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International Online 3 Minute Thesis
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A group to organize, promote and adminstrate Online Three Minutes Thesis Contests.
Great International Online 3 Minute Thesis (O3MT) Contest on Jan. 28, 2014 at 17:00 GMT via on Adobe Connect, features a group of four distance education institutions, who send their education graduate students to compete in this historic first International Online 3 Minute Thesis contest. The Partners include:
- Open University - UK
- Open University of Catalonia
- DaVinci University - Mexico
- Athabasca University- Canada
The Online Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition originally developed by The University of Queensland, and now common throughout the World. The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes in a language appropriate to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience.
Make sure you check out a few past winners from youtube or do a google search!
Each contestant gets three minutes and ONE powerpoint slide to explain thier thesis. At the end our expert panel will select a winner using the criteria listed here and the winner gets TERRIFIC prizes. Prizes consist of gift certificates, hosted visit at the eLearn Centre in Barcleona and more.
There will also be a "People's Choice" winner that everyone can vote for.
Connect URL for the contest and all training and practice: https://connect.athabascau.ca/threeminthesis/
Contestant's Names Thesis Titles
Last updated January 28, 2014 - 7:55am by Inge de Waard (Ignatia)University Name Thesis Title ...-
3 Minute Thesis Rules
Last updated December 10, 2013 - 9:33am by Terry AndersonRules A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration. No additional electronic media (e.g....
A Slideshow of Advice from Griffith University
By Terry Anderson 22 February 2014 @ 12:09pmwww.griffith.edu.au - This slides how has rules and more important a set of practical hints and suggestions - such as "You should be aiming for approximately 200 –250 written words for your Three Minute Thesis summary, depending on how fast you speak."
