beth fisher, ph.d. associate director the teaching center [email protected] iteach 2010 tips for...
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Beth Fisher, Ph.D.
Associate Director
The Teaching Center
ITeach 2010
Tips for Making PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool
Tips for Making PPT a More Dynamic Teaching Tool
PowerPoint in the Classroom: Love it or Hate it?
Strategies for Teaching with PowerPoint
Design Tips that Can Make PowerPoint a More Dynamic Teaching Tool
Love It or Hate It?
Edward Tufte
“PowerPoint is Evil.”Wired Magazine, 9/03
“Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts
Absolutely. “
Revise Plan
Design slides to facilitate interaction
Decide whether and how PPT can help
students learn
Approach PPT as one tool among many
Design learning objectives and structure of class session before you
design slides
Before Class
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
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
Incorporate Active Learning
Prepare “bare-bones” slides
Consider using chalkboard, document camera, SMART Board, or tablet PC
Group Discussion: 10 minutes1. Identify the predominant visual image in your group’s
assigned paragraph.
2. Underline key words or phrases.
3. 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.)
Biology 3191 See Teaching Commentaries
PowerPoint Design
3. Test slides in classroom before class:
Does projector display graphics and colors as desired?
1. Select Sans-Serif Fonts
2. Use 24-pts or larger
1: Outline of Topics A-D
Slide 5: Topic D Details
Slide 4: Topic C Details
Slide 3: Topic B Details
Slide 2: Topic A Details
Slide 1: OutlineTopic ATopic BTopic CTopic D
Slide 4: Topic C Details
Slide 5: Topic D Details
Slide 3: Topic B Details
Slide 2: Topic A Details
Create Flexibility
Preparing to Teach ≠ Preparing Slides
1. Use PowerPoint
• for specific purposes, including active learning.
• with other tools.
2. Reduce and organize information on slides.
3. Create flexibility with hyperlinks.
4. Stay engaged and interactive during class.
5. Consult with The Teaching Center.
Click “OK”
Select Destination Slide
Link to: “Place in this Document"
Right-click and select “Hyperlink”
Select text or shape
Insert text or shape
Create Internal Hyperlinks