welcome to the video demo for LUCAS the art of public speaking
this market-leading program has had some dynamic changes over the last two
editions
we're excited to show you some new resources available with SmartBook
for the twelfth edition when students click on a small book assignment
their arrive at the SmartBook home page here they see the topics they will cover
as well as their overall assignment progress they can begin their assignment it by
clicking
learn next students arrive at the preview stage
where they can review the chapters content by previewing material students
build a framework to learn from
preview is based on proven learning method and by exposing students to an
overview of the content
it primes their minds for understanding students can review the chapter
by using the navigation arrows at the top by clicking read
students advance to the next phase
in the reads stage students will engage with content
seeing highlighted sections that are more relevant to them at a given time
yellow highlighting is important because it indicates the most impactful content
students should read at this point in time additionally
students do not understand the content their reading from the narrative alone
they have access to learning resources such as audio and video clips that are
embedded in the right margin SmartBook
these learning resources present the content
in other ways to address different learning styles when students Open
Learning Resource their first presented with the coach
the coach will provide students with an overview of the Learning Resource
they're about to engage with
and will provide them with tips to consider listen to the audio recording
on the slide
to learn more about the four reasons why audiences
are persuaded by speaker the next example represents a multi slide
learning resource
the first slide briefly explains the concept while the second slide
contains an excerpt from a speech
I'm sure most of you have heard of Ramadan
but you may not know a lot about it the third slide is an analysis of how the
video
illustrated the concepts from the first slide after students have spent some
time reading an engaging with the content that is the most impactful to
them at that moment I'm
they can leave the read stage and move into practice
the practice stage a SmartBook
allows students to test their knowledge of the content they just read
and select their confidence level if students do not know the answer they can
access the learning resources to the right
or quickly jump into the read portion of SmartBook
to maximize their productivity by clicking the Read about this I can
SmartBook will bring students directly to content that will help them best
answer the question
after students answer the
question they will select their confidence level once they've made their selections
students will receive immediate feedback on whether their answer was right or
wrong
here's another example of the immediate feedback a student might receive
in this example the student is only partially correct
and they are provided with more detail so students can understand their mistake
as students continue to work with SmartBook the highlights will change to
reflect what they have learned
and what is now the most impactful material for them to focus on
students will now see the content areas where they've demonstrated a strong
understanding highlighted in green in the areas where they have not shown
mastery
highlighted in yellow these personal adaptations help students focus their
study time
in addition to preview read and practice
there's a fourth stage in the learning process recharge
here students have the opportunity to review material they've studied
which helps them learn and move content from short to long term memory
when a student clicks on recharge they're presented with questions similar
to what they answered in a practice stage
thank you for watching this video tour
of SmartBook for LUCAS the art of public speaking
twelfth edition please contact your McGraw-Hill Education
learning technology consultant for more details