assessment criteria

at our (most productive) meeting today, jessie suggested that we show how we have met all the assessment criteria in a separate report.

this way we will have this all ready in case there are any "marking issues" - particularly with the technophobic...

things to talk about during the seminar

12 - 12.05 Introduction of topic, definitions etc, handing out info packs etc

• Is accessibility more that just about physical disabilities?
• Accessibility in a nutshell
• Accessibility and usability
  

12.05 - 12.15 Key issues for info professionals, open discussion but led by us

• Dealing with clients with permanent disabilities
• Dealing with clients with technology issues
• Dealing with clients with temporary disabilities
• Why should we bother about accessibility
  

12.15 - 12.30 Workshop session, split into a number of groups and 'experience' accessibility issues

• Each lead a group through a different scenario
  
• Scenario 1: An employee has rsi and cannot use the mouse or type for very long
• Scenario 2: Pushing content out over different platforms (eg computer/mobile/pda)
• Sceanrio 3: Equiping the corporate library for disabled employees
  

12.30 - 12.40 Discussion of issues raised during workshops, highlight key factors. once again, open discussion but making sure all our key points are covered

12.40 - 12.45 wrap up

Presentation skills

Some useful goodies here:

http://www.presentersuniversity.com/delivery_Memorable5.php

5 Methods to Becoming Memorable

Jim Endicott

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Participation.
It’s the difference between us watching a football game and being handed the football and sent off to the field to run the next play. Audiences are perfectly willing to be spectators if we allow them to be but deep down in their hearts they really want to be participants. They desperately want presenters to take a breath and ask them what they think. They want to be enticed to share their collective experiences with the group – to become a part of the presentation experience, not be simply an observer. But it entails giving up something most presenters are reluctant to relinquish, even for a moment. Control.

Participation can be as simple as asking the audience to share their personal stories on a theme. It can also take the form of props. In one seminar, I wanted to get the point across of how hard it was for audiences to juggle all the points presenters want to throw at them. To illustrate, I began to hit beach balls into the audience and asked them to keep them up in the air. Frankly, I didn’t count on the chaos created as water glasses got knocked over but the point seemed to stick. Two years later, I had someone tell me that he remembered the exercise but more importantly, remembered the point I was making. What are you willing to risk to get your audiences involved? How creative can you be to make a point stick?

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Meeting notes

Let's see if this works...

here's a link to Saturday 20/8 meeting notes on UTS online: https://online.uts.edu.au/webapps/login

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