46.Weddings and Education

From  A news  feature entitled  Lights,  Camera...I Do   which appeared in the Sunday Times of India   on  09 June  2013

From  a news item in the Sunday Times of India 22 September  2013

  

Is this the  ‘Unity in Diversity’ we should  crave for?.....

Would  the  conduct of weddings   become  a  cause for concern for educationists?

Any  Comments?

45.Use and misuse of PowerPoint

PowerPoint  is   a craze among  presenters.   A couple of months ago, during an academic  exercise which  I  attended,   a speaker  prepared  slides  similar to  the ones below:

During the presentation,  someone in the audience  quipped .....don’t make us asses!!!

This  incidentally, is a cause for concern for  both teachers and students. Many  of us are unaware of  things that should be avoided while preparing   PowerPoint slides.

The  following link will lead  you to an article  entitled  ‘Disappearing Notes’ which appeared   in ‘The Hindu’, Education Plus in January 2013,   and is worth reading. It can be accessed at the following link

 http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/disappearing-notes/article4305637.ece

For  those of you who prefer watching videos, do  view  Don McMillan’s  presentation entitled  ‘Life After Death by PowerPoint’. It can be accessed at the following link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbSPPFYxx3o

So...what is the message?....   Avoid  over use of  PowerPoint  or  avoid   misuse of PowerPoint  or  both?

44.When quality matters...

A recent news item expressing concern about ‘quality  issues’.... 

The objectives of Higher education may be different from  school education. But quality issues cannot be ignored. A sign of  quality of products of educational institutions is  the acceptability in the employment market. Are our  Graduates  employable?   Are we  really addressing  issues related to  quality in  Higher Education?

Any  Comments?