RE: power point is evil?

[John Kulig]

I’m not a fan of Power Point because the backgrounds are distracting and the formatting garish. I prefer having the freedom to format as I see fit, rather than squeeze into canned formats. I have only 2 Power Point “things” for Intro, but they are canned memory experiments that present TBR words, and I used it only as a slide projector only, minus all the silly formatting. Once, when I was setting up a computer in front of a large class, a student asked “Are we having a Power Point today?”. It’s only one anecdote, but evidence that students clue into the formatting. The methods we use to bring material to a class should be transparent. ============================================ John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State College Plymouth NH 03264 ============================================ "Live simply that others may simply live" Contemporary saying. -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Kleissler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:05 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: power point is evil?   This author says the use of power point for educational purposes is counter productive -- that students concentrate on form over content when it's used. Comments anyone? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html Kathleen Kleissler Dept. of Psychology Kutztown University Kutztown PA 19530 610-298-3313 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]