Prof. Whitney told me one-person team does not have to present, so I have to miss the blog of these prompts.

 

Five particularly useful strategies I learned:

 

 

1 PlasTech team: The introduction and hook background are really nice. They use the flow chart to illustrate the idea, which is really clear. And the logic is also tight because they catch every point and the relation of each process. The flow chart and logic design would be an excellent way to use and learn.

 

2 Also in the PlasTech team: Their use of data, statistics, and charts is really well. I could learn that the data visualization skills, including their ordering design, how they present the data, the purpose of doing so, and the clear explanation of each point. And different types of charts are used in the slides. They combine and integrate tabulation and pie charts. A large portion of pie charts was used to show the proportion of what they studied.

Another that could be beneficial for me is the comparison of their collected data. For each process, they not only compared the overall recycling or cost in different years but also conclude the specific categories of those outputs. And in each graph they provided, they marked the important part as needed to better emphasize their ideas.

 

3 Living Wall team: The “purpose and meaning finding” idea is really cool. I think conducting an interview to hear others’ ideas is a good and interesting way to reflect and a solid direction. And the report on that one can really help the audience understand the program.  The design of the interview and report is such a great thing to learn.

 

4 Also in the Living Wall team: I really like the way that they introduce the idea that how they establish their work and direction. They recalled our tough memory during the pandemic and used the lives they experienced to tell their story while they could give the motivation of the project. I think that is very beneficial for me to learn because when I first hear the story, I am very impressed and empathetic that my attention has been drawn immediately. So that is a very effective way to start a presentation.

 

5 Energy Usage team: The design of connecting global issues and Lehigh community problems is great. The image they found to show the principle is particularly helpful compared with other teams. Finding images show the work is easier to be understood by others than just words description in the presentation.