I'm doing a PD presentation with 7 colleages using pecha kucha - 20 PP
slides, 20 seconds per slide, no bullet points. Images and talk are
everything. That's the parlour game version. For more info:
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/
Sally Walters
Capilano University,
North Vancouver, BC
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From: "Jim Clark" <[email protected]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:55 AM
Subject: RE: [tips] Why Powerpoint Is Evil: Military Version
Hi
I think it is possible to enhance powerpoint using some of its available
tools. I have, for example, often used text boxes and lines to essentially
create cognitive maps to outline course material. Somewhat limited compared
to cognitive mapping programs but allows one to represent the overall
structure.
And the discussion here motivated me finally to search out another piece
that I have often wanted, namely to be able to jump around slides rather
than follow linearly or scroll through a bunch of slides. And of course,
powerpoint has just such a feature (of which I was ignorant), namely action
buttons. One puts an action button on a page and links it to a particular
slide (text can be inserted in the action button). Clicking on it during
the slide show jumps to the desired slide. Once I created the action
button, it was a trivial task to copy and paste it wherever I wanted and, if
necessary, modify the destination slide number.
I just took a lecture with an outline as described above and just added
action buttons to jump to the outline at each transition point to show where
we are at and where we are going. I then return using the "last viewed"
option to continue with the content, but action buttons to the various
sections would be easily added allowing more flexibility. I've left in the
various transition cues that were already there. It prints out fine and
simply has a MAIN action button (which is what I labeled it) on certain
pages. I will tell students that is a major point of transition.
I have tried cognitive mapping software over the years, but was always leery
of investing too much time and energy into what might be a transient or
ultimately unsatisfactory tool. Given the ubiquitous nature of powerpoint
and the fact I have much material in that format (my apologies to the ppt
skeptics), I'm more than willing to work at achieving some of the
flexibility of the specialized systems. I've always had a preference for
the more generic tool, even if it is somewhat limited or a bit more work to
do what one wants, and powerpoint appears to be it right now.
As for the discussion that started all of this: (1) I'm not sure that I will
be looking primarily to the military for lessons in how to present learning
materials, (2) there are innumerable very meaningful and useful slides that
would look as much like spaghetti to the uninitiated as the one shown in the
article (e.g., Krebs cycle), (3) undoubtedly the figure was problematic for
various reasons other than it was an outline and presented in powerpoint
(e.g., speculative pathways, nodes easily confused with one another), and
(4) the remark the general made for humor (something like, when we
understand this we will have won the war) perhaps has a grain of truth to it
... namely, only when complex relationships among the pieces of the puzzle
that is the Middle East are understood, will "victory" be possible.
Thanks everyone for the prompt.
Take care
Jim
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
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Department of Psychology
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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"Shearon, Tim" <[email protected]> 27-Apr-10 11:22 AM >>>
Michael and Rick
I have also been very impressed by several presentations recently which used
Prezi. One was a faculty member and two others were by people applying for
an assistant librarian position. Then I saw two students do presentations
with it in a class recently and was very impressed. They all said there was
a short learning curve but were all willing to help me learn (when I get a
bit of free time, ha!). I'm looking for online or text training/instruction
for it - perhaps if any of us find anything helpful we could post it to
tips? :) The lack of printing seems a big drawback- I'm glad you mentioned
that, Rick.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Britt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:57 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Why Powerpoint Is Evil: Military Version
Good point Rick. I really want to love Prezi in part because it is a
welcome alternative to PowerPoint, but there is a bit of a learning
curve to it and, as you say, you can't get - yet - any easily printed
notes or slides from it. Still, worth checking into if you want to
try something different.
Michael Britt
[email protected]
www.thepsychfiles.com
Twitter: mbritt
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