Your presentation will consist of two parts: the presentation itself and a discussion afterwards. Your presentation will be 4-5 minutes long, followed by approximately 3-5 minutes of a discussion that

you will lead: (going significantly over or under this time could lead to a penalty of up to 3 points). You will present on a contentious topic, of societal relevance, related to science (this can be related to your research topic, but does not have to be). Your topic cannot be Al and Higher Education. I have provided a few example topics at the end of this assignment description. which you are free to use (though I also encourage you to choose a topic of particular interest to you). To be very clear about this, your topic will present a problem and differing views on how to respond to that problem. The problem will be an issue where there is near- consensus, among experts, that there is, in fact, a problem (such as climate change or Al). Fringe, debunked opinions, do not make for good presentations (such as indulging the idea that climate change is not human-made or that vaccines cause autism). Presenting on such a topics will result in a zero on this assignment. I encourage to submit your topic for my feedback at least a week before you present (I may decide your topic, even if not intended, may be offensive-the goal here is to inform, not antagonize), but you are not required to do this. Your presentation will contain a visual component (images and potentially charts or graphs). You may use any program or application for this-such as PowerPoint or Prezi. If this poses a challenge for you, speak to me at least a week prior to your presentation. You ought to have a minimum of four images. Charts and graphs will be considered images. Your images ought to be engaging, relevant, and illuminate the content; not simply be a literal representation of the content (for instance, instead of, in my example presentation (attached), having an image of a student using ChatGPT to plagiarize, I used an image from the film The Matrix where the villain (who is a computer- generated) replicates himself (attached); thus using pathos to evoke fear at the lack of creatively and originality in student work because of ChatGPT). • Worth 2 points You will also be evaluated on how engaging your presentation is. I do not expect you to be great orators; this largely means you are not just reading from your script (see below) and presenting your topic with enthusiasm. You may record voice-over narration if you prefer. . Worth 1 point You will provide a title for your presentation that describes the topic clearly (for example: "Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging"). . Worth 1 points You will also include (in the presentation itself or the script) a list of sources you consulted for your presentation--at least four. You do not have to format this in any particular way, but you need to provide links for each source (if a physical text, you can provide a link to the publisher or magazine's website where you found it). The sources do not need to be peer-reviewed, but ought to all be credible. • Worth 1 point You will present two key (held by several experts) differing points of view on how to respond to the problem. • Worth 2 points You will present two reasons each (held by experts) for the two different points of view you have presented (four reasons in total). . Worth 4 points You will have prepared two engaging questions that are open-ended (not yes or no questions) related to your presentation for the class to discuss. • Worth 2 points Your presentation will also be evaluated for being accessible to a broad audience (a good example of a presentation for a broad audience is Ted Talks). Worth 1 point ●