To create further opportunities for our students to think and debate in our context, I have tasked my debate club to look at digital debating. Some great colleagues elsewhere are taking me up on the challenge.
Skype and suchlike have ongoing issues of connectivity and more.
We would hope to frame such digital debating as two teams posting a video in response to the other within 24 hours, with an independent judge watching and making a decision. All videos would take place in one shot (live recorded?) and saved to a unlinked playlist.
My initial thoughts are this:
Save. Upload. Send to Sumena, and to Romanian guy…
Do amongst ourselves first…
3 videos on each side…
3-5 minutes yet? No POIs so framing and rebuttal essential…
Ideally, both go live although a video shot in one take is fine.
Notes are fine, but bear in mind looking at the camera etc…
Only person speaks per video… one take…
Once the first video is uploaded, you have 24 hours to upload the next or to 8pm, whichever is the longer.
Teams are responsible to adding their videos to the unlisted playlist. If a video is not uploaded before 8pm that day, they forfeit the debate. IT problems etc. aren’t an excuse: teams should make appropriate arrangements to record before…
As there are no POIs, the initial rebuttal and reframing are essential..
Teams can be of two people as long as they are not adjacent…
Judging will be from a separate schools…. details can be considered elsewhere….
The digital debate will initially be in a friendly format with eventually competition and a potential league being formed.
Quality of video…
Audio is everything: the quality of video must be heard. Minimum… kbps quality.
Video can be recorded on a phone. Be in a quiet place…
More to come later.
