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Judging Debates

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This video covers the basics of judging debates at both the college and secondary education levels. This video should give you the basics needed to judge Policy, Parliamentary, IPDA, Public Forum, and LD styles of debate.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Ryan Guy

Flowing Debates

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This video covers the specialized method of note-taking used in competitive debates. This video was written with Parliamentary and IPDA styles of debate in mind, but should suffice as primers in other formats as well.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Ryan Guy

How to Setup a Home Speech Space

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This video covers some good practices to consider when putting together a home speech space to use in online public speaking and competitive forensics situations. Different instructors may have different ideas on how they want you to configure your space. Make sure you check with them before recording / giving your speech.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Ryan Guy

Debating Resolutions of Fact and Value

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This video discusses how debaters can set up their constructive arguments when debating resolutions of value. While written with IPDA and Parliamentary debate in mind, this video should be suitable for a variety of debate styles that utilize resolutions of Fact and of Value. See also: Refutation and Rebuttal in Competitive Debate - https://youtu.be/3rggu7MhRuU Works Cited and Remixed Burden of proof. (2007, February 13). [International Public Debate Association]. Debatepedia. http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/ind... Corbett, E. P. J., & Eberly, R. A. (2000). The Elements of Reasoning, 2nd Edition (2nd edition). Allyn and Bacon. Edwards, R. E. (2008). Competitive debate: The official guide. Alpha Books. Hannan, J., Berkman, B., & Meadows, C. (2012). Introduction to public forum and Congressional debate. International Debate Education Association. http://falcondebate.com/wp-content/up... Hanson, J., & Thompson, D. (2008, February 8). The Basics of What Happens in a Parliamentary Debate. West Coast Publishing. http://www.wcdebate.com/1parli/29basi... Horton, R., & Lo, S. (2013). Investing in health: Why, what, and three reflections. The Lancet, 382(9908), 1859–1861. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13... Kellams, J. M. (2013, January 29). Framework in Public Forum Debate—Part 1. Everyday Debate Better Debate for Everyday Students and Coaches. http://everydaydebate.blogspot.com/20... Major League Baseball. (2020, February 10). Teams with the most World Series titles. MLB.Com. https://www.mlb.com/news/teams-with-t... McPeak, I. (2016, September 26). Weighing Mechanism Basics Every Debater Should Know. Ethos Communications. https://www.ethosdebate.com/weighing-... Morrison, P. (2006, May 13). Get a Mac—Better. TBWA Media Arts Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jlm... Potter, H. (n.d.). Do home-schoolers do better in college than traditional students? USA TODAY. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/colleg... Richey, P. G. (Ed.). (2016). International Public Debate Association Textbook (1 edition). Kendall Hunt Publishing. Samaha, F. F., Iqbal, N., Seshadri, P., Chicano, K. L., Daily, D. A., McGrory, J., Williams, T., Williams, M., Gracely, E. J., & Stern, L. (2003). A Low-Carbohydrate as Compared with a Low-Fat Diet in Severe Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine, 348(21), 2074–2081. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa022637 World Health Organization. (2010). Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage. WHO; World Health Organization. https://doi.org/10/en/index.html

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Ryan Guy

African American Literature

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AAS 267, African American Literature, is a survey course that will take us from the early days of enslavement to the present. We will read, analyze, and discuss literary texts written by African Americans, paying particular attention to the political, historical and social context that informs these texts.

Material Type: Reading, Syllabus

Author: Anne Rice

How to Upload PowerPoint Files to Canvas (Remote Instruction Series)

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This video has a quick tutorial how to upload files to the Canvas LMS. This series is aimed at helping folks figure out easy methods of adapting materials from face-to-face classes to online modalities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Interested in the free OER Public speaking textbook I mention in this lecture? Check out https://www.exploringpublicspeaking.com/

Material Type: Student Guide

Author: Ryan Guy