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Microteaching
Mini-Course “Public
Speaking for Physicists” for
First Year Graduate Students, U of T Physics, Fall 2008 |
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Welcome! The goals of this mini-course are to practice talking up in front of a small group, and discuss the challenges and joys of public speaking. We believe that oral presentation skills are important to your future. These skills do not come naturally, but can be practiced and learned.
Coordinator:
Jason Harlow
Office: MP129A, in the North Wing
Email: jharlow at physics
Phone: 416-946-4071
Senior TAs:
Johann Bayer
Office: MP 920
Email: jbayer at physics
Phone:
416-978-1564
and
Behi
Fatholahzadeh
Office: MP 915
Email: behi.fatholahzadeh at utoronto
dot ca
Phone:
416-978-8478
Students: All 1st Year Physics Graduate Students + some interested higher level graduate students
Duration: 3 meetings, 5 hours total, spread out over Sep. 3 – Oct.3, 2008.
· 1st meeting is an hour: 11:00 – 12:00, Wednesday Sep. 3, 2008 in MP111 (Grad Lounge).
· Each group will then meet for two hours twice (4 hours total), in MP1218, once during the weeks of Sep.8 – 19, and then again exactly 2 weeks later.
Groups
[Please alert Jason Harlow by email if you note are any errors or
inconsistencies!]
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# |
Time |
Senior TA |
Students – 4 students |
per session plus TA |
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1 |
Mon. |
Johann
Bayer |
Federico
Gomez |
Andre Erler |
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Noon-2 |
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Catalina
Sanchez |
Martin
Keller |
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2 |
Mon. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Amir Feizpour |
Jasper Palfree |
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2-4 |
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Deyton Sehn |
Nigel
Thorpe |
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3 |
Tue. |
Johann
Bayer |
Niall
Ryan |
Sheetal Saxena |
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2-4 |
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Cathal Smyth |
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4 |
Wed. |
Johann
Bayer |
Raphael Bouskila |
Max Touzel |
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Noon-2 |
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5 |
Wed. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Stefan Kissiov |
Dongpeng Kang |
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2-4 |
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XinQing Liao |
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6 |
Thu. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Malgorzata Markowski |
Jeffrey
Rau |
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2-4 |
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David
Yourdon |
Shervin Tabari |
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7 |
Fri. |
Johann
Bayer |
Patrick Joanis |
Zachari Medendorp |
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2-4 |
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Roopa Pandharpurkar |
Adam Tuer |
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8 |
Mon. |
Johann
Bayer |
Anastasia
Danilova |
Natalya Gomez |
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Noon-2 |
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Patrick
de Perio |
Masood Samim |
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9 |
Mon. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Ian Hung |
Lee Rozema |
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2-4 |
|
Ting
Wang |
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10 |
Tue. |
Johann
Bayer |
Adam Mattacchione |
Nathan
Moor |
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2-4 |
|
Tsung-Ling Wu |
Felicia Kolonjari |
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11 |
Wed. |
Johann
Bayer |
Omar Gamel |
Amanda O’Halloran |
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Noon-2 |
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Pawan Sandhu |
Daniel Abreu |
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12 |
Wed. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Wei Cui |
Aida Zadeh |
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2-4 |
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Alireza Mashayekhi |
Joe Yen |
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13 |
Thu. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Kiyoshi
Masui |
Liang Ren |
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2-4 |
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Adam
Weir |
Cynthia
Whaley |
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14 |
Fri. |
Behi Fatholahzadeh |
Joseph
Fitzgerald |
Meng Gao |
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2-4 |
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Hlynur Gretarsson |
Luke Sandilands |
Schedule
Group 1: Mon. 12:00 – 2:00.
Sep. 8 and 22 – MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 2: Mon. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 8 and 22 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 3: Tue. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 9 and 23 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 4: Wed. 12:00 – 2:00. Sep. 10 and 24 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 5: Wed. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 10 and 24 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 6: Thu. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 11 and 25 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 7: Fri. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 12 and 26 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 8: Mon. 12:00 – 2:00. Sep. 15 and 29 – MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 9: Mon. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 15 and 29 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 10: Tue. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 16 and 30 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 11: Wed. 12:00 – 2:00. Sep. 17 and Oct. 1 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Johann Bayer
Group 12: Wed. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 17 and Oct. 1 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 13: Thu. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 18 and Oct. 2 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Group 14: Fri. 2:00 – 4:00. Sep. 19 and Oct. 3 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Behi Fatholahzadeh
Payment and relation to TA work
- This
course is not for marks. Attendance
will be taken, and a record will be kept by the graduate chair of who
participated as Pass/Fail only.
- All
5 hours are considered “TA Training” and you will be paid for
this.
During the Two Hour
Sessions
- There will be 4 students and 1 Senior TA.
- Each student will deliver a 10 minute presentation on a topic of their choice. The level of delivery should be understandable to a typical U of T undergraduate.
- After each presentation, the presentation will be reviewed for 20 minutes, and comments may be made for the benefit of the speaker.
- 4 speakers with 30 minutes each = about 2 hours
First Session
- Only the 4 students and the Senior TA will be present.
- Each presentation will be timed and video-taped. Immediately after each presentation, the tape will be reviewed by everyone, with minimal commenting.
- After watching the video, the remaining 10 minutes will be used for discussion and constructive comments about the delivery.
- For each presenter, the 3 peers and the Senior TA will fill out a Feedback Form. The presenter will receive all 4 feedback forms to aid in preparing the second presentation. Results of this first presentation will NOT be shared with the course coordinator, undergrad chair or graduate chair.
Second Session
- The Second Session will take place exactly 2 weeks later, with the same group members and Senior TA. Each student will either repeat the original 10 minute talk with improvements, or give something totally different.
- Guest observers will be welcome in the second session.
- Comments, questions, discussion, and comparison with the first presentation will last 20 minutes after each talk.
- For each presenter, the 3 peers may fill out a Feedback Form and share it with the presenter. The Senior TA will fill out a Feedback Form which will be then be given to the course coordinator, Jason Harlow. The numerical results of the Feedback will be averaged and shared with the undergraduate and graduate chairs as an informal assessment of your public speaking ability.
Preparing your talk:
- You are encouraged to use visual aids, such as powerpoint, or the chalk-board. A laptop with projector will be present in each room; you may bring a talk on a USB key, CDRom, or bring your own laptop.
- Time yourself! You must not go over the 10 minute limit – the Senior TA will be timing each presentation and cutting you off at 10 minutes.
Speaking Tips:
- Be well prepared; plan and rehearse the timing of what you will present.
- Have eye contact with the audience members.
- Speak clearly, and loud enough so everyone in the room can hear you.
- Make sure your visual aids are easily readable to all.
- Smiling, open hand-gestures, and voice inflections are okay – don’t monotone!
- Relax and be yourself!
This web page is maintained by Jason
Harlow.