Pecha Kucha - Find a Pecha Kucha you like and post to your blog. Why was this interesting? Do they have a place in education? Thoughts??
Firstly, Pecha Kucha is awesome. I absolutely hate powerpoint, mostly because it is more often than not used inappropriately. No matter how many videos we see, people just cannot use powerpoint. Pecha Kucha, in my opinion, is the answer to a lot of our powerpoint problems. The slides automatically change every 20 seconds, and you only get 20 of them. Pecha Kucha has many uses in education. Instead of having students do a powerpoint presentation in your class, have them do a Pecha Kucha presentation. They won't have to worry about length or content, they know exactly how much time they have, and you won't have to worry about some students talking for 20 minutes and not getting to everyone during a class period or two.
http://pecha-kucha.org/presentations/269
That is the link to a Pecha Kucha named Ramendan. Naturally, I took a website full of incredibly useful and informationally sound presentations, and chose to link to the one about a fake holiday in honor of Ramen Noodles. Firstly, this guy is hilarious and I love people that are ridiculous. Secondly, I also love ramen and think this is a fantastic idea. Thirdly, I want my students to do something like this in a marketing class.
Marketing is no longer limited to print ads or tv spots. Marketing happens in so many ways, with social networking, online presence, and things like contest and games becoming ever more effective. When I do a marketing unit with my students, they will have to design their own marketing campaign as one of the major projects. In the past, I have heard that most students do the same things (print ad, tv spot, radio ad, etc.). If my students are to be truly successful, they need to know how to do guerilla marketing, or create and online presence. I want my students to each do something like ramendan for their product. It is fun, goofy, creative, and will get youth/young adults involved in consuming the product.
Yay for Ramendan!
Love this video! I like your thinking here. It is so important to stay on top of the changes that are constantly happening with technology as well as your expertise in marketing/advertising. No longer is the TV commercial the only way someone will get their information. So many new ways and more to come I am sure!
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