Designing Effective Poster Session Presentations  

Poster sessions are frequently used as a means to convey information in a brief format (typically 4' x 8') in classrooms, conferences and symposia, and workshops. Designing effective poster presentations is an art unto itself. Check out this informative guide, Designing Effective Poster Presentation.

The rate at which scientific and technical information grows continues to increase. National and international conferences provide a mechanism to facilitate the rapid communication of scientific ideas in the form of poster presentations. The poster presentation is NOT the pasting of a scholarly article on poster board or foam-core and standing by to defend the results reproduced in miniature on the "poster." However, it is far too often that one attends a conference poster session and finds this format to dominate the method of poster presentations.

The poster presentation should represent a “...well-designed, eye-catching, and engaging... display of research or scientific information.” The poster should convey the results of research activities as to promote the scientific achievements of the poster's presenter. There is, unfortunately, a lack of presentation standards or authors' and presenters' lack of adhering to such standards, even when loosely defined.

This guide collects an inventory of print and Internet resources that provide guidance and instruction for the presentation of scientific and technical information in the form of a poster presentation. This guide includes information resources in the forms of journal articles, books, book chapters, and Internet sites that focus on the planning, design, construction, and presentation of a scientific poster.


New Handbooks in the Education Library

Handbook of Childhood Behavioral Issues: Evidence-based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
Education Reference Area: RJ 506 .B44 H2485 2008

Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology, 3rd ed.
Education Reference Area: RC 467.2 .H355 2007

Handbook of Clinical Psychology
Education Reference Area: RC 467.2 .H357 2008 (2 volumes)

Handbook of Competence and Motivation
Education Reference Area:BF504 .H361 2007

Handbook of Distance Education
Education Reference Area: LC 5800 .H36 2003 & 2007

Handbook of Giftedness in Children
Education Reference Area: LC 3993.9 .H36 2008

Copyright and General Guidelines for Dissertations

From Proquest (the company that owns the Digital Dissertations database)

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Streaming Videos for Educators
The Annenberg Foundation has a site (www.learner.org) where they have free streaming video aimed at K-12 teachers. Free sign up is required for first-time users. Some info from the site:

"Advancing Excellent Teaching in American Schools Annenberg Media uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with  coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers. It is part of The Annenberg Foundation and advances the Foundation's goal of encouraging the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

Annenberg Media's multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home. All Annenberg Media videos exemplify excellent teaching."

Just for example, if you go to the web site, click on the blue banner link, "Literature and Language Arts." On the page to which you will be taken. (http://www.learner.org/resources/browse.html?discipline=4) you will need to register (registration is free). Then, you can select one of the topics such as American Passages: A Literary Survey and you will be taken to a page providing an overview of the sources and as you scroll down the page, you see the list of videos. You can then click the "VoD" (Video on demand) button to stream the programs to your computer.

More New Handbooks in the Education Library

Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Education Reference Area: RJ 506 .D47 H358 2007

Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice
Education Reference Area: RC 570.2 .H365 2007

Handbook of International School Psychology
Education Reference Area: LB 1027.55 .H357 2007

New Online Handbook
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Handbook of International Research in Mathematics Education