Class Materials for May 27-28, 2025

This week, we continue with academic presentations, as many as possible!

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for May 20-21, 2025

This week we will be doing more academic presentations! Yay!!!

Any time left over will be used in speaking (or writing) torture.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for May 13-14, 2025

This week, we will continue with Academic Presentations. Any group that has no one ready for their presentation will be tortured with speaking exercises.... or worse.

See y'all in class!

Office hours and Class Materials May 06-07, 2025

For this week....

First, note that I have slightly changed the style for your bibliographies (related to online sources). The new version is here.

On Tuesday I will hold special Office Hours from 11.30-16.00. 

Look for me in 216B, if I'm somewhere else I'll leave that information there.

These office hours are primarily for looking at Academic Presentation outlines. Students from any group are very welcome.

On Wednesday, we will begin Academic Presentations with groups 2 and 3.

Remember, for academic presentations the procedure in class is slightly different than for the General Interest Presentation: The changes are meant to make the presentation a bit more like the exam.

The student gives everyone but me a copy of their handout.

The student then leaves the room and waits in the hall.

I come out into the hall and briefly speak to the student then I go back into the room.

The student waits a few seconds, enters, gives me my handout and goes to the front of the room and waits for the cue from me to begin.

The student delivers their presentation (I'll give the time cues as before) then thank the audience and ask for questions.

At some point in the Q&A I will say 'Thank you' and then the student leaves the room (to horrible, horrible silence).

Then I open the door and the student comes back into the room cheers and applause.

See y'all