed information”(p53) the group information giver in this case was Diane. she would make sure that everyone would be aware of the instructions for the activates and at times would even over…
During the lab teaching, my job as a facilitator was to teach my group members two important task he/she could use to engage in a specific sport. The sport I had to teach to my peers was Pickle – Ball, and the specific task/skill I taught was how to properly strike the individually and to someone specifically. The facility space I was able to use was half court of a gymnasium. The manner in which I presented the content in a sequence was great, but I felt my organization could have been a…
listen to other classmates’ speeches, and giving my own speeches in front of a group of people can effectively increase my confidence. This semester we had four speeches at all, two informative speeches-- the speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding; one persuasive speech-- the speech of creating, reinforcing, or changing people’s beliefs or actions; and a problem-solving small group presentation-- a small group formed to solve a particular problem. For each of the speeches, the…
Overall, I think my presentation went very well. I think I captured the attention of my peers and really helped them understand my topic and my viewpoint. Personally, I typically have bad experiences with presenting because I let my nerves get the best of me, but I found this to be much less stressful. I really enjoyed how we got to pick a topic of our own choice and had the opportunity to educate our classmates. I wanted to start my presentation off with my activity, so I made a Kahoot survey.…
between males and females or men and women, sex and gender are defined differently. The term sex is a biological distinction between males and females. It refers to the physiological and biological differences between males and females (Interactive Presentation). In contrast, the term gender is a social…