1. PowerPoint Presentations
Why use PowerPoint?
Amount of information
Font
Color
Extras
Examples

2. Why use PowerPoint? Reach different learning styles
Reinforce key information
Give clear prompts for assignments
Move presentation directly to your web site
Keeps instructor organized and on task
Serves as Ockham’s razor
1. Visual, color, contrast + usual aural. Especially today’s ‘visual generation’. Non-native speakers of English who need time. Easier to see in a large class.
2. Gives structure, context for information. See it (in color) and remember it.
3. Students often forget what they’re supposed to be doing. This helps them refocus often.
4. Your presentation becomes a resource for studying--once made, it can be referred to many times at students’ convenience.
5. Helps them learn to take notes: there’s a main topic/idea + information, examples to explain it. (my students take notes for the whole class: start out only copying the slides, learn to fill in from what I’m saying)

3. Amount of information Less is more A good rule:
Ockham’s razor: “entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity”
Less is more A good rule:
No more than 7 words per line. No more than 7 lines per slide.
What do I really want them to know?
William of Ockham ( ?)
--English, died in Munich?
--Franciscan philosopher
“Rule” = guidelines to keep in mind

4. Why use PowerPoint?
PowerPoint allows me to reach students of different learning styles because it adds a visual element to my oral presentation. This is especially important because today’s students seem to be more visual than other generations.
It helps reinforce the key information in my presentation and keeps student interest focused on the front of the room.
It allows me to give students clear prompts for their assignments, especially in-class assignments. They can always look up to refocus their attention to the assigned task.
A PowerPoint presentation can be moved directly to your web site so that students can look at it again after class and as many times as they want.
PowerPoint forces an instructor to organize his or her lecture and presentation material and keeps them on track and focused.
It serves as Ockham’s razor by helping me structure my thoughts.

5. Why use PowerPoint? Reach different learning styles
Reinforce key information
Give clear prompts for assignments
Move presentation directly to your web site
Keeps instructor organized and on task
Serves as Ockham’s razor
1. Visual, color, contrast + usual aural. Especially today’s ‘visual generation’. Non-native speakers of English who need time. Easier to see in a large class.
2. Gives structure, context for information. See it (in color) and remember it.
3. Students often forget what they’re supposed to be doing. This helps them refocus often.
4. Your presentation becomes a resource for studying--once made, it can be referred to many times at students’ convenience.
5. Next slide.

6. Font Choose font size and type for your particular context.
Use same font for continuity.
Use 2 contrasting fonts to organize information, for emphasis Comic Sans & Arial --

7. Font Legibility
ALL CAPS vs. Upper & Lower case

8. Font Style
Serif Which of these is easier to read? (Times New Roman 36)
Sans Serif Which of these is easier to read? (Arial 32)

9. 60: Read this. Font Size 44: Read this. 40: Read this. 36: Read this.

10. Color Uses: contrast, emphasis, interest
Contrast between text & background -- computer projection: dark background, light text -- overhead projector: light background, dark text
With newer computer projectors, this difference is minimal

11. Color Uses: contrast, emphasis, interest
Contrast between text & background -- computer projection: dark background, light text -- overhead projector: light background, dark text light background, dark text

12. Color Use a consistent color scheme for continuity.
Avoid reds & greens.
Use color sparingly for emphasis.
Don’t get carried away!

13. Slide Transitions Chose one transition and use for all sides
Transition should be (almost) transparent
Used to draw viewer to the next slide

14. Extras: Pictures & Animation

15. Group Discussion
How do maps influence our thinking about the world?

16. Individual Midterm Grades
A B C D F

17. Images Generate interest Illustrate points Decorate Visual Literacy
Content
Font
Color
Amount
Extras
Visual Literacy

18. Visual Literacy
Russia:
From Empire to Federation

19. Russia:
From Empire to Federation

20. Russia:
From Empire to Federation

21. Russia:
From Empire to Federation

22. Public Speaking Rule 1: Know Your Subject

23. Public Speaking Rule 2: Know Your Audience

24. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .
It is a period of peace, with explorers setting off to find and study new ideas.
A group of students, working together, have managed to reach a new galaxy, and are looking for other travelers there.
You are those students, and you have to decide where you will touch down to look for fellow travelers. . .
A long time ago in a galaxy far,
far away
We’re going to take a trip, looking for culture.
Let’s choose a small place, someplace not too hard to navigate. Where are we?.
You’re all familiar with reports of the moon--where are we going to find culture there? Why won’t we find it?
-->culture is a product of life/people
Let’s go to the place nearest.