sometimes I use the preformatted slides but mostly what I like about powerpoint is the freedom to format my own slides in ways never possible before with overheads! I am confused why having the canned formats available would be a minus when you can just as easily chose not to use them. Also, the added freedom for inserting graphics and text in novel ways together far outweighs what I used to be able to do with standard slides.
Plus I think PPT has some other saving graces for me: I can organize things in order and don't have the mess I used to have with overheads sliding around all over the place. If I want to go back I don't have to page through a stack of slippery plastic sheets, I just click on the 'go to' function. I love PPT and find it does allow me to be more creative and MUCH more organized! I still think this reflects an individual difference much like we all have individual differences in our teaching styles. For years I tried to change from being a lecturer to being more interactive. Guess what? It's not my style and it didn't work for me; I am a really good lecturer (IMHO) and feel that I wasted years trying to change into something I wasn't rather than perfecting that which I am good at. PPT fits my style. Just my opinion. But I felt a need to make a statement that you clearly do NOT need to be tied to a 'format'. Annette Quoting John Kulig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 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] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
