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Presentation Groups:

Group #1 – March 4th – Social Media
Tyler C
Jessie R
Ian D
Alex H
Mark F
Heloise B

Group #2 – March 11th – Commerce & Consumption
Garrett P
Nikolina M
Scott B
Tobi A
Shannon S
Nathan M

Group #3 – March 18th – Law & Regulation
Ryan P
Dan C
Chan P
Rachel B
Jordan H
Sharon B

Group #4 – March 25th – Advertising & Marketing
Nechelle V
Thomas C
Simon C
July L
Marlee FT
Grant F

Group #5 – April 1st-  Government & Democracy
Hayley G
Kathleen B
James D

Lecture Presentation Guide

Lecture Presentations will be between 50 and 60 minutes in length.

Each group member is expected to contribute to the lecture presentation, but not every student must ‘present’. Groups will be evaluated by their peers as well.

PDF of this guide is located HERE.

Overview of Lecture Presentation:

-Describe the topic/theme – what are we talking about?
-Locate the topic/theme within ‘information society’ – what role does this topic/theme play in the information society? Why are we talking about this?
-Identify the debates or contentions within your topic/theme – what are the social issues that have been raised? Focus on one or two of these debates or issues.
-Discuss the different theoretical approaches used to examine the topic/theme – what theories have been used to analyze the topic/theme? Strengths & weaknesses?
-Discuss the repercussions of these issues/debates – what are the social implications of these issues?
-Address the social significance of this topic/theme – why is this important to talk about?
-Consider the relationship between, traditional media, the internet and your topic/theme – how have traditional media responded (or not) to these changes?

Include:
-Lecture presentations need to be on presentation software – PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote etc. Bring this on a thumb drive or use your own laptop.
-Include visuals – Artifacts – video/YouTube etc. Be sure to address why you’re showing the clip and the significance to your discussion.
-Three Page Handout for the class:
* Two pages that includes your key ideas, issues and themes. This should be a synopsis of the lecture presentation.
* One page that lists eight (8) resources pertinent to your topic – five (5) need to be academic sources, and three (3) can be other sources (newspaper, magazine, blog post – something not peer reviewed). Your resource list should cover the themes and issues you discuss in the presentation. Keep your references as current as possible for current debates.

For Tracy at the beginning of the presentation:
-Lecture Presentation slides – save your slides as PDF, print (6 per page is fine) and include.
- Three page handout you’re giving to your peers
- One page that provides six (6) discussion questions
* These questions should not be used to ‘answer questions’, but rather to unpack and discuss issues or themes from the lecture presentations. Avoid questions rooted in opinion or morals (ie: Do you think, feel, agree etc), and avoid closed questions (ie: Do you, Can you, etc). You should have answers prepared for these questions.

Notes:
Be sure to use the Critical Thinking page on the Blog to help you with your lecture presentation – in particular the chart.