Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops: Pedagogy in the digital age

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The Garr Reynolds TnT Special Guest Event will be held on Friday November 20 2009 from 17:00-18:00.
Participants in the pre-conference Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops will be able to develop the technology side of their teaching skills through a series of practical, hands-on workshops, led by experts in technology in language teaching. There will be a particular focus on the use of newer technologies, but some workshops will aim to develop expertise with more conventional technology.
Here are some features of this year’s program:
A diverse collection of workshops, introducing technologies such as PowerPoint, podcasting, blogs, wikis, course management systems and Web 2.0 tools for education.
Each workshop will be tagged with a degree of technical difficulty, identifying which are suitable for beginners and which are more advanced
A variety workshop – a series of short sessions on IT ideas for the classroom
Hands-on training for participants who bring their own laptop computer
You must register online or onsite for a TnT event. Registration guarantees you entrance to any TnT session, including the Garr Reynolds special event.
TnT Special Guest
This year we are pleased to announce that the internationally known author (“Presentation Zen”), blogger, and designer Garr Reynolds will be joining the TnT Workshops. He will be speaking on Design, Zen & the Art of Presenting Naked at a TnT Special Event on Friday, November 20, 2009, 17:00-18:00.
Over the years, presentation software programs such as PowerPoint and Keynote have gotten better, but presentations have not. Why? Part of the problem has been a focus only on the tools themselves, not on how to clarify our ideas and messages through fundamental design and storytelling principles. In this workshop, Garr explores techniques from some of the world’s top business leaders. His Presentation Zen approach challenges the conventional wisdom of making “slide presentations” and encourages thinking differently and creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of presentations. Incorporating cognitive science, principles of graphic design, visual communications, and Zen aesthetics, Garr dispels popular myths about presenting, and offers alternatives for designing and delivering better presentations. The lessons are not about dressing up the presentation or decorating slides; they are about understanding and embracing concrete design and delivery principles to make presentations clear, powerful, and memorable.
長年にわたり、パワーポイントやキーノートなどのプレゼンテーションソフトは向上しているが、プレゼンテーション自体は良くなっていない。なぜか？問題の一部はツール自体にのみ重点が置かれ、基本的なデザインと話術の法則を通じてどのように我々のアイデアやメッセージを明確にさせるかに重点が置かれていない点である。本ワークショップではReynolds氏が数人の世界のトップビジネスリーダーの技術を研究します。Reynolds氏のPresentation Zenアプローチは、広く受け入れられている「スライド式プレゼンテーション」に疑問を投げかけ、プレゼンテーションにおける違った、また独創的な考え方や、デザインとプレゼンテーション方法を奨励します。認知科学、グラフィックデザインの原理、視覚的情報伝達、禅の美学など、Reynolds氏がプレゼンテーションについての一般的な通説を払拭し、違ったプレゼンテーションのデザインと、より良いプレゼンテーション方法を提案します。このレッスンはプレゼンテーションをどのように飾り立てるか又はスライドをどのようにきれいに見せるかについてではなく、プレゼンテーションを明確で迫力があり、印象的なものにする為に、具体的なデザインと話術を理解し受け入れるものです。
A writer, designer, musician, and life-long student of the Zen arts, Garr Reynolds is author of the internationally best-selling Presentation Zen (3rd out of Amazon’s top 10 business titles for 2008). Honored for outstanding book design at the 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Book Show and Awards Ceremony in 2009, Garr is the Director of Design Matters Japan. His popular website presentationzen.com features regular insights on presentations, communication, and creativity. Currently Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University, Garr is frequently invited to speak internationally (recently to Microsoft, Google, Hewlett Packard, P&G, and Ritz-Carlton). Garr will be at Granship on Saturday. Watch for an announcement of his event and don’t forget to pre-register for his TnT Special Workshop.