WK2 Comments to Michael's blog

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Week 2: To Publish or Present?


Decisions, decisions...

The decision whether to publish my Capstone/CBR project as an article or present it at a conference or training was an easy one for me to make. I believe that speaking is one of my strengths, and though I'm an adequate writer, I believe that I am much more effective in conveying thoughts when speaking in person. In addition, I can make my work and research come alive more effectively through direct interaction with the audience.

Speaking of interaction, I would probably have the audience demonstrate my work as I present the information, creating a challenge to find solutions to in the midst of the presentation, then help them see what they have done at the end of the presentation. I might leave some breadcrumbs for the audience to follow though, as adult minds tend to be a bit more challenging to change and adapt than those of 10 year olds, in my honest opinion. I’m certainly going to integrate all of the various things that I’ve learned over the course of the EMDT program and attempt to demonstrate how the Challenge-Based Learning approach can be transformational in the classroom and for the students, even in the music/band classroom that can, at times, be very resistant to change.
Posted 2 days ago by Michael
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Michael,
My decision to publish or present came easy to me also because I believe my strength is in speaking too. I think it is great how you talk about making your research come alive through interaction with the audience. Expressing your passion about what you are presenting makes all the difference in the world between good presentation and a great presentation. Implementing all the various things learned over the course of the EMDT program will make your presentation even better.
I agree that adult minds are more resistant to change than young students.