Design Matters

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DesignMatters!

Darren KuropatwaMECY Sr Years ICT Consultant

NIBBLE Conference, October 21, 2009

http://syict.pbworks.com

Darren’s SY ICT Presentation Wiki

Robie House

"Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81

why is this an

example of good design?

avoid ... Death By PowerPoint

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.

Brain RulesTakeaways & Quotes

from Dr. John Medina’s

What all presenters need to know

A presentation (of sorts)

by Garr Reynolds

Brain RulesTakeaways & Quotes

from Dr. John Medina’s

What all presenters need to know

A presentation (of sorts)

by Garr Reynolds

Dr. Medina’s findings discussed

in Brain Rules are ideas worth

spreading...

So I extracted some quotes

and key points as they relate to

my field — presentation — to

help you spread the word.

You can quote me:

Brain Rules is one of the

most informative, engaging,

and useful books of our

time. Required reading for

every educator and every

business person. My

favorite book of 2008!

”— Garr Reynolds Presentation Zen

Here’s your host for

this presentation...

Hello! My name’s Biff.

Agalychnis callidryas

I’ll be your host for this online

version of the presentation.

Why me? Three reasons: (1) Let my enormous

eyes remind you that vision is the most

dominant sense for you humans.

And (2) allow my remarkable coloring and shape to remind you that you humans are wired to notice differences and patterns...

And (3) let my tiny, primitive brain remind

you that, while I get the most use out of

my brain (as far as I know), you, my friend,

could learn to use your massive, evolved brain

much more effectively...

And (3) let my tiny, primitive brain remind

you that, while I get the most use out of

my brain (as far as I know), you, my friend,

could learn to use your massive, evolved brain

much more effectively...

Right, on with the preso...

Introduction

This is Dr. John Medina

He knows how these work

Why is he so happy?

Because his book is

*%$#@ fantastic!Why is he so happy?

These takeaways and quotes are based

on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules

These takeaways and quotes are based

on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules

Here they are...

Rule #1Exercise boosts brain power.

Rule #4We don’t pay attention to boring things.

Rule #10 Vision trumps all other senses.

Three principles

TEACHERS MUST ENGAGE STUDENTSʼ PRECONCEPTIONS

(Principle 1) Studentsʼ Errors and Misconceptions Based on Previous Learning

Students come to the classroom with conceptions of numbers grounded in their whole-number learning that lead them astray in the world of rational numbers; e.g. multiplying always makes numbers bigger.

UNDERSTANDING REQUIRES FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

The Knowledge Network: New Concepts and New Applications(Principle 2)

A METACOGNITIVE APPROACH ENABLES STUDENT SELF-MONITORING

(Principle 3)

Metacognition

Dale’s Cone of Experience

Create Content That Educates

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developing expert voices

DesignMatters!

Let there be stoning!

Dr. Jay Lehr

On dull conference speakers teachers

"They are not sophisticated, erudite scientists speaking above our intellectual capability; they are arrogant, thoughtless individuals who insult our very presence by the lack of concern for our desire to benefit from a meeting class which we choose to attend."

On the importance of presenting well

"Failure to spend the [class] time wisely and well, failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and most important of all, failure to maintain attention and interest should be punishable by stoning. There is no excuse for tedium."

On reading a conference paper class notes

"There is never an excuse to read a paper notes ... Better to lower the level of verbal excellence and raise the level of extemporaneous energy."

On using slides (35mm and OHPs in those days):

"They must be brightly lit and convey a simple thought. If you need a pointer to indicate an important concept or location on a slide, it is probably too crowded or difficult to comprehend."

Bonnie Bassler @ TED

THE STORY OF

"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and

who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."

Frank Smith

my first class

escalator

The Escalator ...

What does this have to do with school?

Learn to do what

mathematicians do.

Magic is true! by flickr user photographer padawan

"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who

we see ourselves as capable of becoming."

Frank Smith

Critical Path to Success!!

A student who wants to

succeed in this course will:

•!Always be on time for class.

Pewter Letters Numbers

MY CREDITI know I have lost by flickr user Monkey Magic

A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook

or duotang

loose leaf

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook

or duotang

loose leaf

12 pencils

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook

or duotang

loose leaf

12 pencils

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook

or duotang

loose leaf

12 pencils

geometry set

• Always attempt ALL their

homework assignments.

• Review their class notes

every night before going to bed.

A student who wants to succeed in

this course will:

... describes how we retain or get rid of information

that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture.

The Curve of Forgetting ...

more about Learning and Remembering

• Always ask LOTS of

questions about anything

they don't understand.

• Always gets extra help from the teacher

when they feel they are falling behind.

• Find one or two people

to be their study partners

and form a study group.

A student who wants to succeed

in this course will:

Consistently

set a regular

time of day to

do homework

assignments.

• Participate regulary on the course blog.

http://pc40sw09.blogspot.com

Click the text up

there to see the video!

How To Create a Google Account

http://tinyurl.com/6f7aae

Click the text up

there to see the video!

How to Sign Up For Blogger

http://tinyurl.com/6x83hs

"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and

who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."

Frank Smith

Homework

email Mr. Kuropatwa:

dkuropatwa@gmail.com

sign up at

account

Homework

Riddle me this ...

Why are there

360° in a circle?

The Riddler Fans Art

Have a nice day!

... and don't forget

your homework.

Photo Credits

Studying

http://flickr.com/photos/jamilsoni/90538195/

Graphing

http://flickr.com/photos/mewzii/149555960/

Questions

http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/

Reviewing Notes

http://flickr.com/photos/knott/66465528/

genius

http://flickr.com/photos/thearchigeek/223751752/

Ross Homework

http://flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/418602591/

Aqua wins by a point

http://flickr.com/photos/jahdakinebrah/92200688/

Sharpener

http://flickr.com/photos/big-e-mr-g/192174638/

3-ring binders

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1292315430_285d142fbe_m.jpg

envelope

http://flickr.com/photos/bip/420177741/

Telephone Keypad

http://flickr.com/photos/cgc/5259321/

email logo

http://flickr.com/photos/surfstyle/354581855/

Smiley Face

http://flickr.com/photos/greyarea/1473/

workstation

http://flickr.com/photos/striatic/241843728/

Studying. As you should probably be doing right now.

http://flickr.com/photos/weshph/462633863/

thanks

Photo Credits

stone throw 3http://www.flickr.com/photos/statico/1884269262/

This body is networkedhttp://flickr.com/photos/funksoup/403990660/

The Thinkerhttp://flickr.com/photos/renny1967/1509761982/

Pewter Letters Numbershttp://flickr.com/photos/lwr/sets/72157594512642436/

How Students Learnhttp://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10126

some images (cc) dkuropatwahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa

Robie House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright 1909http://www.flickr.com/photos/darpi/212323100/

The Graphic Design of Barack Obamahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/chrism70/3006405416/

"Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81 http://www.flickr.com/photos/toptechwriter/522395769/

Bike friendly storm drainhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/eliel/47082543/

Jay Lehrhttp://jaylehr.com/index.html

How NOT to use PowerPoint!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM

Dr. Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/509

Video CreditsVideo Credits

The Story of Hhttp://www.slideshare.net/LubomirP/the-story-of-h-1581468

Brain Rules for Presentershttp://www.slideshare.net/garr/brain-rules-for-presenters

Dodging Bullets in Presentationshttp://www.slideshare.net/RowanManahan/dodging-bullets-in-presentations

Slide Decks

Let There Be Stoninghttp://www.geol.wwu.edu/rjmitch/stoning.pdf

065/365: Show us your smile!http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2765083201/

Pre-Cal 40S Slides February 2, 2009http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/precal-40s-slides-february-2-2009

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