Discussion Leader
Ideal weeks (volunteer, draw straws?)
- Week 4: Conceptual Models – 29 Jan
- Week 5: Task Identification and Information Architecture- 5 Feb – Nate
- Week 7: Personas and Audience Analysis – 19 Feb – Rebekah
- Week 8: Color and Typography – 26 Feb – Sarah
Details
Each student will serve as discussion leader once, by being assigned to a class session. Leading discussion involves actively engaging class members in a discussion of the topic of the day as it relates to a reading you have identified. Be sure to elicit class member participation through questions or activities. Part of your participation grade is determined by how much you, as a class member, participate in weekly discussions.
Each student will select an outside scholarly article that elaborates on the week’s general topic. Please use ACM, Lexis-Nexis, ProQuest or another academic database as your source. It is your responsibility to show how your selection relates to that week’s topic and readings.
Each student will have 15-20 minutes to relate one reading to the weekly reading(s) and the course material; there will be additional time to engage your classmates in discussion. Be as creative as you’d like to be when presenting your information. You must create a Powerpoint presentation, upload it to Slideshare.net, and link it to your student blog (categorize as Discussion Leader).
(1) Before class, post an abstract (including correct APA citation). The post should also link to your Powerpoint presentation on Slideshare.net and any outside source material (such as YouTube files or web site examples) that you use in the presentation.
(2) Post a reflection on the experience to your blog by 5 pm on Friday the week that your are responsible for leading discussion.
