Epic Virtual Presentations
James Alan Sturtevant
Let's make every virtual presentation Epic!
Author, speaker, and student engagement guru, James Alan Sturtevant, demonstrates how to create virtual presentations that will captivate your online learners and keep them engaged throughout, during both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Then, he shows you how to use this video training to teach your students how to demonstrate learning by creating and sharing their own Epic Virtual Presentations.
Inside the Video
The Hook (0:01-1:12): "I can't stand it!"
Who is James Sturtevant? (1:13-1:41): Meet the engagement guru
Intro to EVP (1:52-5:41): Snapshot of this video training.
Part 1 Creation (5:42-23:49): Learn how to use PowerPoint's built-in design tools, including presenter video and the image library, so you can build eye-popping slides and prompts that inspire critical thinking and discussion in all learners.
- 6:00 - Chunking: How to break up your presentations to maintain student engagement.
- 7:54 - Topic 1.1: The Template: Hook, Ideas, Challenge
- 9:02 - Prompt 1.1
- 10:10 - Topic 1.2: Slides
- 19:19 - Prompt 1.2
- 21:12 - Topic 1.3: Logistics: Talking head, recording your slide show
- 23:19 - Prompt 1.3
Part 2 Delivery (23:50-34:38: Learn how to convert your Epic Presentations into on-demand lessons that learners can access anytime, empowering students to choose the best time for them to engage with your content. Learn how to chunk your content into short, easily-consumable lessons. Learn how to engage, converse with, and assess learners with EdPuzzle, which you can easily integrate to your Content Management System.
- 24:40 - Eliminate wonder: How to stop wondering if students are engaged.
- 25:20 - What about Youtube? Use it, or don't use it.
- 26:06 - EDpuzzle: How to create on demand lessons.
- 27:24 - Accountability
- 28:02 - Integrating EDpuzzle into your LMS -- Embed questions and create interactivity.
- 32:55 - Prompt 2.0
Part 3 Inspiration (34:39-42:56): Learn unique strategies for inspiring students to collaborate and engage in ways you've never seen--both in the classroom and in the virtual world.
- 35:12 - Creation: Help students create their own Epic Virtual Presentation (EVP).
- 36:27 - 3-Slide Presentations: Hook, Idea, Challenge
- 37:45 - The right kind of collaboration
- 38:44 - The Landing Pad: Break your roster into small groups in a cloud-based document and giving students a space to share their presentations.
- 41:47 - Prompt 3.0
Conclusion -- Action items (42:57-44:38): Be a role model; encourage collaboration; leverage template power.
James Alan Sturtevant is a 34-year veteran classroom teacher and author of Hacking Engagement (Times 10, 2016) Hacking Engagement Again (Times 10, 2017), and Teaching in Magenta (Times 10, 2020). Jim is also the author of You've Gotta Connect (Incentive Publications, 2014). These books launched him into the national spotlight as an expert in rapport-building in schools and engaging even the most reluctant learners.
Jim’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Edutopia, Principal Leadership, Ohio Schools Magazine, Talks With Teachers, Join Up Dots, and many other education resources.
Jim lives in Ohio with his wife Penny Sturtevant, a middle school principal. Stay in touch with Jim on Twitter @jamessturtevant and subscribe to his popular Hacking Engagement podcast here.
