Digital & Remote Presentations

Wed. Sept. 2 GOALS:

1. introduce students to the Google Meet presentation space
2. explore methods for presenting work visually using the screen sharing tools
3. participate in an informal, in-class exercise where you present your own work to the class using screen sharing

PREPARATION: At 9:30AM, students will receive a link to a shared Google Slide deck that covers this work. Review the deck, take notes on the process you'll need to follow. Ask questions as needed.

STUDENTS PRESENT at 9:50AM, by sharing one design project and talking about how the initial research component helped you create the work. If you have that initial research component handy, you can show that too: sketches, rough photos, rough thumbnails. You can layout multiple images on one "page" or have multiple pages to show. You may screen share to a browser tab to show your Behance page, your personal website, or create a unique Google Slide presentation.

Presentations will take place, with each student screen sharing from 9:50 to the end of class. Each student will have approximately 5-10 minutes of presentation time. This is a "low risk" assignment meant to introduce you to these tools.

ASSIGNED READING like this article about things to avoid during screen shares will help you better prepare for giving virtual presentations, and avoid potential blunders.

Worth 10 points

• 10-9 points for exceptional work, proper use of screen sharing, demonstrating knowledge about your own design and the research process
• 8-7 points for satisfactory work overall, use of screen sharing, some knowledge of your own design process and how research informed the final work
• 6-5 points for inconsistent work overall, some understanding of screen sharing, your own research
• 4-0 points for unsatisfactory work, lack of screen sharing, technical malfunctions, etc.

NOTE: if you have inconsistent wifi and internet, consider closing only the tabs that you need to do this work. Close Spotify, close any other open web or online tools. And, if worse comes to worse, you can email me and I'll provide you with an alternate platform to connect.

 

Getting Started

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Everything you'll need to get started with the class, including the term's schedule, supplies, and syllabus, can be found at this website. Course content will be shared with students weekly during class lectures, web posts here, as well as with YouTube videos, reading assignments, and podcasts. 

How the semester looks…

• Client Design Projects will happen throughout the term, and have the largest point value, 100 points.
• Other classwork, such as professional development, writing and editing your résumé, and designing a portfolio, will also happen this term.
  
• We have no formal exam. See the class calendar for complete schedule.
  

Delivery of work…

• When a client project is due, the grade gets processed at that DEADLINE when the work is closed. 
  
• In some cases, a client may require you to revise a project after the DEADLINE but that does not necessarily guarantee the chance to revise the grade too.
  

Materials: Students should have the following tools & materials to complete the work assigned and participate in class…

• smartphone with camera and internet access 
  
• tablet or laptop or personal computer and internet access
  
• web browser, Safari or Chrome or Firefox, Opera works well too
• headphones with microphone (optional but encouraged for best video conference experience)
  
• notebook or sketchbook and pencil or pen, for taking notes as needed; Google Keep or Apple Notes also work well for this, as does Dropbox Paper
  
• Dropbox (free account, 2GB tier, see instructions below, DEADLINE)
• Instagram account for visual research and sharing your own work
• your mailbox.winthrop.edu email tied to Winthrop's Google Drive
• design software, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, other apps are optional provided they're appropriate for our assigned tasks

Some helpful words about email…

• in addition to this class website, course communications will be routinely sent to students' mailbox.winthrop.edu email which you are responsible for checking
  
• if email becomes burdensome, use rules and filters to help sort messages, and also consider using important and priority inbox designators
  

DEADLINE, Monday Aug. 31st, on or before 10:00AM.

• Students will receive instructions at their mailbox.winthrop.edu email about accessing Dropbox. Follow those instructions and complete the sign-up process.
• Read the Dropbox share instructions.
• Read the Syllabus.
• Check your email and complete the quiz that covers both the syllabus and Dropbox process.