Introduction to research posters and research talks
Research posters: Poster rating and draw your research poster outline with figures only
Learning Objective: Outline a research poster by analyzing poster examples to identify poster-making best practices.
A PowerPoint with two interactive activities centered on research posters. The first activity has students rate five research posters and create a group list of best-practices. The second activity has students draw their research poster outline - using figures and section headers only!
Research Talks: Bad Talks “Jeopardy”
Learning Objective: Identify bad practices in research talks through a “Jeopardy”-like game.
Students work in teams to identify at least two things “wrong” with a set of 9 PowerPoint slides.
Resource: 4 - 5 minute research talks outline
In COLDEX, REU students present their research to the broader COLDEX community in 4 - 5 minute “mini-talks”. The outline below is provided to students to help them prepare for these talks. It can be expanded for a longer talk, but is set up to include 5 different slides (title, research question, methods, results, major implications and conclusions). The outline below also includes some helpful things for students to think about when planning and presenting their talk.
