Topic Formation
For your Explanatory and Persuasive presentations, you will chose a topic connected to the theme: technology.
In addition to the list of potential topics provided in class or in the syllabus, some background information resources can help you brainstorm a topic.
News sources, such as the ones listed below, will cover new or trending media topics.
- Discover
Take an exciting adventure with Discover magazine! Every issue reports captivating developments in science, medicine, technology, and the world around us. Spectacular photography and refreshingly understandable stories on complex subjects connect everyday people with the greatest ideas and minds in science. - MIT Technology Review
The mission of MIT Technology Review is to equip its audiences with the intelligence to understand a world shaped by technology. - Wired
WIRED makes sense of a world in constant transformation. We tell an ongoing adventure story-the invention of the future. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives-from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we cover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries.
- Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as Political Science, English, Sociology, Humanities, Business, International Studies and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. - New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Current access to the digital edition of the New York Times. Requires individual login and password set up. Access for UD faculty, staff, and students only. - Wall Street Journal Online This link opens in a new window
Requires individual login and password set up. Access for UD faculty, staff, and students only. Business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City.
