pecha-kucha in the classroom

part of a presentation made at JALT 2010 in Nagoya

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Education

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• JALT 2010
• pecha-kucha

[RopyDavits]

99Higuma - we also mentioned in our full presentation that we don't believe this is any sort of solution to a problem - it is just another option for teachers. We also said that we think its best use would be for teachers presenting ideas to other teachers (for example, lesson ideas). Anyway, thank you for watching the video and taking the time to share your comments. How did you happen across the clip?

[RopyDavits]

Hi 99Higuma, this format was developed by two architects, I'm guessing they chose 6m40s as it is 20 slides x 20 images, and they felt that for their purposes - designers showcasing their work - this was a good length of time. You are right that the most important feature of it is "set a time limit and stick to it" - the fact that the slides move on automatically means that the "stick to it" part is enforced.

[RopyDavits]

Also, if any of you have performed pecha-kucha presentations, please upload them here. It would be great if we could start an on-line repository of teaching-related presentations for people to view

[RopyDavits]

Thank you to everybody who came to our presentation at JALT. We're glad that the presentation was well received and we felt a real buzz in the room. I think we were lucky to make this presentation at a time when so many people are interested in trying out new presentation formats. If you saw our presentation at JALT, and you'd like any more information about pecha-kucha, or would like to share your experiences, please leave a comment here.

[99Higuma]

I don't get the point of this. Why 6 minutes 40 seconds? It's just an arbitrary time limit. If you're going to say that it's fine to change the time or number of slides, then you might as well say "Set a time limit and keep to it" and not bother with the gimmicks. The other stuff applies to any presentation too.