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If you are involved with teaching or preparing information presentations, you may be interested in the following book by Dr. Ruth V. Small and myself:

Make a PACT for Success: Designing Effective Information Presentations
(published by Scarecrow Press, 2001. Click on the book title to link to the publisher)


 


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Venues

Presentations have been made for:

  • Conferences (state and local organizations)
  • Seminars
  • Faculty Development (Read this Winter 2004 review for the Inaugural Davenport University Wynalda Teaching and Learning Institute)
Photo of book signing at AASL Conference
 
Book Signing at AASL Conference

Topics

Topics include:

  • S.O.S. for Information Literacy
  • Motivation and Information Literacy
  • Stimulating Curiosity in Learning in Electronic Learning Environments
  • Designing Media that Motivates
  • Enhancing Student Motivation for Learning

Times

Lengths range:

  • 30 minutes
  • 60 minutes
  • Half day
  • Full day
  • Two day

Presentations for Children

While my schedule doesn't afford the amount of time I would like to make presentations directly to children, I do occasionally do this and always enjoy the experience. I usually bring one or two of my favorite puppet characters, my guitar, and most recently my new children's book The Strangest Dinosaur That Never Was. The topics are curiosity and the fun of doing research and I encourage lots of participation. Contact me directly to discuss scheduling, content and technical requirements, honorarium and expenses.

   

Imagine a child that is not only filled with curiosity and a quest for knowledge, but also has the skills to locate, evaluate, and use the information generated (information literary) from that curiosity. Further imagine that the child can apply what he or she has learned in new and different ways (creativity). To foster these qualities and skills in children is a challenge for us all.




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