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Social Ecology 195W - Kumar Section- Winter 2025


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Presentation Studio @ SL MRC

The UCI Libraries' Presentation Studio is open in the Science Library MRC (room 168). UCI affiliates can book the room to practice and record their presentations for classes, conferences, job interviews, and more in this technologically enhanced space. The reservation request form can be found on the MRC web pages or directly at http://www.lib.uci.edu/services/mrc/presentation-studio-request.html. More information can be found on the MRC's web pages or directly at http://www.lib.uci.edu/services/mrc/presentation-studio.html.

Class Presentation

Class Presentation should cover the following items:

  1. Introduction to Placement (1-2 min)
    1. Organization's mission & goals
    2. General activities of your unit
    3. your specific duties & tasks completed so far
  2. Social Ecological Aspects (5 min)
    1. Two aspects of your placement that relate to concepts & methods of Social Ecology
    2. Best part of your learning experience
    3. Challenges & major problems
  3. Conclusions (2 min)
    1. Future expectations of placement time
    2. Likely conclusions that will be discussed in final paper

Presentation Best Practices Tip Sheet

Online Presentation Authoring Tools

  • Prezi- Unique online presentation creation and sharing system with easy image and video handling.  Basic features and public sharing are free

  • Pachyderm- Uses forms and templates to create presentations with minimal work.  Intended for institutional use; requires local server and configuration support.  Free to New Media Consortium members; available for a cost to others.

  • 280Slides (beta)- Free web-based presentation authoring and sharing tool.

  • Google Presentations- Free online presentation authoring and sharing tool.  As part of Google Docs, it allows for easy collaboration and sharing with others who have free Google accounts.

  • Zoho Show- Free online presentation authoring and sharing tool.  Allows remote presentations.

  • SlideRocket - Online presentation authoring and sharing tool optimized for high resolution images.  Basic features are free.

Online Presentation Sharing Sites

  • UCI Replay- UCI sponsored service to capture and share audio and screen for instrucation or presentations.

  • Slideshare- Free web-based service that allows uploading and sharing of presentation slides and audio.  Includes tool to sync audio with individual slides.  Has also social features allowing users to follow and comment on favorite presenters, topics, etc.

  • Authorstream- Free web-based service that allows uploading and sharing of presentation slides and audio.  Includes PresentLive feature that lets viewers follow and chat about your live presentations on their own computer. 

Overview of presentation tools

The following document provides an extensive overview of presentation tools including a descriptions of who can use each tool, and why you might want to use them, the document also includes the pros and cons for each for each tool.

Presentation Authoring Software

  • PowerPoint - Microsoft Office software for creating and sharing presentations.

  • KeyNote- Apple iWork software for creating and sharing presentations.  Available for Macintosh and iPad only.

  • Impress- Open-source software available in several versions (Open Office, NeoOffice, etc.) for creating and sharing presentations.

  • ARTstor Offline Image Viewer (OIV)- ARTstor-optimized software for creating and sharing presentations. 

Image Presentation Guidelines

Guidelines from UCI:

General Tutorials and Tips:

Featured Resources - Books to Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation e-books noted in Knovel

Writing Science in Plain English, 2013 - ASL T11 G6814 2013

Presentation Skills for Scientists : A Practical Guide, 2010 - ASL REF Q223 .Z36 2010

Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering : Case Studies from MIT, 2010   - ASL Bar Q223 .P64 2010

Presenting Science : A Practical Guide to Giving a Good Talk, 2010 - ASL REF Q223 .I87 2010

Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work, 2010 - ASL REF Q223 .M399 2010

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery - LL  HF5718.22 .R49 2008    

Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, 2008- ASL HF5718.22 D83 2008

A Student's Guide to Presentations Making Your Presentation Count - LL  PN4192.S78 C55 2007 

Speaking About Science: Manual for Creating Clear Presentations, 2006. ASL Bar Q223 M67 2006

Beyond Bullet Points : Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire, 2005 - LL HF5718.22 .A87 2005