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