Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Death by PowerPoint


(This is a repeat) You may have heard the phrase.

If you are in the Armed Forces, you have definitely experienced it.


Here's another one: "with great power comes great responsibility." (Who said it? If you know, just shout it out. You'll impress your classmates, and that's what college is all about, right?)

PowerPoint fits the theme, and is a metaphor for how we use many technologies. We shouldn't wield a technology without learning how to use it appropriately. A jackhammer doesn't do well for tapping in picture nails.

Sure, the technology we study in here is supposed to make teaching more efficient, but our paramount consideration is that it make learning more effective.

Read this article, inspired by too many clumsily-delivered PowerPoint presentations.

Which techniques suit your style the most?