1. Robert O’Connor
Augmenting Presentations roconnor@wit.ie
with Mixed Media @roconnorwit
Thursday 16 February 12

2. Outline
• Using media in presentations
• Where to source content
• How to add assets to slides
• A note on Twitter
Thursday 16 February 12

3. Motivation
• Wealth of content freely
available on the Web
• World leaders in respective fields
• Today’s students are digital
natives
• Don’t have boring lectures
• Most of the examples used will
be accessible
• Non technical!
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4. Using Media: Images
• When we need to get a lot of • Or take the Victoria line
information on a slide, we often northbound to Green Park, then
print lots of text switch to the Piccadilly Line
eastbound to Leister Square, then
the Northern Line northbound to
• Example of giving directions to get
Tottenham Court Road.
from Victoria Station to Tottenham
Court Road on the London
Underground • Or take the District or Circle line
eastbound to Embankment, then
take the Northern line northbound
• Take the Victoria line northbound
to Tottenham Court Road
from Victoria Station to Warren
Street, then switch to the Northern
line southbound to Tottenham • Can you remember all of that?
Court Road
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5. Using Media: Images
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6. Using Media: Audio
• Audio can assist in reinforcing a
point
• Listening to another explanation
of a concept
• Supplementary material to spark
a discussion
• Different voices can help to
break the monotony
• Example: WIT students on Irish
Government Health Policy (2011)
Thursday 16 February 12

7. Using Media: Audio
• Audio can assist in reinforcing a
point
• Listening to another explanation
of a concept
• Supplementary material to spark
a discussion
• Different voices can help to
break the monotony
• Example: WIT students on Irish
Government Health Policy (2011)
Thursday 16 February 12

8. Using Media: Audio
• An optional section that may occur
after the verse is the "pre-chorus".
Also referred to as a "build", "channel"
or "transitional bridge", the pre-chorus
functions to connect the verse to the
chorus with intermediary material
• Often when the verse and chorus
involve the same harmonic structure
• For example, the pre-chorus will
introduce a new harmonic pattern in
order to make the harmony
reappearance of the verse harmonies
in the chorus seem fresh
• Audio: Twist & Shout
Thursday 16 February 12

9. Using Media: Audio
• An optional section that may occur
after the verse is the "pre-chorus".
Also referred to as a "build", "channel"
or "transitional bridge", the pre-chorus
functions to connect the verse to the
chorus with intermediary material
• Often when the verse and chorus
involve the same harmonic structure
• For example, the pre-chorus will
introduce a new harmonic pattern in
order to make the harmony
reappearance of the verse harmonies
in the chorus seem fresh
• Audio: Twist & Shout
Thursday 16 February 12

10. Using Media: Video
• Sometimes discussing a concept
can involve a lot of info
• Showing a show video can be a
great way to reinforce a point
• “Don’t just take my word for it”
• Example from Broadcasting
Production module: Noam
Chomsky discusses the difference Taken from Noam Chomsky: Rebel
between Irish and British media Without a Pause (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Zv4IBJmzulM
Thursday 16 February 12

11. Using Media: Video
• Sometimes discussing a concept
can involve a lot of info
• Showing a show video can be a
great way to reinforce a point
• “Don’t just take my word for it”
• Example from Broadcasting
Production module: Noam
Chomsky discusses the difference Taken from Noam Chomsky: Rebel
between Irish and British media Without a Pause (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Zv4IBJmzulM
Thursday 16 February 12

12. Using Media: Video
• Using video can also give a • How audio can enhance story
class an unexpected ‘jolt’ signposting
• Following example used in
Advanced Media Technologies
module
• Audio for Video Games using
Unreal Development Kit
Superman II (1980) - John Williams
• Discussing how an audio cue
can be linked to recurring (Please note how how none of the material
narrative events has taken us out of the presentation yet)
Thursday 16 February 12

13. Using Media: Video
• Using video can also give a • How audio can enhance story
class an unexpected ‘jolt’ signposting
• Following example used in
Advanced Media Technologies
module
• Audio for Video Games using
Unreal Development Kit
Superman II (1980) - John Williams
• Discussing how an audio cue
can be linked to recurring (Please note how how none of the material
narrative events has taken us out of the presentation yet)
Thursday 16 February 12

14. Where to Source?
• The internet contain a wealth of
content
• Finding good material can be
difficult
• Use reputable sources
• Follow links!
• Wikipedia links are a good
place to start
• Google is your friend
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15. Where to Source: Images
• Google Images is great
• Filter based on certain criteria
• Size
• Colour
• Type
• Once found, save images by right
clicking and selecting “Save As” (or
“Download Image As”)
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16. Where to Source: Audio
• Podcasts are a great audio • Go straight to the source
resource
• www.rte.ie
• Downloadable radio shows
• www.bbc.co.uk
• Audio artifacts organisations
publish on the web
• Other aggregators
• iTunes is probably the easiest way
• www.podcastalley.com
to find podcasts
• www.podcast.com
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17. Where to Source: Video
• Most popular video resource is • Mac OS X
YouTube
• MacTubes http://
• YouTube is great for short clips mactubes.en.softonic.com/mac
• Also a lot of rubbish • Windows
• Many organisations have their own • YouTube downloader http://
dedicated (branded) YouTube youtube-
channels downloader.en.softonic.com/
• Once you’ve found a clip you want • Web
to use, download a local copy
• http://saveyoutube.com/
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18. Where to Source: Video
• TED (Technology, Entertainment, • Teaching
Design) is an ongoing global
conference - ideas worth spreading
• Nanotechnology
• www.ted.com
• Coaching in Sport
• Over 1000 talks available on a
• Mathematics
variety of topics
• Cancer research
• The hidden world of box packing
• All talk are less than 20 minutes
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19. Where to Source: Materials
• iTunes U - free open content from world class institutions
• Revamp in January 2012 - accredited courses via iTunes
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20. Where to Source: Materials
• Khan Academy
• Maths and Science
• www.khanacademy.com
• NDLR
• All disciplines
• www.ndlr.ie
• MIT OpenCourseWare
• http://ocw.mit.edu
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21. Add to Presentations
• Adding media is remarkably easy
• With Keynote, it’s a simple drag and drop
• With Powerpoint, it’s a little more complicated
• Drag and drop works, but you may need
some tweaking
• Adding media to presentations can make them
very large (filesize)
• Audio/Video codecs can be a problem
(beyond the scope of this talk)
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22. Note on Twitter
• Using Twitter a lot this
academic year
• Find it a quick way to
communicate with students
• Very simple way to share links
to interesting articles/material
• @roconnorwit
• Incorporate Tweets directly into
presentations
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23. Summary
• Mixed media can “beef up”
presentations
• However, there also has to be
substance
• Enhancer not a substitute
• Can’t replace good lecturer/
student interaction
• Don’t be afraid of the technology
• Now know what a ‘bridge’ is
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24. Thank You
• Robert O’Connor
• roconnor@wit.ie
• @roconnorwit
• Ext: 2073
Thursday 16 February 12