this week, i am one of 3 (in total) students helping lead/facilitate discussion in class. no big sweat, right? i like to talk, right? i have decent insights, sometimes, right?
this shouldn't be a huge deal.
but, of course, i over-think things. the book itself is incredibly dense. it's of the academic caliber that the graduate level *should* be at. and i absolutely loved reading it. helps that i got to sign up for the week i want to facilitate. but there's SOOOOoooo much i want to get into. that i want to be able to fully digest and explore and am excited about!!!
did i mention the power point???? in all fairness, it isn't required, but to date, only 3 of my classmates who've lead discussion have not used it. and everyone's p.p. (power point, you potty minds!!!) is way beyond what my menial skills can throw together. custom backgrounds, fancy charts, video clips....sigh. what's an old-fashioned, academic supposed to do????
oh, and did i mention that, 99% of those "facilitating" were really just summarizing the readings? which is fine. it helps a lot to have things re-visited, especially for 'staying power' purposes. but now i feel compelled to give one of those fancy-pants, techno-riffic presentations instead of a thoughtful discussion with a few sllides with various quotes and images.
:::::::sigh::::::::::
3 comments:
I say, don't let 'em sucker you into it. do it your way. don't get sucked into the whole but-everybody-else-did-it-this-way-so-that-must-be-what-the-professor-wants. more than likely the professor would like originality. also you're are probably most likely to do your best when you are doing something you are relatively comfortable with. that's my two sense. :-P
world's most bare-boned power point. pretty pictures and mostly me doing what i do best: talking.
and I clearly meant "cents" but maybe I was using two senses to write this? :-P
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