Contributed to the TLCo-op by Emily Gaston, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2021.
PowerPoint is an incredibly powerful educational tool, and has rightfully earned its place among our most used desktop applications. In the online realm, poorly constructed PowerPoint presentations can make even the most interesting research cause students to lose focus and disengage from learning opportunities.
David Phillips, author of “How to Avoid Death By PowerPoint”, is on a mission to help change how people interact with this tool so it can be used effectively. Below is his Tedx Talk in which he describes the key principles to follow in order to avoid the dreaded “death by PowerPoint.”
See also:
- “Five Ways to Create Engaging Virtual Presentations” by Forbes
- “How to Make Engaging PowerPoint Slides for Teaching” by Duke University
- “Tips for Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations” by National Conference of State Legislatures
- “Creating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint” by University of Washington
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