Teaching With PowerPoint Deirdre Bonnycastle College of Medicine University of Saskatchewan ©University of Saskatchewan

Objectives Upon completing this workshop, participants will be able to: identify the differences between presenting, persuading and teaching use PowerPoint tools to improve student attention and memory.

Upon completing this workshop, participants will

be able to:

identify the differences between presenting, persuading and teaching

use PowerPoint tools to improve student attention and memory.

Problem for Teachers ©University of Saskatchewan

Why?

Another Reason People don’t understand the difference between presenting research, persuading people to do X and teaching with PowerPoint.

People don’t understand the

difference between presenting

research, persuading people to do

X and teaching with PowerPoint.

Presentation PowerPoint demonstrating that you have done your research appropriately showing your evidence through references, statistics, charts. Used for presenting research findings at conferences and rounds by:

demonstrating that you have done your research appropriately

showing your evidence through references, statistics, charts.

Presentation PowerPoint Isn’t useful as a teaching tool because there is: an excess of information a very poor rate of specific retention.

Isn’t useful as a teaching tool because there is:

an excess of information

a very poor rate of specific retention.

Persuading with PowerPoint Used to change attitudes or behaviour by: calling on emotional factors through images, colours, storytelling, statistics Example: Inconvenient Truth

Used to change attitudes or behaviour by:

calling on emotional factors through images, colours, storytelling, statistics

Example: Inconvenient Truth

Persuading with PowerPoint Is useful if your objective is to change attitudes, but isn’t useful for learning specific information because it is: retained as an emotional memory with poor retention of specifics.

Is useful if your objective is to change attitudes, but isn’t useful for learning specific information because it is:

retained as an emotional memory with poor retention of specifics.

Teaching with PowerPoint focusing on what we know about learning theory retention understanding expecting them to prove their learning. Used to improve student learning by: ©Discovery Channel

focusing on what we know about learning theory

retention

understanding

expecting them to prove their learning.

1. Retention Review* Attention 15 minutes relevance attention focusing reducing distractions learning styles * See How Medical Students Learn

Attention

15 minutes

relevance

attention focusing

reducing distractions

learning styles

1. Retention Review* Memory types patterns emotional muscle repetition * See How Medical Students Learn

Memory

types

patterns

emotional

muscle

repetition

PowerPoint + Attention Readability font size 28-36 for body font type Arial, Impact, Comic, Verdana 3-6 points max

Readability

font size 28-36 for body

font type

Arial, Impact, Comic, Verdana

3-6 points max

PowerPoint + Attention Notice the readability of this PowerPoint in a very large classroom, so dark background = large room light background = small room be careful of background images. ©University of Saskatchewan

Notice the readability of this

PowerPoint in a very large

classroom, so

dark background = large room

light background = small room

be careful of background images.

PowerPoint + Attention Focusing Attention start with a quiz, a case, an image or a story learn to bring up one point at a time using the custom animation tool under Slide Show, so people don’t read ahead

Focusing Attention

start with a quiz, a case, an image or a story

learn to bring up one point at a time using the custom animation tool under Slide Show, so people don’t read ahead

PowerPoint + Attention Maintaining Attention actively engage http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Active+Engagement Ex. write, pair, share ©University of Saskatchewan

Maintaining Attention

actively engage

http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Active+Engagement

PowerPoint + Attention Distractions too much text too many charts reading lengthy text aloud excess animations images that don’t relate to topic ©Discovery Channel

Distractions

too much text

too many charts

reading lengthy text aloud

excess animations

images that don’t relate to topic

So Far? How many things have you noticed me using in this presentation to attract and maintain attention?

How many things have you noticed me

using in this presentation to attract and

maintain attention?

PowerPoint + Memory Patterns experts have thousands of stored patterns demonstrate your pattern thinking by using the draw tool located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window

Patterns

experts have thousands of stored patterns

demonstrate your pattern thinking by using the draw tool located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window

PowerPoint + Memory Patterns walk the students through the steps to reach a conclusion use mnemonics ©University of Saskatchewan

Patterns

walk the students through the steps to reach a conclusion

use mnemonics

Retention - Repetition image from www.wired.com/medtech/health/ma gazine/16-05/ff_wozniak?cu... based on the work of Piotr Wozniak

PowerPoint + Memory at the beginning of class to focus attention, resurface previously learned content, identify learning gaps PowerPoint Games/Clickers can be used: ©University of Saskatchewan

at the beginning of class to focus attention, resurface previously learned content, identify learning gaps

PowerPoint + Memory PowerPoint Games/Clickers can be used: in the middle of class to refocus attention or as a break

PowerPoint Games/Clickers can be used:

in the middle of class to refocus attention or as a break

Buzzword Bingo How many of these words were used in the presentation so far? Games Clickers Cases Patterns Understanding Retention Memory Attention Multimodal PowerPoint

PowerPoint + Memory PowerPoint Games/Clickers can be used: at the end of class to help students identify gaps in their learning, to give a sense of accomplishment.

PowerPoint Games/Clickers can be used:

at the end of class to help students identify gaps in their learning, to give a sense of accomplishment.

2. Understanding Review Problem Solving Cases PBL Standardized Patients Simulations http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Higher+Order+Thinking ©University of Saskatchewan

Problem Solving

Cases

PBL

Standardized Patients

Simulations

2. Understanding Review Critical Thinking Compare Contrast Analyze Evaluate Integrate http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Using+Questions+to+Stimulate+Thinking Ex. Structured Controversy ©University of Saskatchewan

Critical Thinking

Compare

Contrast

Analyze

Evaluate

Integrate

http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Using+Questions+to+Stimulate+Thinking

PowerPoint + Critical Thinking If, then analysis Fever Don’t treat Advil Ice bath Adverse Positive Adverse Adverse Positive Positive

More Information Thank You Basic PowerPoint http://www.medicine.usask.ca/faculty/cbf/JITR/PPIndex/PPIndex

Thank You

Basic PowerPoint

http://www.medicine.usask.ca/faculty/cbf/JITR/PPIndex/PPIndex