University of Tasmania, Australia

Pecha Kucha (pronounced as a single word 'Pech-a-ka-cha') is a translation of the Japanese term for ˜chit-chat".  The links provided below will provide you with plenty of information about the origins of this presentation format. We have introduced Pecha Kucha for Teaching Matters 2012 to enliven some of the concurrent sessions with a fun, fast and engaging model for presenters and their audiences.

Each concurrent session programmed with Pecha Kucha presentations will involve 3 separate presentations. Each single presenter (although you may opt to share the presentation time with other people from your team) will be allocated with a maximum time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds for their presentations, which equates to 20 slides shown for a maximum of 20 seconds each. We have provided a timed powerpoint template (PPT 84KB) which you might like to use. There are plenty of others available on the internet. At the end of all 3 presentations, each of the presenters will act as a panel to address questions from the audience.

The Pecha Kucha model seeks to overcome the text heavy nature of powerpoint presentations. Even though the original model requires the exclusive use of images, the Teaching Matters convening team will be happy to accept that SOME slides are likely to have LIMITED text on them to communicate ideas.

Pecha Kucha session proposals are submitted by abstract using the presentation proposal (DOC 34KB) form.

There are many examples of Pecha Kucha presentation on youtube, but here are some other helpful links.

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha

http://www.rethinkpresentations.com/the-art-of-pecha-kucha/

Showcase presentation proposals are submitted by abstract, using the presentation proposal (DOC 34KB) form. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference booklet.

Submission of showcase presentation proposals are due Tuesday 2nd October.

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. You may distribute additional material during the session.

Poster proposals are submitted by abstract using the presentation proposal (DOC 34KB) form.

Submission of poster abstracts are due Tuesday 2nd October.

Please refer to the poster presentation guidelines (PDF 17KB) when developing your poster

Completed posters must be delivered to the Tasmanian Institute of Learning & Teaching (TILT) Office in Launceston (off the NEW Gallery) by Wednesday 28th November.

Poster authors will be invited to discuss their work with colleagues during lunch and refreshment breaks.

A prize will be offered for the most sustainably produced poster. Please see the poster presentation guidelines for more information.

All submissions should be emailed to teaching.matters@utas.edu.au