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My love for this shows I'm a pure chalk sorta guy... m PS But youtubes are essential to teaching now. Marc Carter Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: Michael Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:58 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Chalkboard vs powerpoint I use both power point and the whiteboard (and handouts and activities and film clips and ...). I find PP useful because I can make changes easily and everything is in one place (rather than keeping a binder with overheads). And I agree with the others that one should not just read PP slides. I use them as reminders for me, as main points, for presenting different graphics (for example, different views of the brainstem) in the hope that it makes the points more clear. I also explain stuff on the white board (usually process-related). I think it is a good tool if you make good use of it. But I don't think one should always bow to student wishes. My students complain that I don't have the PP slides on line along with a set of class notes! (Although, I probably will start putting stuff online such as PP slides and quizzes next year--but not because they want me to, but because I want to. Honestly, really, I'm not bowing to their pressure--for sure, perhaps, at least I think so :-) Skinner would no doubt say differently! --Mike --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
