Introduction to PowerPoint
Heidi Eaton and Cindy Hutman
Elgin Community College
Spring 2004
Introduction to PowerPoint
• General Concerns• Instructional Design Issues• Good News and Bad News• Conclusion and Discussion
• Ultimate goal…help you to choose a lesson or portion of a lesson to convert to PowerPoint.
General Concerns
• Lessons to be learned from NASA
• Too much of a good thing
General Concerns
• “…describing the widespread use of PowerPoint within NASA as one of the obstacles to internal communication, and criticizing the Debris Assessment presentation for mechanically underplaying the uncertainties that remained.”
• (From: William Langewiesche, "Columbia's Last Flight"; Atlantic Monthly, Nov. 2003)
General Concerns
• Too much of a good thing.– Too much text– Presented too quickly– Visual and auditory stimuli at the same time– Prohibits interaction
Instructional Design Issues
Energy Shifts…
About every 10 minutes...
Instructional Design Issues
Choosing PowerPoint over other instructional methods...
Minimum amount of text
Graphics or visuals
Interactive
Use of Graphics or Visuals
When the material is visual…
When a graphic would make the material more interesting or memorable...
NEOCLASSICISM
• stable composition• symmetrical balance• one-point linear
perspective• shallow stage space• minimal color, red
accent
Courtesy: Marybeth Koos
Anatomy of a Neuron
Hard vs. soft light
Angled light
High key vs. low key
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
Low angle
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
Medium Angle
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
High angle
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
Memorable
• However, ships weren’t required to have operators man wireless radios continuously until 1912, after the Titanic disaster.
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
Memorable
• 1994—O.J. Simpson charged with murder. 90 million witness his televised low-speed chase.
• 1995—O.J. acquitted. Noon reading of verdict affects water use, the stock market and electrical power.
Courtesy: Gary Christenson
Shakespeare
• Born in April 1564
• Born in Stratford-on-Avon
• Married Anne Hathaway in 1582
• They had 3 children
• Died in 1616
• Buried in Stratford-on-Avon
cell body
axon
myelin sheath
dendrites
Nodes of Ranvier
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Interactive
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• Which of the following words does NOT belong?– a. Watson– b. Pavlov– c. psychoanalytic– d. Skinner
• Which of the following words does NOT belong?– c. psychoanalytic
• Psychology is a science because psychologists answer questions and test theories by ______________.
• Psychology is a science because psychologists answer questions and test theories by doing research, collecting data.
My Web Page
Two ways to get to my web page…
from the ECC homepage--www.elgin.edu
or directly--http://faculty.elgin.edu/chutman
Child and Family Webguide
• Maintained by Tufts University
• Child development sites
• Screened by graduate students
• Rated for content, authority and ease of use
• Constantly updated
• Let’s visit the Webguide
Use of Speaker Notes
Convert this sentence from passive to active:
It is difficult to drive in snow.
Use of the pen...
Where would you put a comma in this sentence?
Well Susan this is a fine mess you are in.
Use of the pen
Facts about REM sleep
Comparing REM and NREM
Facts about REM sleep
• Considered “dream” sleep
• Active brain wave pattern
• Paralyzed voluntary muscles
• Eye movements
• Important for psychology well-being
• Important for cognitive abilities
Comparing REM and NREM
• REM is “active”, NREM less brain activity
• REM no body movement, NREM sleep walking, tossing and turning
• REM dream activity, NREM thinking
• REM mentally restorative, NREM physically restorative
Introduction to PowerPoint
• General Concerns– NASA– Too Much of a Good Thing
• Instructional Design Issues– Energy Shifts– When to Use PowerPoint
• Good News and Bad News