Why there is still debate…
The
expectations weren’t set, which lead to a confusion in how to present the oral.
The requirements were to watch our given videos, take appropriate notes, and
find external sources to support or counter various arguments and later on in
form of a forum or discussion present the information to
the class.
Here
is the first step to a better understanding and meeting the outcome, question
what a forum is. Katie and me weren’t quite sure what a forum is or had a
different understanding than what it actually is. Since both of us had watched
both our videos but each had a greater focus on either one or two, we knew our
topic and what we were talking about very well. Therefore our idea was to talk
about the main arguments of our videos, which we though was most efficient to
bring the main idea across. There are various definition for what a forum is,
the one that should have been applied to this discussion is, loud Merriam Webmaster: “a public meeting or
lecture involving audience discussion/ a program (as on radio or television)
involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities”[1].
Furthermore
as a better preparation and make the discussion flow, I should have had a
meeting with my partner to discuss the outline of our discussion so we are able
to talk back and forth. This would create a more controversy aura while
informing the class about why there is still debate about global
warming/climate change/destabilization, what ever you might call it, but that’s
another point of discussion. The best way to have that done is by listing our
arguments, finding the linkages and then create an outline, which can then be
brought more into depth by adding the appropriate detail, evidence and external
sources as required.
As
being the first ones, not that this is a direct excuse, but Katie and me
weren’t quite sure what to expect and how to handle it. We kind of had an idea
of how our “discussion” should look like, but we hadn’t practiced it before, which
could have been a good idea, therefore in the classroom there wouldn’t be any
surprises. For example how to end the discussion, maybe with a resolution or a
summary of all the arguments and how that leads to a conclusion. Our ending was
more left open and if we had developed it more, there would have been a clear
ending.
During
the forum, I was kind of nervous and therefore forgot to mention different
points, which happens to me often. I had stated the main arguments but
supporting evidence to make it more credible or the linkages between the
arguments was missing. Especially in the beginning I was kind of jumping around
from one point to another which then settled towards the end. If we had a
discussion, as Katie saying something then me, this would have limited it
because I’d have focused just on arguments but not about the other people
around me.
Through
this activity I learned how to improve or actually have a forum between other
students and me. Also that citing the external sources is very important to
bring the credibility and reliability across. This made me aware that more
sources give you more evidence and show which ones involve bias and which ones
are not. To hold a forum you need to know your arguments and have a clear
understanding of the outline, of course changes can be made through out incase
new ideas arise. But the main flaws of our presentation is, not knowing what
the requirements of a forum are and not having a meeting with my partner to
precisely discuss a timeline of why there is still debate.
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