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Today's workshop addresses the fundamental challenge of introducing
new kinds of presentation-based technologies into the classroom.
We've already discussed the ways that learning and teaching
styles can impact course design and instruction, but today's
workshop takes this idea one step further as we discuss the
particular ways in which one specific, commonly-used software
application, Microsoft's PowerPoint, affects the way that
we present information to students. We will first look at
the basic features of the software and ways of integrating
an electronic presentation seamlessly into the overall structure
of a class. We will also, however, examine PowerPoint more
critically, paying particular attention to the arguments made
by informational design expert Edward Tufte in his essay "The
Cognitive Style of PowerPoint." Our focus throughout
this day's workshop will be on making effective and substantive
use of technology inside the classroom, not merely using the
technology for its own sake.
Teaching/Learning
Activities: What do you want to use technology for?
Assessing the Role and Usses of PowerPoint
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