Jamalludin Harun Centre for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
EFFECTIVE HANDOUTS:  USING POWERPOINT TO GUIDE STUDY AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PREPARATION Jamalludin Harun Department of Educational Multimedia,  Faculty of Education, UTM
INTRODUCTION A well-designed handout: 01 clarifies the topic being discussed 02 prevents student distractions. 03 saves you the trouble of trying to portray time-consuming detail
INTRODUCTION A well-designed handout: 04 makes errors in note-taking less likely, giving students a reliable reference for learning 05 frees up time for other learning activities.
Give the  handout  available  prior to class  . Students will be able to  preview  the content of the session's lecture ahead of time - they can  prepare for class . WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
Handing students copies of your presentation. What do you think about this???  WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
WHY GIVE HANDOUT…??? Many instructors reluctant to distribute handouts of PowerPoint presentations prior to class…. 1 fail to attend the class 3 fail to develop good note taking skills 2 won't pay attention
When used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by: structuring   study time WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
When used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by: encouraging   critical thinking WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
When used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by: preparing  students   for lecture WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
When used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by: providing opportunities for  active   learning WHY GIVE HANDOUT…???
AVOID  giving handouts that  simply duplicate  your in-class presentation  What we should do  ??? EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
How to encourage  student  learning  in handouts of PowerPoint??? BEST WAY TO GIVE HANDOUT…???
think carefully about  what part of your lecture  you want to make  available  for students either  before or after class. EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
Provide a skeletal outline or study guideline of the lecture content or a list of questions to be discussed in class.  EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
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leave  blank slides  that students  fill in while studying EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
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Provide slides that  ask questions EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
Provide slides that  ask students to fill in information  at various points.  EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
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Leave blanks  that students  fill in during class. EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
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Understanding Checks cue students to stop and process information while they're studying EFFECTIVE HANDOUT
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There is no  “best”   way to use PowerPoint handouts.  TIPS WITH HANDOUT
Distribute  a handout  before class  (using the strategies we've discussed), and another copy of the lecture presentation  during class TIPS WITH HANDOUT
Provide an outline * of your lecture content via handout.* TIPS WITH HANDOUT *  you can encourage students to take notes on what's important–application, synthesis, evaluation–not on simply writing down what appears on the slide
Structuring the lecture with opportunities to  pause and poll students , you'll insure that you  stop at critical points  to change the pace and format of the presentation . TIPS WITH HANDOUT
PowerPoint has two options that give you more flexibility to include additional supportive material: Notes pages Exporting to Microsoft Word TIPS WITH HANDOUT
NOTES PAGES
EXPORTING TO MICROSOFT WORD
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