World Schools Debate 1: Format

This lecture is from the 2007 World Debate Institute, specifically from the World Schools Debate Workshop. In this lecture director Bojana Skrt of Slovenia introduces the format. For more information, go to http://worlddebateinstitute.blogspot.com or to http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi/ .

Debate: World Schools Ormuz, Slovenia 2007 Final

The debate was recorded by the members of the Pro et Contra institute, Institut for the culture of dialog (www.ljudmila.org/debata).

Debate: Policy Debate on School Uniforms

This debate is a demonstration debate for those who are unfamiliar with policy debating. It makes for a useful introduction. It features Greta Lockwood, Sarah Snider, Andy Ellis and Helen Morgan Parmett. More videos available at http://debate.uvm.edu/watch.html

The timing seems to be off a bit but these sorts of technologies are in their infancy.

Debate: Middle School - Television is a Bad Influence

This is a sample debate for the Middle School Public Debate Program (MSPDP). Students are debating the topic: "Television is a bad influence." The judge's decision is available elsewhere on Google Video.

Thanks to Middle School Public Debate Program http://middleschooldebate.com

Panel Discussion: How To Be a Middle School Debate League President

Thanks to the Middle School Public Debate Program http://middleschooldebate.com

Debate: Academic Bill of Rights

This is a debate between 2 Argument courses at the University of Pittsburgh on the question of whether the University should implement an academic bill of rights banning viewpoint discrimination.

The debate features 8 University of Pittsburgh Undergraduates.

The respondent to the debate is Dr. James V. Maher, Provost of the University of Pittsburgh.

The debate begins with a brief introduction of the debaters, followed by the debate (45 minutes) response by the Provost (10 minutes) and some Q&A from the audience (15 minutes). «

Debate: Policy Debate Demonstration from World Debate Institute - Another

From the World Debate Institute at the University of Vermont, comes this lengthy debate.

WDI website is at
http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi/

WDI blogsite is at
http://worlddebateinstitute.blogspot.com

This policy debate is on the topic:
Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should increase its constructive engagement with the government of one or more of: Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and Syria, and it should include offering them a security guarantee(s) and/or a substantial increase in foreign assistance.

The debate featured four outstanding debaters, Doowan Chung of Wake Forest, Brian Rubiae of Texas-Dallas, Kyle Zarazan of Kansas State and Liz Lauzon of Richmond. This was the first demonstration debate of the two-week program.

Dr. Kevin Kuswa of Richmond leads a discussion after the debate.

In case you do not know, American policy debate takes place at high speed and utilizes a lot of quoted evidence read into the debate. The audio quality of these files is good enough to hear the voices very well.

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http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoldemo1b.m4v

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Debate: Policy Debate Demonstration from World Debate Institute

From the World Debate Institute at the University of Vermont, comes this lengthy debate.

http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi/

This policy debate is on the topic:
Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should increase its constructive engagement with the government of one or more of: Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and Syria, and it should include offering them a security guarantee(s) and/or a substantial increase in foreign assistance.

The debate featured four outstanding debaters, Doowan Chung of Wake Forest, Brian Rubiae of Texas-Dallas, Eric Cole of West Georgia and Liz Lauzon of Richmond. This was the second demonstration debate of the two-week program.

Dr. Kevin Kuswa of Richmond leads a discussion after the debate.

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Debate: Finals from WDI World Schools Workshop

<== Teams in the Finals

The final round of the WDI World Schools Workshop is now online. The motion was: This House would ban elective cosmetic surgery. The judges were James Probert of the English Speaking Union in London, Peejay Garcia the national World Schools coach for Korea, and Alfred Snider th director of WDI. The decision was 2-1 for the opposition. Right click to download the large file, best viewed in iTunes: http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07wsfinals.m4v

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Lectures: USA College Policy Debate Topic 2007-2008 From World Debate Institute

From the World Debate Institute National College Policy Debate Workshop held at the University of Vermont, you can see the lectures even though you were not in attendance.

We have six college policy topic lectures that we are sharing. There were others, but we have picked these six.

The topic is - Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should increase its constructive engagement with the government of one or more of: Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and Syria, and it should include offering them a security guarantee(s) and/or a substantial increase in foreign assistance.

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Smaller files: (less than 100 MB)
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic1.mov
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic2.mov
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic3.mov
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic4.mov
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic5.mov
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic6.mov

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http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic1.m4v
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic2.m4v
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic3.m4v
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic4.m4v
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic5.m4v
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/wdi07cpoltopic6.m4v

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Intelligence Squared Debates Now Available as Podcasts

See the story about Intelligence Squared public debates at
http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/intelligencesquared-makes-debate.html

From http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6263392

NPR is making these debates available as podcasts. Download the unedited debate. Here are a list of some of those available:

'A Booming China Spells Trouble for America'

May 23, 2007 · In the past 30 years, China has transitioned from a state-controlled economy to an economic superpower. A panel of experts debates whether the Middle Kingdom's new status on the global stage poses a threat to the United States. Web Extra Hear, Download the Debate

'Better More Surveillance than Another 9/11'

April 25, 2007 · A panel of experts debates the notion that more domestic surveillance in the United States is better than the risk of another terrorist attack like the one on Sept. 11, 2001. Opponents of government snooping say that diminishing civil liberties plays right into the hands of terrorists. Web Extra Download the Full Debate

'Global Warming Is Not a Crisis'

March 22, 2007 · Climate change is big news these days, from melting mountain glaciers to warming seas. Panelists in a recent debate tried to answer the question of whether the buildup of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is leading to a crisis. Web Extra Hear, Download the Debate

Is America Too Damn Religious?

February 16, 2007 · As if it weren't provocative enough to hold a debate on religion in America, panelists in a recent debate were tasked with answering the following question: "Is America Too Damn Religious?" Web Extra Hear, Download the Debate

Hollywood and the Spread of Anti-Americanism

December 20, 2006 · The U.S. entertainment industry provides billions of people around the world with their primary impressions of American culture. At the same time, anti-American sentiment is rising. Experts debate what relationship, if any, exists between these two phenomena.

Hamas: Government or Terrorist Organization?

December 6, 2006 · Hamas was democratically elected by Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Is it still a terrorist organization? Expert panelists consider that question as part of the latest debate in the Intelligence Squared U.S. series. Web Extra Download the Debate

Weighing the Limits of Freedom of Expression

October 26, 2006 · Earlier this year, protests erupted worldwide after a Danish newspaper published caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. In the wake of the furor, experts debate the question of whether the freedom of expression must include the license to offend. Web Extra Hear or Download the Debate

Debating a Nuclear Iran

October 3, 2006 · Should the world tolerate a nuclear Iran or should the United States and its allies take military action to stop Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. That's the focus of a debate among expert analysts. Web Extra Download the Debate

Debates: NPDA Debates Available on Google Video

Danny Cantrell has uploaded a number of NPDA debates to Google video.

To find them, go to:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=npda+parli&hl=en

Website Harvests Videos About Debate from YouTube and Google

The site is: http://youdebate.blogspot.com/

This website links debate related videos from popular video sharing sites like YouTube, Google Videos and others to form a compendium of videos available. More and longer videos can be found at: Debate Central http://debate.uvm.edu/watch.html

Debates: Policy Debate Videos Now Posted Online

From matt_moore85@hotmail.com

The site is http://debatevideos.blogspot.com/

I put up all my videos from the NDT and the remaining videos I had yet to post from CEDA nats. I still have some NDT videos to post, but this is the first wave I got done. If you have any videos that I could link up to the site let me know. I will be putting a how to guide together for everyone in the near future on this.
http://debatevideos.blogspot.com/

Video: "Master Debaters" Parody from National Lampoon

From alexberger@gmail.com

As the e-debate enthusiasts among you may remember, a few years ago I (along with former Georgetown Day School alums Matt Ornstein and Anand Singh) produced a comedy debating show for National Lampoon called Master Debaters. After three years of laziness, I finally got the thing on YouTube (it wasn't nearly as complicated as I expected). So, for those of you who are interested, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg1cMWKBByA

Description: America's oldest humorous debating society, The Master Debaters settle humanity's weightiest questions like: "Does smoking marijuana really make you smarter?"; "What's the greatest superpower of all time" and "If you're going to cheat, should you cheat off the Asian kid?" Featuring celebrities Danielle Fishel (Boy Meets World), Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel Air), Ben Gleib (The Real Wedding Crashers), Dennis Haskins (Saved by the Bell), Matthew Lesko ("the question mark suit guy"), and Kato Kaelin (OJ Simpson's guesthouse).

Debate: USA CEDA Nationals Final Round

David Steinberg, President of the Cross Examination Debate Association, has announced the link to the 2007 final round video. You might find it hard to hear ths speeches, so see for yourself.

http://xstream1.ou.edu:554/training/debate/debate.mov

Debate: 2006 Middle School National Championship

The Middle School Public Debate Program http://www.middleschooldebate.com/ has some excellent video offerings.

Watch the final public debate of the 2006 championship tournament!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8341697726870399352

If you have a hard time there, you can right click and download the whole file from
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/msdpfinal2007.mp4

This is the final public debate of the 2006 national championship for students in the Middle School Public Debate Program. The debate features students from the Marlborough School, in Los Angeles, and students from Canyon Hills Junior High School, in Chino Valley Unified. The debate is on the topic "Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States."

More than 600 people watched this debate, held at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA. To learn more about the Middle School Public Debate Program, visit our website at www.middleschooldebate.com. Copies of this DVD can be ordered by contacting MSPDP Director Kate Shuster at kate.shuster@claremontmckenna.edu «

Contact Kate Shuster kate.shuster@claremontmckenna.edu for more information.

Contest: The People Speak Contest in Vermont

The UN Foundation, the International Debate Education Association and the Lawrence Debate Union at the University of Vermont held a statewide Vermont speech contest for middle school and high school students in November 2006. Each school had a contest and then the winners were invited to UVM for a final contest. This is the grand final. Students from six schools gave speeches on the topic of global cooperation. The winner at the middle school level was Nikhil Patel of Tuttle Middle School and the winner of the high school level was Keenan Lantz of Burlington High School. Congratulations to them. Schools winner receive a $50 prize and the two final winners receive a $150 prize. Congratulations to all the students.

Right click to download or click to watch right away. Best viewed on a computer with iTunes.
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/watch/0335tpscontestfinals.m4v

Debate: War Criminals Should Be Tried in Their Home Countries - in Serbian

PHOTO: The eight students in a debate I judged on the motion, Serbia should not join the European Union.

This debate is in Serbian. We picked eight top debaters from the 30+ in the workshop that Bojana Skrt and I held at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Belgrade on 22-24 December 2006. It was a very spirited debate and a good model for those Serbian-speakers interested in debating. Tomislav Kargacin was the chair. It was a great weekend in Belgrade and I look forward to going back. By the way, the second opposition team was voted the best by the audience.

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Lecture: Debate Keynote from 2006 Koper Conference - Steve Woods

PHOTO: Steve Woods at the event

Here is the abstract from Steve’s talk, which took place at the November 2006 conference in Koper, Slovenia, entitled Thinking and Speaking a Better World: International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment.

Debate Keynote:

Steve Woods
USA

Debate and the Liberation from Fear: How Can Arguments Set Us Free?

Reflections on the power of debate to transform its participants in positive ways to activate citizenship and overcome challenges to building community.

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Lecture: Critical Pedagogy Keynote from 2006 Koper Conference - Alfred Snider

PHOTO: Me at the event

Here is the abstract from my talk, which took place at the November 2006 conference in Koper, Slovenia, entitled Thinking and Speaking a Better World: International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment.

PEDAGOGY KEYNOTE

Alfred Snider
USA

Debate across the curriculum: the next phase

The debate across the curriculum concept that has been introduced by two books written by my colleague Maxwell Schnurer and myself has met with wide application and some approval.
This lecture will summarize the basic concept and how it has been applied, then discuss the issues that now need to be addressed in its development and use.
These issues include:
• The need to refine the concepts, topics and formats for specific disciplines, making sure to design them in such a way that the best meet the needs of students and teachers.
• The need to develop formats that better meet the time requirements of specific teachers, such as short formats for daily or infrequent use, formats that can include a larger number of students as well as longer formats for end-of-term projects where the debate is a culmination of the work students have done.
• Procedures and instruments for proper assessment of debate across the curriculum methods that take into account vast differences in the application of the method, the abilities of different teachers in applying it and the great differences between the students it is being used with.
In conclusion I will call for a global depository of information about debate across the curriculum techniques so that teachers everywhere will have easy access to the information.

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Lecture: Argumentation Keynote from 2006 Koper Conference - Peter Houtlosser

PHOTO: Peter Houtlosser at the event

Here is the abstract from Peter’s talk, which took place at the November 2006 conference in Koper, Slovenia, entitled Thinking and Speaking a Better World: International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment. Thanks to Peter for his permission to tape and upload this video.

Peter Houtlosser
Netherlands

Strategic manoeuvring: Conceptualisation and application

In this lecture I aim to provide an overview of the elements of the theory of strategic manoeuvring that Frans van Eemeren and I have developed in the last decade. The lecture elucidates in what way the notion of strategic manoeuvring captures both dialectical and rhetorical perspectives on the analysis and evaluation of argumentative discourse by explaining how strategic manoeuvring enables arguers to reconcile their ambition to argue in a reasonable way and their aspiration to have their own position accepted. After briefly discussing the parameters for designing a typology of the various forms of strategic manoeuvring, I shall show how every particular form of strategic manoeuvring has its own conditions for demarcating sound from fallacious instances of that form of manoeuvring and how these conditions determine the criteria are that can be used to evaluate whether or not the demarcation line between sound and fallacious manoeuvring has been transgressed. Finally, I shall discuss in more detail what arguers can do to respond to fallacious instances of strategic manoeuvring in such a way that they avoid committing a counter-fallacy while they are at the same time effective in neutralizing their opponent’s fallacious move.

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Video: Ten Years of Slovenia Debate, a Panel

PHOTO: Koper Museum, where the discussion took place

It was ten years ago that competitive academic debating began in Slovenia, sponsored by the Open Society Institute. Today it is an independently funded national activity that has penetrated every level of Slovenian society. High schools, elementary schools, universities, public outreach projects and a national weekly television program are just part of the story.

In this discussion Bojana Skrt, director of ZIP (the national debate organization) is joined by teachers and former debaters to discuss how it started, what debate has meant, the magic moments and also the challenges and barriers. This is the first sixty minutes of a ninety minute discussion.

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Video: WSDC 2006 Documentary

PHOTO: Team Australia, 2006 Champion

The video documenting the 2006 World Schools Debating Championship is now available. Here is the information the organizers are providing about the DVD.

The Welsh Centre for International Affairs is delighted to announce the launch of a commemorative DVD covering the 2006 World Schools Debating Championships.

Many of you will remember the cameras that followed teams during the tournament in July. One of those film crews was working for media4schools, an organisation which helps students to put together broadcast-quality films. The fruits of their labour are now available for all!

The film is approximately 35 minutes long, and includes extracts from debates, interviews, and footage of many of our social and other events. Each DVD costs £12, which includes postage to any country in the world. We have set up a PayPal account, which means that you can pay with all major credit cards.

To order your copy, please visit www.wales2006.com and follow the link from the front page.

Best wishes

Martin Pollard
Convenor, Debate Wales 2006
martinpollard@WCIA.ORG.UK

Debate: Nuclear Power - International Debate Academy 2006

This BP-style debate took place at the conclusion of the International Debate Academy Slovenia 2006 between the teams who had the best records in the five round tournament and advanced through the two semifinal debates.

60 debaters from 17 countries attended the six day event.

The motion was: the European Parliament should condemn expansion of nuclear power to generate electricity.

The teams:
1st Government: Branka Marusic, Croatia & Filip Dobranic, Slovenia
2nd Government: Anna Kerr & Maya Cimerman, Slovenia
1st Opposition: Sean Leuchtefeld & Elizabeth Berthold, USA
2nd Opposition: Uve Poom, Estonia & Urshka Derganc, Slovenia

Judges were:
Sam Greenland, Chair, Australia via Hong Kong via Oxford
Chris Burk, USA
Mizan, Malaysia
Branka Josimov, Serbia
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Jens Fischer, Germany
Sam Nelson, USA

The decision was for the 1st Opposition team. Congratulations to all.

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Debate: Rebrand International University Bremen

PHOTO: Organizers of the event, left to right, Felix, Ana, Henrik, myself, Gabriella, Mattias

When I went to do a three-day debate workshop at International University Bremen they were in a bit of a confused state. Just days before the Jacobs Foundation had announced a 200 million euro donation to the university. The workshop went well and a lot of other German universities had students attending, but there was always the talk in the air of what the money would mean to the school.

The organizers (above) decided that on Sunday we would have a debate about rebranding the university to Jacobs University Bremen, I agreed to participate in any position on either side. We got some people from other schools and some alumni and we did it. This is a tape of that debate. We did shorten to five minute speeches to keep enough time for floor speeches, and there were a lot (though not on my tape).

I want to thank Gabriella Olariu, my partner, as the judges chose us as the first team in the debate. Kevin Koh, from Singapore via Leipzig, was named the audience favorite speaker.

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Debate: Serbia vs. Slovenia on National Heritage

PHOTO: The four debaters from the event

This debate was held in the Ljubljana Faculty of Law on October 20 2006. It was a debate in the American parliamentary debate format. The government team was from the Belgrade University Faculty of Organizational Studies, while the opposition team was from the Ljubljana University Faculty of Law. The debate was judged by Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont. The critique of the debate is at the end.

The motion was: This house would be indifferent towards national heritage. The government team chose to focus on the Serbian government’s approach to the independence of Kosovo.

The decision was for the opposition.

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