CompCon!

Multimedia & Design Workshop

for Panel Presentations

Final Reading Notes Comment -

When focusing on our readings this week, what was a direct quote or piece of advice given about professionalism related to Genre or the best way to handle giving a presentation about your research or topics? How do you deliver effective presentations?

CompCON!, is a series of panel presentations where YOU as a student share, interact, and perform for your audience (instructor, fellow classmates, visitors) connected to the research you've done this semester on your discourse community project. This is your chance to show off your project in a variety of ways during your scheduled panel - you will receive credit based on level of participation, Q&A, interactive components, and audience members will take notes and engage as well. This is the week where YOU get to highlight your project in style!

Purpose & Function

During your panel, be prepared for the following:
- Have your Ipad, Laptop, or other device ready to show off data visuals, visual evidence, and materials you've made for your project.
- Prepare a handout, promotional material, or advertisement for your discourse community.
- Be prepared for Q&A with attendees.
- Have an interactive component with the attendees: e.g. code to scan for info or survey, demonstration, etc.)
- Bring in Physical Artifacts - Poster/materials your discourse community uses, physical items to show n'tell.

Panel Presenter Slide

On the days you do NOT present, each day you will engage in meaningful interaction with your peers and for the purpose of submitting the CompCon! Self-Assessment and Interaction assignment:
- Be respectful and engaged with your classmate's panel, materials, demonstrations, or other content.
- These are like mini-showcases with discussion, show n' tell and interactive elements.
- Be prepared to ask questions during Q&A to help you in writing up your interactive/assessment reflection.

Attendee Etiquette Slide

In-Class: Work on CompCon! Materials

Come to your session with objects, artifacts, and actual content to show off during your panel. Brainstorm what you want to bring and set-up!

1 Physical Artifacts and Space Set-Up

To grab your audience, what important visuals have you created, cultivated and actively used that you want to talk about during your panel?

2 Visual Evidence, Slideshows, and Content

What kinds of demonstrations, QR code activities, or handouts/materials will you make for your panel?

3 Interactive Components

What objects, items, materials can I talk about and discuss?
What physical manipulative items could I use to show my expertise?
How can I make my D.C. Research stand out?

Artifacts & Space

Brainstorm ?'s:

Visuals & Deliverables

What graphs, charts, or data visuals should I use?
What infographics should I show off that I've worked on?
What series of social media posts should I show off that I or my D.C. have created?

Should I perform a demonstration during my panel?
Should I have my audience play a game, scan a code, or interact with other content?
Should I create a handout?
What questions should I anticipate?

Interaction

Brainstorm ?'s:

Discourse Community Impact Brainstorm ?'s:

Am I advertising or promoting my D.C.?
Do my attendees understand my expertise within the group?
How is my research coming across to them?

Visual Synthesis and Research Toolbox (linked in Week 13-14).
CompCon! Panel Materials Workshop (linked in Week 13-14).
YOUR Discourse Community and Genre Analysis Drafts!!

Download the Slide Template in Canvas: Workshop Panel Slides - This can be a useful space to organize your thoughts and what you will share during your panel presentations in Week 15. We will interact with these in groups for our next session.

Our Class Resources

Future of your Research!

- What has been the major highlights of your research this semester?

-How might research on your discourse community be important for consideration in the future?

- What have your learned about research methods this semester?

-Pros/Cons of researching your group or topic?

Be prepared to share your content in multiple ways for your audience and anticipate questions! Q&A
Workshop Materials: What other design materials: more visuals, slides, will you present on; what kind of interactive or demonstration elements will you have?
Physical artifacts/objects: How will you share content that is important to your D.C.?
Show N' Tell - While interacting in your groups today, get feedback on something you've created or an idea you have for your panel. Leave a comment in our week discussion thread - CompCon! Panel Thread

Further Tips for Panel Presentations:

Panel Workshop Day 2

In groups today, we will interact with classmates who approach discourse communities and genres in a variety of ways for their panels. Based on ideas and work from Monday, engage in the following:

Everyone share how they are producing content/activities for their panel showcase. - Read Posts & Discuss.
Take turns and each person in the group come up with a potential question you have at this stage in their research or pre-panel question - you can leave this in your group thread.
Once ready, I will open up the Group Form Survey for you to take.

CompCon! Debugging Questionnaire Group Surveys (CLICK BELOW):

Group Surveys on Panels and Discourse Community Research

GROUP #1

GROUP #2

GROUP #3

GROUP #4

Workshop your materials and Check-in With Me during Final Student Conferences

Sign up sheet in Week14

Do I have all of my visuals created?
Do I have access to all objects/artifacts I will bring to my session?
Have I created an outline of what I will cover?
Have I created an interactive component to my panel or a demonstration connected to my research?
Do I have secondary/primary sources or content ranging from video, social media, or other content to share connected to my project?
Am I prepared for my panel session? Which day next week will it be?
Having a mixture of panel components is a good idea.
DESIGN your Panel Name Tag!!!

COMPCON PANEL CHECKLIST (For Final Conferences - Week 14)

Review the assignment prompt posted in Canvas:
- Have I designed a unique and professional cover page for my project?
- What template best suits my needs for the section of the report?
- What section titles do I want to use in my report?
- What remaining pieces of evidence (secondary, primary, visual) still need to go into the report?
- Professionally, you are have conducted semester-long research into your discourse community and your report should chronicle your findings to engage and interest your audience!