Slide decks: their developmental use, with James Austin

Anthony Haynes writes: A persistent theme on The Grey Lit Café is the role of grey literature genres in higher education. We've published episodes on abstracts, dissertations, essays, online lectures, and posters. In this episode we take up a challenge from our recent episodes on essays: what alternatives - when it comes to expository and discursive communication - are there to essays? Here, in the first of two interviews, Dr James Austin (University of Connecticut)  explains how his pedagogy encompasses student production and presentation of slide decks. ReferencesPublications referred to by James are itemised on his university page: https://english.uconn.edu/person/james-austin/. Further listeningWe hope you found this episode rewarding. If so, you might find the following of particular interest:How effective are essays as an academic genre? The case of examinationsHow effective are essays as an academic genre? The case of examinationsOnline lectures: Bart Hallmark on pitfalls and good practicePosters as a form of research communicationCreditsAudio editing: Dr Bart Hallmark Music: from Handel's Water Music, courtesy of the United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber OrchestraSupport the showAbout the publisherThis episode is published by Frontinus Ltd. We're a communications consultancy that helps organisations and individuals to communicate scientific, professional, and technical content to non-specialist audiences. We provide consultancy mentoringediting and writingtrainingand work on presentations, bids and proposals, and publications (for example, reports and papers).To learn more about services or explore ways of working together, please contact us via our website, http://frontinus.org.uk/.