Education Commons^™

Someone says,” if you don’t strike oil in 15 minutes then stop boring”. This means is to give an oral presentation that will grab audience attention in the workplace and in educational settings. The assessment of oral presentation comes in a form of different formats, from the multimedia projects to the group work to speeches. An oral presentation is about simply explaining your personal point of view to eh audience and tries to convince them of your viewpoint. In the classroom or any competition on oral presentation, teachers or judges grade these oral presentations based on the quality of the …

Education delivery models and approaches are undergoing radical change. The traditional knowledge exchange model whereby an educator imparts knowledge to students may not be best placed to develop essential skills for the 21st century (Griffin, McGaw, & Care, 2012) and is being challenged by models that encourage knowledge creation by students. Using a wiki to facilitate group work may provide students opportunities for collaborative learning (Blumenfeld, Marx, Soloway, & Krajcik, 1996), knowledge sharing and construction (Elgort, Smith, & Toland, 2008), and skill development. Wikis allow individual contributions to be traceable thereby increasing individual accountability in group work situations. Wikis can …