Teaching Effectively with Presentation Technology
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Teaching Effectively with Presentation Technology Reflecting on Current Practice and Engaging with New Developments
Roehampton University, London
John Lodge & Lawry Price
Effective presentations
Take a moment to reflect on your experience of presentations.
What makes for an effective presentation?
Record your thoughts on the
handout.
Edward Tufte
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John Sweller
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Michael Alley
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Donald Norman
“Don't blame the problem on the tool.”
Catherine Adams
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Garr Reynolds
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Levasseur & Sawyer
Write two lists.
One which catalogues presentation software’s strengths – the other, its weaknesses.
Strengths & weaknesses
Share your list with your neighbour.
Linear experiences ?
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Combating linearity
Use hyper-linking to provide more flexible access to slides.
Try pptPlex for PowerPoint.
Use an alternative metaphor, e.g. Prezi or Cool Iris.
Reflect on PowerPoint’s linear slideshow model.
Has it ever influenced the way you teach?
Linear pedagogy?
Discuss
with your
neighbour.
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Reduced engagement ?
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Maintaining engagement
Distorting power relationships between tutor and students?
Including ‘activity’ slides
Supporting note-taking
Maintaining eye contact
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Knowledge forms
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Retaining knowledge forms
Being ‘guided’ unawares
Using bullets judiciously
Retaining established knowledge forms, where appropriate
PHOTO CREDIT: John Lodge, 2011
Habit forming ?
Resisting the habit
Presentation technology can be
convenient.
Do you find it habit-forming?
PHOTO CREDIT: John Lodge, 2011
Which of the issues we’ve considered might be significant for your own practice?
Modifying practice?
Compare notes with
your neighbour.
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