Paideia Text and Issues Lecture (Going Green)

I attended Claude Mertzenich's paideia lecture on Green Chemistry. Similar to the Religion and Politics lecture that I attended, I didn't feel as if I knew a ton of information regarding the subject. Unfortunately, I don't feel like this lecture did as great of a job explaining the topic so I felt very confused during most of the lecture.

I enjoyed the fact that Mertzenich chose to use a powerpoint and a video to give the audience something to follow along. However, he tended to read straight from the slide when the audience was capable of doing the same thing. He also included a bit too much information on the slide, making it difficult for the audience to see everything that he had written.

Another unfortunate drawback was that Mertzenich seemed to have only an alotted time to give his presentation because he had to speed through the last half of his lecture and was talking too quickly for me to comprehend everything that he was telling us. However, with a bit more time, I feel like he could have been able to slow down and given us more information so I wouldn't have felt as rushed and confused.

Although I didn't love this lecture, I was glad that Mertzenich was able to relate the lecture to Luther. At several points during the presentation, he was able to address the audience and explain how this applied to us at Luther, including using examples about different groups on campus.

Amy Streck