2. The good, the bad and the rather unpleasant Allan Sutherland TechDis

3. Teaching Strategies Face the class when speaking Repeat questions from students Give both oral & written instructions Vary presentation & teaching approaches Prepare materials early - to allow time for adaptations Provide technical terms, abbreviations & acronyms

4. Teaching Strategies Make assignments & reading lists available in electronic format Don’t walk around or pace back & forth Provide written summary of videos or arrange subtitles Follow OHP etiquette

5. Learning Materials Offer lecture outlines in advance Provide information in alternative formats, such as Braille or on disc etc. Reasons: –students with visual impairments –students with dyslexia –students who are deaf or hearing impaired

6. OHPs Concision is a virtue Font size of at least 30 pt Sans serif (Arial) easier to read than serif (Times) DON’T USE BLOCKS OF UPPER CASE Use bold to highlight rather than italics or underline Use bullets - 6 max per slide

7. T shirt Never put more on an OHP than you would put on a T shirt

8. PowerPoint Be aware of background/foreground combinations Don’t use colour to convey meaning Use a consistent layout Dark background and light text best for dark rooms Light background and dark text best for light rooms

9. PowerPoint Avoid patterned backgrounds (eg…) Use phrases not sentences Only use one or two colour combinations No more than two font styles Minimise use of animation & transition effects Avoid the use of sound effects

10. Things to avoid: Too much text is unnecessary and can be overwhelming and difficult to absorb especially if it’s in a tiny font! Patterned backgrounds Animations Transition effects Sound effects Some examples...

11. PowerPoint from Hell Audience confusion Horrible backgrounds and nasty noises

12. Learning in small groups Seating arrangements Only allow one person to speak at a time Repeat or rephrase what student has said Put main ideas on board or chart Have breaks Provide discussion papers before tutorial

13. The Learning Environment Real Choose an appropriate lecture theatre or room Loop system? Wheelchair access? Guide dog? Power points for laptops or tape recorders? Overcrowded? Noisy?

14. The Learning Environment Virtual TechDis report Uploading accessible content See www.techdis.ac.uk/seven

16. Links & references www.techdis.ac.uk/seven www.cowork.ac.uk/development/materials/video/ video.htm www.rnib.org.uk/seeitright http://www.webaim.org/howto/powerpoint www.useit.com http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/QuickTips/ www.microsoft.com/enable