COMP Dr Bridget Kelly, CLARITY Education and Outreach Mr Philip Smyth, SBI Education and Outreach

Who are you?

Who are we?

Bridget

Philip

What is outreach? Reaching out to different audiences Talking about your research Consider demographics

Different audiences Primary school Secondary school Third level Fourth level General public Industry Inreach

Communication skills needed by researchers, outreach activities give you those skills Why Outreach?

Communication skills needed by researchers, outreach activities give you those skills Want people to know Want people to understand If you can explain it to a 10 year old- you can explain it to anyone Presentation skills Funding agencies increasingly require outreach component Enhances own understanding at fundamental level, gives perspective Tailor talks- style, content, suitability (audience) Value- collective- institute Why Outreach?

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Timetable Mondays- 11am in interactive hub, Conway Tuesdays- 2pm in C113 Health Sciences Outreach session- TBA DateContent Mon 17 th OctoberIntroduction Tue 18 th OctoberPresentation Heroes Mon 24 th OctoberOutreach workshop Tue 1 st NovemberPresentation skills Mon 7 th NovemberOutreach Session Mon 14 th NovemberTeaching and Learning Mon 21 st NovemberReview of outreach session Mon 28 th NovemberReview of previous points, Intro to T in 3 Mon 5 th DecemberThesis in 3 Mon 12 th DecemberOverall Review session

Overview of module Presentation skills, learning styles Communication skills Interactive presentation skills Peer review skills Expert speakers 10 contact hours covering

COMP41380 Attend at least 80% of the workshops/seminars Students must regularly submit to online blog- and submit a module report To pass this module students need to:

Why primary level? Easy to arrange 10 years old- explain to anyone, blindside question Supervisor focus Perspective

Standing paper

Guest Speakers Mr Barry Brophy- Presentation skills Dr Geraldine O’Neill- Teaching and Learning

Mr Barry Brophy College lecturer in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering in UCD Provides presentation skills training to companies mainly in the technical sector and gives courses in general presentation skills

Dr Geraldine O’Neill Teaching development officer in the UCD Centre for Teaching and Learning She has been involved in the strategic development of teaching and learning in UCD and has supported many institutional teaching and learning projects

Homework Take a look at YouTube, Ted, etc. Look for own example of excellent speaker Post links to speakers on blog Examples will be discussed in the next session

Summary 1. What 2. Why 3. How 4. When