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Activity Format Descriptions


The event will be in-person (all presentations to be recorded).

Six activity formats will be available at the Forum:

  • Individual presentation of research findings or education initiatives
  • Roundtable (panel discussion)
  • Workshop
  • Lightning talk
  • Poster presentation
  • Artistic prerecorded multimedia creation

Check out their descriptions below!


Individual presentation of research findings or education initiatives

These presentations share:

  • Up-to-date research
  • Expertise
  • Practical experience
  • Stories of success and best practices

Format of each presentation

  • 15-or 20-minute talk
  • Slide shows (eg., PowerPoint) may be used

Format for sessions featuring presentations of research findings or education initiatives:

  • The Forum program committee will group individual presentations into sessions of 2 to 3 presentations
  • Presentations are followed by a moderated discussion (moderator provided by the program committee)

 

Roundtable (panel discussion)

Roundtables involve 2-4 speakers who share their:

  • Up-to-date research
  • Expertise
  • Practical experience
  • Stories of success and best practices

Format 

Panels are 75 minutes total, consisting of:

  • 45 minutes of presentations and discussion by panelists
  • 30 minutes of discussion with audience

NOTE: Roundtables should encourage active discussion among panelists, as well as interaction with the audience. 

 

Workshop

Workshops involve facilitators presenting and trying out educational materials, processes, and/or best practices.  

Format

  • 75 minutes
  • Facilitators present materials and/or processes
  • Facilitators must also lead an interactive activity involving audience participation

NOTE: Workshops must lead to an interactive activity involving audience participation.

 

Lightning talk    

Lightning talks are thought-provoking, practical and spark conversations. They summarize and highlight the impact of one of the following:

  • Research projects related to education. The project can be at any stage of completion.
  • Education strategies
  • Best practices in teaching and learning
  • Education initiatives

Format of each lightning talk

  • 5-minute presentation
  • 1 slide e.g., PowerPoint

NOTE: you will be required to indicate the impact of the strategy, initiative, practice, or research you present.

Format of lightning talk sessions

  • The Forum program committee will group individual lightning talks into sessions
  • There will be a 45-minute moderated discussion period with all presenters following the lightning talk presentations

 

Poster presentation 

For this activity, the presenter prepares a poster in advance. At the Forum, the presenter informally communicates the poster’s information through discussions with Forum attendees.

Posters can indicate:

  • Current research
  • Innovative practices or strategies
  • Preliminary results or final outcomes

Format for posters

  • Posters typically include pictures, data, graphs, diagrams, and narrative text on large paper backing. Size of post boards provided: 4ft x 6ft 

Format for poster presentation sessions

  • Posters will be presented at scheduled sessions during the Forum.

 

Artistic prerecorded multimedia creation 

These artistic creations express personal stories and experiences related to education. They can use and combine various media elements like video, audio, images, animations, and text.

Format

  • 10 minutes in length
  • The completed work should be sent as a file (we accept the following files, depending on the type of work: PDF, JPEG, PNG, MP3, MP4, MOV

Presentation format during the Forum

  • Each file with the completed artistic work will be presented as a QR code, which will be featured at different stations at the Forum where people can access it. The artworks will also be featured on the Forum website.

 

Activity format descriptions
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