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"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.". Hamlet Act I Scene V. We face many challenges in helping students master course material . PowerPoint overload occurs in many presentations.
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"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." HamletAct I Scene V
We face many challenges in helping students master course material
One assumes that you only have to show it, and they will “get it”
John Wilson Everything we know is wrong
The wrong question: How do we use multimedia to help students learn?
People can pay attention to only a few bits of information at a time.
We have 3 types of memory sensory working long-term
100 50 0 There is no research basis for the way we use PowerPoint today
THE CAMBRIDGE HANDBOOK OF 100 Multimedia Learning 50 EDITED BY Richard E. Mayer 0
2. Break your story into digestible bites in the slide sorter view
You can hide duplicate values by setting the Hide Duplicates property to Yes
How you use PowerPoint will affect learning in your classroom.
References • Beyond Bullet Points, Cliff Atkinson • Multimedia LearningRichard E. Mayer • Effect of Multimedia Components on Learning • “10 slide design tips for producing powerful and effective presentations” • Five ways to reduce PowerPoint overload, Cliff Atkinson and Richard E. Mayer
References • Presentation Tips • And the research says? • Show me! • http://www.sociablemedia.com/ • My blog on this: EYKAPIW