Ed, I just wanted to let you (and others) know that I learned some things from your website today. Your interests are varied and fascinating. And I loved the picture from--was it Willow Lake? 1958? You almost (but not quite) got me interested in chameleons. And I now know what a herpetoculturist is--someone who plays in a bluegrass band! :) Carol
-----Original Message----- From: Pollak, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:36 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: power point is evil? I'm with Louis on this one. As a former long-term chairperson I've had to observe many faculty and I find PowerPoint to be a bore. It too often roots the prof to the lectern and has students scribbling madly to take down the notes while they're not bothering to listen. Don't get me wrong: I love multimedia stuff. I use lots of jpeg files, mpeg files, etc. when lecturing but I use them to spice things up and illustrate points I'm making in lecture. Having your lecture notes (or an outline of your lecture notes) on PowerPoint is a yawn for me. In theory it might be OK if the students could print out the PowerPoint outlines and bring them to class to make note taking easier but too often they a)don't bother or b)decide that since they have the notes they don't have to come to class. Besides, PowerPoint requires a degree of organization which I eschew. I like to think (or to delude myself) that this gives my lectures a more exciting and informal feel. A less charitable interpretation could be given but honestly, I've never had a student say that I was disorganized or unprepared: a tough sonofabitch? Yes. Disorganized or unprepared? no. <g> Ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Home: 610-363-1939; Office: 610-436-3151; Fax: 610-436-2846 Office Hours: Mondays 1-2 & 3-4; Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:45 & 12:30-2. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and herpetoculturist...... in approximate order of importance. Subject: power point is evil? From: Kathleen Kleissler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <big>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?<br> Kathleen Kleissler<br> Dept. of Psychology<br> Kutztown University<br> Kutztown PA 19530<br> 610-298-3313<br> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: power point is evil? From: Louis_Schmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:54:26 -0400 (EDT) X-Message-Number: 9 Kathleen, I don't use powerpoint. I find that it is often little more than a glorified, snappy overhead. However, I encourage students to use powerpoint for their projects if they so desire. In this way, it is they who exercise the creativity and imagination, as well as the technological experience, to organize and present the material. Make it a good day. --Louis-- --- 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]
