WNDI STAFF PAGES
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1. BY THE DATE JIM
SETS (usually late May), Request lectures to prepare and present at the camp.
A. SHORTLY AFTER BEING HIRED, You
will be able to request to do lectures for the camp.
B. You will do 2 to 4 lectures or example debates each
week.
C. NOVICE LAB LEADERS: You have a set list of lectures. You
need to prepare adjustments to them to fit your style but they are pretty set
for their content (you will be given lecture notes for them).
2. AT LEAST ONE WEEK
BEFORE CAMP, Prepare your lectures
A.
Talk with other staff doing similar presentations.
This
will help avoid duplication.
B. See the
Schedule for Details on what is expected.
Policy
Staff Schedule (opens a bit slowly)
C. Layout the key aspects of your subject
In your outline, cover the key elements of the
skill/concepts you are addressing. The institute schedule provides a
description of the basics expected for your lecture. Please address those
basics.
D. Define key items that the students might not
understand
E. Give examples
Show
students examples of the concepts you are discussing; use clear, concrete examples;
jokes; stories; how the arguments would work in a debate.
F.
Involve students in activities
THINK UP FUN GAMES
AND ACTIVITIES. Have them do the things you are talking about (e.g. outline a disad shell; engage in question and answer for
cross-examination). REMEMBER—THESE TAKE A
Asking students to
present their ideas can take 3 to 5 minutes.
Asking students to
outline an argument, then calling on them, then commenting on what they did
(stating what they did well and what they could improve on) can take 10 to 15
minutes.
This is time WELL
USED.
G.
Include stories and interesting events
Students
love to hear about funny events in debates, weird personalities, etc. Tell the
stories!
H. Use
PowerPoint--Click Here for Tips
3. EMAIL your
completed lecture notes by SUNDAY, THE WEEK CAMP STARTS.
4. NOTE: FOR EXAMPLE
DEBATES, YOU CAN PREPARE THEM WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE CAMP.
Keep in e-mail
contact with Jim—checking your e-mail each day. It is important as things pop
up needing attention.