Lightboard technology, which allows layering an in-person presentation with visual materials, is the product of Northwestern’s own Michael Peshkin. We will discuss potential uses of the lightboard technology as a learning tool when used by students. Linus Waltenberger will discuss the outcomes of his class project for Farley Center Director Michael Marasco’s class “Marketing Issues for Engineers,” where, as a part of a group of six, he developed a marketing plan for a lightboard manufacturer. Ted Quiballo will discuss his experience as one of the faculty members who teaches the lightboard technology to students, faculty, and staff at Northwestern’s Mudd Library. Nina Wieda will report on her experience as the first instructor to assign a lightboard presentation as a final project to her entire class of 32 undergraduates. Offered in the framework of Chicago Field Studies, the course serves as the theoretical companion to students’ experience in quarter-long internships across Chicago. The objective of the final project is to help students synthesize what they learned through the course and experiential learning, while focusing on a subject of their interest and showcasing the presentation skills they developed throughout the quarter. The lightboard technology provides them with an opportunity to pursue the three objectives in a compact project that can also serve as an easily shareable part of their portfolio.
