To conclude our ongoing 'Genius Hour' project, one final task was given to us -- to create our very own TedTalk. When I was first given this task, I dreaded the idea of having to talk into a screen for the required length. How was I going to talk about bullet journaling for four to five minutes? Would it be interesting? Would my TedTalk make people want to also begin bullet journaling? These were the questions that flooded my brain.
As I began to film my TedTalk, one of the major issues I encountered was where to look. Although this seems minor, I had no idea whether to look directly at the camera, read off my points, look at the computer, or look around the room. My experiences with filming have been limited, so I answered this question the best I knew how -- to just do it. Although some of the time I appeared rehearsed, it was difficult for me to explain my points without some sort of prompts. I knew that I did not want to read off a script, but I also recognized that I wanted to include all of my points. Therefore, I had a mixture of looking off notes, and saying my points as they flowed.
I felt as though I struggled with this section of the project. If I had a chance to re-do my TedTalk, I would have liked to have come up with a more exciting way of presenting it. I would have chosen to add some humour or lighthearted comments about my experiences with bullet journaling.
This experience can be related into my teaching block, as I can now recognize that not everyone is comfortable filming themselves, and to understand that some students will be successful in some components, whereas they might also struggle in others.
Although my 'Genius Hour' project is complete, my experiences with blogging are not. Check back time to time to see how my experiences at Brock can be translated into educative experiences!
