Introduction

Welcome to the active presentation discussion. This discussion will  challenge you to make the most of the presenting your ideas while  embracing the concept of inquiry discussed throughout our textbooks.

For this assignment, you will be exploring your topic/question from  the Research Proposal and Preliminary Bibliography (Module 3). You will  also start reading and thinking about the sources you found in that  project. Your purposes for the presentation are primarily to explore and  to question. Above all, resist closure and avoid making an argument or  taking a final stance on your issue. (You will get to do that in the  final project of the semester.) You still can--and should--have opinions  and reactions to your sources, but you shouldn't settle your entire  research question yet.

This assignment will not result in a single, polished opinion on your  topic, as that is what your portfolio project is intended to be.  Rather, you will create one of the following options to present to your  peers as an evolving presentation:

• PowerPoint
• Prezi
• Video Blog with presentation and voiceover

Part 1: Initial Post

This is a small-group discussion forum. Continue working in your  assigned group based on the theme you chose. Post your PowerPoint,  Prezi, or video blog to the discussion forum. Address the following in  your presentation:

• Reintroduce your topic and research questions: reuse elements of  your Research Proposal here, but keep it brief, i.e. one paragraph. Be  sure to note your thesis.
• Summarize and respond to two of your research sources. 
  • Provide a direct hyperlink when you first introduce the source and an APA citation at the end of your post.
  • Use APA in-text citations for any quotations, or paraphrases. It is best to start paraphrasing your sources here.
• Pose exploratory questions about your source.
• Keep your own perspective open-ended and exploratory. Don’t commit  to a “side” or a stance yet; consider the issue from multiple angles.

If you choose the video blog, post reference information directly in the forum.

Part 2: Response 

• Summarize and respond to at least two peer’s your group. 
  • Provide commentary, or a direct hyperlink to another source that might help them with their topic.
  • When you first introduce the source add an APA citation at the end  of your post. Use APA in-text citations for any quotations, or  paraphrases. It is best to start paraphrasing your sources here. 
  • Aim for a source that offers a different opinion, perspective, or bias from the source they provided.
• Pose exploratory questions for your peer(s) to consider.