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Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool

Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool. Beth Fisher, Ph.D. Associate Director The Teaching Center bfisher@wustl.edu ITeach 2010. Tips for Making PPT a More Dynamic Teaching Tool. Love It or Hate It?. “PowerPoint is Evil.”.

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Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool

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  1. Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool Beth Fisher, Ph.D. Associate Director The Teaching Center bfisher@wustl.edu ITeach 2010

  2. Tips for Making PPT a More Dynamic Teaching Tool

  3. Love It or Hate It? “PowerPoint is Evil.” “Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely. “ Wired Magazine, 9/03 Edward Tufte

  4. Before Class

  5. During Class Interact Get students involved Move around the room Look at students, not at slides

  6. Design Slides to Facilitate Interaction Reduce Information Text: Apply 6/6 Rule Make Connections and Show Relationships Organize Information Visually Incorporate Active Learning Allow for Non-Linear Movement

  7. Incorporate Active Learning • Create opportunities for students to • discuss an argument or issue • solve a problem • analyze a text, an image, or a data table • annotate or explain a diagram • answer a multiple-choice question • Prepare “bare-bones” slides • Consider using chalkboard, document camera, SMART Board, or tablet PC

  8. Group Discussion: 10 minutes Identify the predominant visual image in your group’s assigned paragraph. Underline key words or phrases. What does this image contribute to the meaning of the paragraph? and to the larger themes of the novel? (Discuss more than one answer or possibility and be ready to explain your answers to the class.)

  9. Biology 3191 SeeTeaching Commentaries

  10. PowerPoint Design 1. Select Sans-Serif Fonts 2. Use 24-pts or larger 3. Test slides in classroom before class: Does projector display graphics and colors as desired?

  11. 1: Outline of Topics A-D Slide 2: Topic A Details Slide 3: Topic B Details Slide 4: Topic C Details Slide 5: Topic D Details

  12. Create Flexibility Slide 2: Topic A Details Slide 1: OutlineTopic ATopic B Topic C Topic D Slide 3: Topic B Details Slide 5: Topic D Details Slide 4: Topic C Details

  13. Create Menus Topic A Details Topic B Details Topic C Details Topic D Details

  14. Preparing to Teach ≠ Preparing Slides • Use PowerPoint • for specific purposes, including active learning. • with other tools. • Reduce and organize information on slides. • Create flexibility with hyperlinks. • Stay engaged and interactive during class. • Consult with The Teaching Center.

  15. Create Internal Hyperlinks

  16. PowerPoint Design

  17. PowerPoint Design Less is More

  18. Select Sans-Serif Fonts For example: Calibri, Arial, Tahoma NOTTimes New Roman

  19. Use 24-pt or Larger Can your text be read at the back of the room?

  20. Color Dark Background = Dark Room

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