Discuss it: Lightning Talks

Lighting Talks

 

Purpose

 

As we have already completed invention exercises, which will be the basis of your lighting talk as you work towards your short topic proposal. A lighting talk is very short presentation about the essence of your ideas and your motivations for pursuing this topic.

 

Instructions

 

  1. Complete the “Finding Your Topic: Invention” and “PRACTICE IT: Your Interest Web” assignments and review the feedback.
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  3. Compose a lightning talk about your research topic ideas. You should prepare notes to be practice   consider the following questions:
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    1. 1. What are your core topic ideas?
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    3. 2. Why do you want to pursue this topic?
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    5. 3. What knowledge and/or interests are you drawing on to pursue this topic?
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  6. Here are two resources on crafting successful discussion posts and responses:
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