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Interactive use of PowerPoint: Maximizing the teaching/learning e xperience

Interactive use of PowerPoint: Maximizing the teaching/learning e xperience. Presented by: Zaira R. Arvelo Alicea Sandra L. Soto Santiago May 28, 2008. Before we begin…. Do you use PowerPoint in the classroom? For which lessons or activities?

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Interactive use of PowerPoint: Maximizing the teaching/learning e xperience

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  1. Interactive use of PowerPoint: Maximizing the teaching/learning experience Presented by: Zaira R. ArveloAlicea Sandra L. Soto Santiago May 28, 2008

  2. Before we begin… • Do you use PowerPoint in the classroom? • For which lessons or activities? • What has been your teaching experience with the program?

  3. Common PowerPoint Usage • Informational • Procedural • Celebratory • Electronic Portfolios • Interactive activities/Modules • Create and Print

  4. Possibilities “PowerPoint enhances, quite literally, the ability or power to point. Through this software, a teacher can now point more accurately, vividly, and rapidly at text and image” (Adams 398). • Lectures • Provides for organized and clear lessons • Allows for portability of teaching materials • Enables incorporation of multimedia

  5. Common Concerns “Attractively presented slides are useless unless their intellectual content is challenging and important” (Clark 43). “Snapshot after snapshot of the teacher’s perspective is presented to the students, each slide portraying a particular point or focus in the subject matter” (Adams 400).

  6. Common Concerns Cont. “Inasmuch as PowerPoint enhances the power of the teacher’s pointer finger, the student’s hands fall strangely passive in this equation” (Adams 401). “A student witnesses more often the projected product, and less the process of teacher’s knowledge-in-action” (Adams 401). • Inappropriate construction of lectures • Students’ engagement could be affected

  7. Suggestions • Leave blank slides for student interaction. • Avoid handouts duplicating your presentation. • Provide an outline of your lecture. • Provide a list of questions to be discussed. • Keep students in mind when planning. • Always have a second plan.

  8. Studies indicate that PowerPoint… • Supports different learning styles • several methods can be incorporated • Visual aid • better engagement with the material • Improves • note-taking and synthesizing abilities (Adams 2006, Clark 2008)

  9. Remember • PowerPoint is only a tool • Students will benefit only if used strategically • There is no magic wand • Follow your lesson plans model • Exploration (beginning) • Conceptualization (middle) • Application (end)

  10. Sample Poetry Interactive Module Level: High School Course: English

  11. References • Adams, Catherine. PowerPoint, habits of mind, and classroom culture. J. Curriculum studies. Vol. 38. No. 4 • Clark, Jennifer. PowerPoint and Pedagogy: Maintaining student interest in university lectures. Vol. 56 No.1 • Active learning with PowerPoint. University of Minnesota. Center for teaching and learning. • Using PowerPoint in the classroom. Qu'Appelle Valley School Division.<http://www.saskschools.ca/~qvss/technology/p owerpoint_module2.htm>

  12. QUESTIONS?

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