Using PowerPoint Differently Online -- Spring 2010 Guest Presentation

Using PowerPoint Differently Online -- Spring 2010 Guest Presentation Presentation Transcript

Using PowerPoint differently online Patrick R. Lowenthal CU Online [email_address]

Agenda

Death by PowerPoint Movement

Strategies to improve PowerPoint Use

Everything Changes Online

Tools of the Trade

Distribution

Q & A

Death by PowerPoint

Peter Norvig -- http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm

Edward Tufte

Cognitive Style of PowerPoint

“ Official: PowerPoint is bad for Brains”

“ Bad PowerPoint: When is enough, enough?”

“ PowerPoint: Shot with its own bullets”

“ PowerPoint is evil”

“ Does PowerPoint make us Stupid?”

“ PowerPoint: Can software edit our thoughts?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGq3tH4qSw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5dbUCu2Ug

Low resolution

Bullet outlines dilute thought

Deeply hierarchical and linear structure

Fragments narrative and data

Preoccupation with format, not content

Decoration and phluff

Tufte’s Problems

Focused on presentations—not learning

Blames the tool

Over-emphasis on content

Doesn’t offer any strategies to improve PowerPoint

Problems w/ Tufte

Improving PowerPoint Use

Use more visuals and give handouts

Avoid bulleted outlines

Develop non-linear presentations

Use non-distracting backgrounds; avoid distracting images

Tufte’s Implicit Tips

Should support learning objectives

Avoid PPT templates

Avoid using more than one level of bullets

Less is better: less words & fewer slides

Avoid distracting clip art or unrelated images

Avoid distracting slide transitions

Use CARP to improve design

Avoid using all CAPS

Leverage multimedia

Don’t let PowerPoint control your teaching

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

Avoid PPT templates

Leverage multimedia

Rules of Thumb

6 x 6

10, 20, 30 rule

Ignite

Pecha Kucha

Gar Reynolds Top 10 (Presentation 2.0)

Other Strategies

Everything Changes Online!

I Have a Question ???

Online Imperative

Narrate

Add Content

Ways to Narrate

1. Use PowerPoint 2. Use a PPT add-on (e.g., Adobe Presenter, iSpring, Articulate, Impatica)

Use a third party app (e.g., Adobe Connect, Jing, PhotoStory, MovieMaker, iMovie)

Lets Create this Document Together http://tinyurl.com/FLCpowerpoint

Ways to Add Content 1. Add More Text / Graphics to Body of the Slides 2. Add Notes

This slide is an example of what a PowerPoint slide online might look like: More content is better online When developing PowerPoint presentations for online learning, the rules change. The number one reason is because your audience is now sitting right at a computer screen. Therefore, while the two central principles (i.e., sound instructional design and sound message design) remain important because learners often skim instead of read content online, the actual development of the PowerPoint presentation changes and becomes more like designing a webpage. Implications The number one way this impacts faculty is by the fact that one presentation cannot and should not be used for classroom and online courses—that is, unless you are going to include audio or video to supplement the slides. Adding More Text

Adding More Text

Other Things

Adding Interactivity

The Rules Change Online This slide is another example of what a PowerPoint slide online might look like: Interactivity When developing PowerPoint presentations online, it is important to recognize and take advantage of the fact that your learner is now able to interact with your presentation. Therefore, including URL’s, video, audio, games, quizzes, can all strengthen your presentation as a learning experience. Bandwidth The size of your files, images that you use, and any video components takes on new importance. As a general rule of thumb, it is hard to email anything over 4mb so you should strive to keep your PowerPoint presentations under 4mb . Home :: Week 1 :: Quiz 1 :: Week 2 :: Quiz 2 :: Week 3 :: Quiz 3 ::  Back | Home | Next 

Interactivity

MS Producer for PowerPoint

Articulate Presenter

Impatica for PowerPoint

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text We need to think of ways to get students to interact and actively engage in their learning.

Interactivity

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text MS Producer is a good tool if you want to add audio and video to your slides. It is also free!

Interactivity

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text Articulate Presenter offers a seamless (but expensive) alternative to Producer. Also has quiz making tools.

Interactivity

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text Impatica is an easy tool to covert PowerPoint slides for the web.

Interactivity

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text PowerPoint can used to create learning games to engage students online

Interactivity

Games

Digital Stories

Moving Beyond Static Text Digital stories can be an effective way to build teacher presence online.

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