Video Wednesdays: A Lecture at SiT

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<p>A fan named <strong>Andre</strong>w recently gave a lecture about <em><strong>Kerbal Space Program</strong></em> to a classroom of youngsters at the <strong>Students Involved in Technology Conference</strong> in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. We think that <strong>Andrew</strong> did a great job, so we’re proud to showcase his lecture as this week’s video choice.</p>

<p>Click <a href="http://bit.ly/1hAwV5u"><strong>HERE</strong></a> to download the handout for the lecture.</p>

[LtKraftKrackers]

Awesome!! i really like seeing this kind of things, where, science enthusiasts are enabled to share the experience. really liked what he did.

But.... did anybody else feel like this was kind of not good?... you know what, not tip toeing anymore here, I felt his presentation had a lot to be desired from a high school student presenting a thing he liked to a classroom of 11-13 year olds. It kind of lacked that Energy and Power to his words... really, i feel like he was kind of underprepared for this. Thats just my grain of salt guys. I really appreciate it, and if he could re-do it, give another presentation with more practice under his wings, maybe with more participation from the students, then this would be Totes amazing and just heart warming.

[Woopert]

Awesome to seees this!

[Rabid_Monkey]

But.... did anybody else feel like this was kind of not good?... you know what, not tip toeing anymore here, I felt his presentation had a lot to be desired from a high school student presenting a thing he liked to a classroom of 11-13 year olds. It kind of lacked that Energy and Power to his words... really, i feel like he was kind of underprepared for this. Thats just my grain of salt guys. I really appreciate it, and if he could re-do it, give another presentation with more practice under his wings, maybe with more participation from the students, then this would be Totes amazing and just heart warming.

Have to say I'm disappointed to see a critique on Andrew's presentation here.

I'm REALLY happy to see KSP getting exposure in schools. I feel much as he does in that I have learned more about astrophysics and orbital mechanics than in 4 years of college (granted, I went to a crummy college, but back to the point). I hope as KSP expands and progresses, collaborating with NASA, not to mention our AWESOME community here, we will see more of it popping up in schools as a fun teaching aid. Great job Andrew!

[wasmic]

Have to say I'm disappointed to see a critique on Andrew's presentation here.

I'm REALLY happy to see KSP getting exposure in schools. I feel much as he does in that I have learned more about astrophysics and orbital mechanics than in 4 years of college (granted, I went to a crummy college, but back to the point). I hope as KSP expands and progresses, collaborating with NASA, not to mention our AWESOME community here, we will see more of it popping up in schools as a fun teaching aid. Great job Andrew!

I think you're being KSP-fanboyish right here. If you look closely, you'll see that LtKraftKrackers is of exactly the same opinion as you - it's awesome that KSP gets more exposure. Also, he actually gave constructive criticism. If Andrew was reading this, he'd know that he should work a bit on his presentation skills.

Really, what you did in your comment is saying "KSP is freaking awesome, so you can't criticise a lecture about it, even when you're actually criticising the lecturer and not the contents of thte lecture".

[TimMartland]

I wish this happened where I go to school. -sigh-

A bit of constructive criticism. You talk confidently and speak clearly, which is really good, but you should try and put more feeling behind your words. Try to involve them, ask them what to do, let them help out, and be both positive and approachable. Basically, seem more enthusiastic and let them interact with whats going on.

Edited March 4, 2014 by TimMartland