Multimedia Presentations, Sec. 19

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation and a class hand-out. By midnight on Tuesday, September 3rd, you and a partner should be signed up for a topic and date.  

All topics and dates are first-come first-served. Topics will be crossed off as they are chosen. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave the group's names (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per group is required.

Example:
David Cortez and Kerry Clancy: Famous Explorers: Captain James Cook and Sir Francis Drake, 10.16.13

Please be sure to post in the correct section!

Requirements:

• The work distribution is up to each pairing, though it should be somewhat equitable
• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length
• There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
• You must provide a handout related to or outlining your presentation (23 copies) 
• On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation (or a link) and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will:

• Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important 
• Use words economically 
• Include visually interesting illustrations
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects 
• Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)*
• Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important

Remember, this is an opportunity to be very creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.

*If you use PowerPoint 2007, here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into your presentation. Remember, embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront
• Be thinly researched
• Allow visuals to overrun their content, or lack a cohesive style
• Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way
• Lack multimedia
• End without a concluding slide

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

These are the topics available for presentations:

1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
2. Designing the Floating City
3. Cannibalism at Sea: An Overview
4. Examining Maritime Superstitions
5. Piracy: Then and Now
6. Submarines of the Civil War: The Monitor and The Merrimack
7. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef
8. The Legend of Atlantis
9. Sea Shanties Remembered
10. Water Gods of the Pacific: Mazu, Kamohoalii, Sedna, and Tangaroa
11. Legendary Ships: The Mayflower
12. Early Sea Explorers: The Vikings
13. Legendary Sea Cryptids: Caddy, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca
14. Twenty-first Century Treasure Hunting
15. The Tragedy of the RMS Titanic
16. Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, The Mary Celeste, and The Carroll A. Deering
17. Shark Attacks: What Everyone Should Know
18. What is the Bermuda Triangle?
19. Haunted Ships: USS Hornet, USS Lexington, and RMS Queen Mary
20. A History of Surfing
21. Legendary Ships: RMS Lusitania
22. The Great Canal Cities of the World: Suzhou, Venice, St. Petersburg, and Alappuzha
23. Early Sea Explorers: The Chinese
24. Life at Sea: Situational Homosexuality
25. Pollywogs and Shellbacks: The King Neptune Ceremony

You may choose from the following dates:

Week 05
Tu 9.17
1. Karine W.—Early Sea Explorers: The Vikings

Week 06
Tu 9.24
1. Gabriel K.—Legendary Sea Cryptids: Caddy, Taniwha, Ningen, and the Lusca

Th 9.26
1. Roy V./Edwin C.—The Legend of Atlantis

Week 08
Th 10.10
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2.

Week 09
Th 10.17
1. Oscar J./Jordan M.—Piracy: Then & Now
2.

Week 10
Tu 10.22
1. Sudayisi S./Melanie F.—Life at Sea: Situational Homosexuality

Th 10.24
1. Tiffany M./Angela D.—Famous Ghost Ships: The Octavius, The Mary Celeste, and The Carroll A. Deering

Week 11
Tu 10.29
1. Tipper T./Krisna T.—Haunted Ships: USS Hornet, USS Lexington, and RMS Queen Mary

Th 10.30
1. Jimmy C./PJ S.—Examining Maritime Superstitions

Week 12
Tu 11.05
1. Vieney C./Samantha F.—The Tragedy of the RMS Titanic
2. Jasmine N./Kitty Z.—The Great Canal Cities of the World: Suzhou, Venice, St. Petersburg, and Alappuzha

Week 13
Th 11.14
1. Jasmine G./Joseph W.—Legendary Ships: RMS Lusitania
2. Paul J./Michael C.—21st Century Treasure Hunting

Week 14
Th 11.21
1. Kris G./Karine W.—History of Surfing
2.

Week 16
Tu 12.03
1. Marisa Q./Jackie R.—Shark Attacks: What Everyone Should Know
2.