Slides from a presentation at the NIBBLE conference in Virden Manitoba, October 9, 2009.

1. Design
Matters!
Darren Kuropatwa
MECY Sr Years ICT Consultant
NIBBLE Conference, October 21, 2009

2. Darren’s SY ICT Presentation Wiki
http://syict.pbworks.com

3. Robie House

5. "Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81

6. why is
this an
example
of good
design?

7. avoid ... Death By PowerPoint

8. If you can’t explain it simply, you
don’t understand it well enough.

9. Quotdes
keaways fr& Dr. John Me ina’s
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by Garr Reyn

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What all presente rs need to know
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A presentatio
by Garr Reynolds

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13. “ Brain Rules is one of the
most informative, engaging,
and useful books of our
time. Required reading for
every educator and every
business person. My
”
favorite book of 2008!
— Garr Reynolds
Presentation Zen

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21. Introduction

22. n Medina
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23. He knows how
these work
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24. Why is
he
so happ
y?

25. his book is Why is
he
Because stic! so happ
@f anta y?
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26. These takeaways and quotes are based
on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules
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just

27. These takeaways and quotes are based
on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules
>
just
Here they are...

28. Rule #1
Exercise boosts brain power.
Rule #4
We don’t pay attention to boring things.
Rule #10
Vision trumps all other senses.

84. Three principles

85. Studentsʼ Errors and Misconceptions
(Principle 1)
Based on Previous Learning
Students come to the classroom with conceptions of numbers grounded in their
whole-number learning that lead them astray in the world of rational numbers;
e.g. multiplying always makes numbers bigger.
x =
TEACHERS MUST ENGAGE STUDENTSʼ PRECONCEPTIONS

86. The Knowledge Network:
(Principle 2)
New Concepts and New Applications
UNDERSTANDING REQUIRES FACTUAL
KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

87. (Principle 3)
Metacognition
A METACOGNITIVE APPROACH
ENABLES STUDENT SELF-MONITORING

88. 88

89. 89

90. 90

91. 91

92. Dale’s Cone
of Experience

93. Create Content That Educates

94. the
flickr®
assignment
94

95. the
wiki solutions manual
assignment
95

96. the
developing expert voices
project
96

97. Design
Matters!

98. Dr. Jay Lehr
Let there be stoning!

99. On dull conference speakers teachers
"They are not sophisticated, erudite scientists speaking
above our intellectual capability; they are arrogant,
thoughtless individuals who insult our very presence
by the lack of concern for our desire to benefit from a
meeting class which we choose to attend."

100. On the importance of presenting well
"Failure to spend the [class] time wisely and well,
failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and
most important of all, failure to maintain attention
and interest should be punishable by stoning. There
is no excuse for tedium."

101. On reading a conference paper class notes
"There is never an excuse to read a paper notes ...
Better to lower the level of verbal excellence and
raise the level of extemporaneous energy."

102. On using slides (35mm and OHPs in those days):
"They must be brightly lit and convey a simple
thought. If you need a pointer to indicate an
important concept or location on a slide, it is
probably too crowded or difficult to comprehend."

103. Bonnie Bassler @ TED

104. THE STORY OF
H.

121. my first class
"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and
who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."
Frank Smith

122. Hi

123. The Escalator ...
escalator
What does this have to do with school?

124. Learn to do what
mathematicians do.
Magic is true! by flickr user photographer padawan

125. "All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who
we see ourselves as capable of becoming."
Frank Smith

126. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to
succeed in this course will:
•!Always be on time for class.
time

127. Pewter Letters Numbers

128. Pewter Letters Numbers

129. Pewter Letters Numbers

130. Pewter Letters Numbers

131. 2
Pewter Letters Numbers

132. 6
Pewter Letters Numbers

133. MY CREDIT
I know I have lost by flickr user Monkey Magic

134. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.
graphing calculator

135. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.
3-ring binder
loose leaf
paper
notebook
or duotang
graphing calculator

136. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.
3-ring binder
loose leaf
paper
notebook
or duotang
12 pencils
graphing calculator

137. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.
3-ring binder
loose leaf
paper
notebook
or duotang
12 pencils
graphing calculator

138. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.
3-ring binder
loose leaf
paper
notebook
or duotang
12 pencils
geometry set
graphing calculator

139. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to
succeed in this course will:
• Always attempt ALL their
homework assignments.

140. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in
this course will:
• Review their class notes
every night before going to bed.

141. The Curve of Forgetting ...
... describes how we retain or get rid of information
that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture.
more about Learning and Remembering

142. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to
succeed in this course will:
• Always ask LOTS of
questions about anything
they don't understand.

143. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to
succeed in this course will:
• Always gets extra help from the teacher
when they feel they are falling behind.

144. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Find one or two people
to be their study partners
and form a study group.

145. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed
in this course will:
Consistently
set a regular
time of day to
do homework
assignments.

146. Critical Path to Success!!
A student who wants to succeed in this course will:
• Participate regulary on the course blog.
http://pc40sw09.blogspot.com

147. How To Create a Google Account
http://tinyurl.com/6f7aae
Click the text up
there to see the video!

148. How to Sign Up For Blogger
http://tinyurl.com/6x83hs
Click the text up
there to see the video!

149. "All learning pivots on who we think we are, and
who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."
Frank Smith

150. Homework
email Mr. Kuropatwa:
dkuropatwa@gmail.com
get a account
sign up at .com

151. Homework
Riddle me this ...
Why are there
360° in a circle?
The Riddler Fans Art

152. Have a nice day!

153. ... and don't forget
your homework.

154. Photo Credits
Graphing
http://flickr.com/photos/mewzii/149555960/
3-ring binders
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1292315430_285d142fbe_m.jpg
Sharpener
http://flickr.com/photos/big-e-mr-g/192174638/
Studying
http://flickr.com/photos/jamilsoni/90538195/
Aqua wins by a point
http://flickr.com/photos/jahdakinebrah/92200688/
Studying. As you should probably be doing right now.
http://flickr.com/photos/weshph/462633863/
Ross Homework
http://flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/418602591/
workstation
http://flickr.com/photos/striatic/241843728/
genius
http://flickr.com/photos/thearchigeek/223751752/
Smiley Face
http://flickr.com/photos/greyarea/1473/
Reviewing Notes
http://flickr.com/photos/knott/66465528/
email logo
http://flickr.com/photos/surfstyle/354581855/
Questions
http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/
Telephone Keypad
http://flickr.com/photos/cgc/5259321/
envelope
http://flickr.com/photos/bip/420177741/

155. thanks

156. Photo Credits
065/365: Show us your smile!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2765083201/ Video Credits
Robie House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright 1909 How NOT to use PowerPoint!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darpi/212323100/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM
The Graphic Design of Barack Obama Dr. Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrism70/3006405416/ http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/509
"Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toptechwriter/522395769/
Slide Decks
Bike friendly storm drain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliel/47082543/
How Students Learn
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10126 Brain Rules for Presenters
http://www.slideshare.net/garr/brain-rules-for-presenters
Pewter Letters Numbers Dodging Bullets in Presentations
http://flickr.com/photos/lwr/sets/72157594512642436/ http://www.slideshare.net/RowanManahan/dodging-bullets-in-presentations
This body is networked The Story of H
http://flickr.com/photos/funksoup/403990660/ http://www.slideshare.net/LubomirP/the-story-of-h-1581468
Pre-Cal 40S Slides February 2, 2009
The Thinker http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/precal-40s-slides-february-2-2009
http://flickr.com/photos/renny1967/1509761982/
stone throw 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statico/1884269262/ Essay
Jay Lehr Let There Be Stoning
http://jaylehr.com/index.html http://www.geol.wwu.edu/rjmitch/stoning.pdf
some images (cc) dkuropatwa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa