Sensory or Motor Systems in Life & Work
Week 3 – Discussion Forum 2
The grade for your presentation and peer feedback will take place in Waypoint. Your grade will reflect the quality of your presentation, content, and the depth of your responses. This discussion forum will be assessed on a 10-point scale and is worth 10% of your final grade. The presentation is worth 8 points (including your initial discussion post with your presentation and Waypoint Submission) and replies to classmates are worth 2 points total. Refer to the Grading Rubric under the Week 3 – Discussion Forum 2 Submission page for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Sensory or Motor Systems in Life and Work (Video Presentation) [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Review chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the course textbook, Biological Basis of Behavior (Wilson, 2013).
Watch Recording Presentations with Zoom (Links to an external site.)
Watch Use Microsoft PowerPoint with Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)
If necessary, review the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) resource.
Introduction
The purpose of this discussion forum is for you to create, share, and discuss a video presentation for your classmates. This 4–6-minute presentation will identify a sensory or motor system of interest, explain its neurobiology, and explain its many functions and social consequences. Use the following technology instructions and content outline to create and share your video presentation.
Instructions
To complete this discussion forum, follow these steps outlined in the tabs below:
Presentation Requirements
Presentation Content
Guided Response
Submission Instructions
Presentation Requirements
The following requirements must be met in order to complete your video presentation.
Creating Visuals: Use Microsoft PowerPoint or presentation software of your choice to create the visuals for your presentation. For a 4–6-minute presentation, we suggest having five to six slides of content, not including the APA 7th edition formatted references slide.
Creating the Script: Write the transcript for your presentation using Microsoft Word. You may read from the transcript while you record your video, and it may be used as a transcript for accessibility purposes.
Transcript Note: You will turn in your transcript, along with your presentation.
Record the Presentation: Use Zoom, Screencast-O-Matic, or another video platform to record your video.
For help with Zoom, please review the Zoom Quick Reference Guide (Links to an external site.) . The Quick Reference Guide includes instructions for obtaining a sharable link to your video.
For help with Screencast-O-Matic, please review the Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start (Links to an external site.)
Accessibility Statement
This assignment requires that you produce a visual presentation, supply a spoken audio narrative, and to listen to the audio narrative of others. If you have a documented disability accommodation that might interfere with your ability to complete this assignment, you may contact your instructor to request the recommended alternative assignment.
The Sensory or Motor Systems in Life and Work Video Presentation discussion forum in this course will be submitted in two different locations and will all be graded using Waypoint.
First, you will be inserting your video presentation into the body of your initial discussion post and attaching your transcript as a separate word document.
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