Maximize Learning From Your Narrated Presentations © 2015 Tracy Thompson, Laurie Lyons

Overview Design Principles Use of visuals Visualizing content Presentation recording tools Sources

Based on Research.

Clarify your instructional goals.

Prepare

Consider your students

Provide a structure

Concept MapMatrix Outline

Use bite-sized chunks. Blackboard Tools (22:00) Choosing a tool (6:00) Blogs (5:00) Journals (2:00) Wikis (5:00) Surveys (4:00) or

Limit time on each slide

Use a conversational style. not

Tell stories. Insurance procedures or A story about Jim, a teen who was injured in a car accident and how his family dealt with the aftermath. The steps to query a database or A story about Carla, the new employee who is the only one left in the office when the vice president calls down with an emergency request for updated reports. Human resources hiring best practices or A story about Marco, the replacement hiring manager in a company currently being sued for discriminatory hiring practices.

Recap/Self-Assess

Using Text Keep text clear, concise and focused

Use graphics.

But not for decoration.

Remove extraneous material.

Interesting material can hurt learning.

Image: Lauren Manning More on Graphics