90-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast February 6, 2008 • $199

It’s no secret that when used ineffectively, PowerPoint can drain the life out of even the most compelling material. (Hence the well-known spoof of Lincoln’s Gettysburg address made over as a grindingly dull PowerPoint presentation.)

Many faculty are understandably reluctant to use the tool, or use it only grudgingly. However, when it’s used the right ways at the right moments, PowerPoint presentations can be a powerful teaching and learning ally. Still, many faculty have never been trained in PowerPoint fundamentals and use the tool ineffectively or haphazardly.

This seminar will focus on two of the key components of a well-delivered classroom presentation: preparing and planning content and the effective use of PowerPoint. During the seminar, attendees will learn about tools for preparing classroom PowerPoint presentations, including storyboarding, mind mapping, and outlining. Participants will receive specific PowerPoint guidelines and techniques, including dos, don’ts, and concrete examples of each.

Knowledge benefits for you:
• Review the basic structure of effective PowerPoint presentations
• Learn how to plan a presentation using tools like mind mapping and storyboarding
• Learn the dos and don’ts of using content, graphics, templates, etc.
• Understand how to add animation and insert images, videos, charts, and tables to your slides
• Understand how effective PowerPoint presentations can enhance your communication in the classroom, with colleagues, and at professional conferences
• Ask questions of an expert in the use of PowerPoint in academic settings
• Keep a copy of guidelines you can refer to when building your next presentation

Who can benefit from viewing this seminar:
• New full-time faculty
• Adjunct faculty
• Experienced faculty who would like to make better use of the techniques and tools available with PowerPoint
• Distance educators
• Faculty development personnel
• Department chairs
• Academic deans
• Anyone who would like to improve their skills using PowerPoint