Author: Carly Watson We’re now several tournaments into the 2020 season of debate. In the past three weekends, I’ve participated in tournaments using three of the main platforms available for hosting online tournaments – Classrooms.Cloud, NSDA Campus, and the Zoom Room Method (ZRM). For the latter two, I was involved in assisting on the administrative side of things. For […]
Author: Will Repko On Monday, we learned of the passing of Father John “Jake” Foglio. Whether you knew him as “Assistant Professor”, “Chaplain”, or simply “Jake,” Father Foglio was a selfless and warm presence that served our campus community in many capacities for more than 50 years. Perhaps less known was the astonishing access and […]
Author: Carly Watson With debate camps moving online this summer in response to coronavirus, it’s provided an opportunity to think through why we do things the way we do. Lectures are an hour? Is that because there’s an hour worth of content or because we’d reserved the lecture hall for an hour and that was the time […]
Author: Bruce Najor As E-Debate becomes more popular, judges will be asked to make the transition as well. Some of us have already been asked to become familiar with the virtual classroom setting, but judging a debate is a unique task. I’ve judged online scrimmages using Zoom and have some tips! Show up early to […]
Author: Carly Watson Set Goals – Before camp starts, create goals for yourself. What are you looking to get out of your camp experience? Try to keep them SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-based). Spending weeks of your summer with a goal to “win more” won’t help you when it comes time to making the most out of […]
Author: Marge Strong With the rise in e-debate, so comes the rise of e-coaching. As a Luddite, this terrifies me – how do I keep the same enthusiasm I have in person? How can I tell if my debaters understand what I’m saying without seeing their faces? How do I know where their files are/how […]
Author: Carly Watson In a different world, we would have been spending today at the National Debate Tournament. Instead, today was the first online beta-testing round as part of the NDT’s preparation for the possibility of future online debates. Six quick takeaways: 1. Audio Quality – Internal microphones or headsets continue to work best. Body microphones […]
