Gettysburg Address: Lincoln's Legacy and PowerPoint as a Teaching Tool

1. Gettysburg Cemetery Address Abraham Lincoln President of the United States

2. Key Features of Nation • Conceived in liberty • All men created equal

3. The Current Test • Great civil war • Long endure?

4. Agenda for Today Have Come To: • Make fitting dedication Cannot Do: • Dedicate • Consecrate • Hallow

5. The World • Not remember what we say here • Never forget what they did here

6. Our Task • Be dedicated • Take increased devotion • Be highly resolved

7. Our Resolution • Death not in vain • Nation new birth • Government not perish

8. Summary • New nation • Civil war • Field dedication • Unfinished work • Highly resolved

10. The Use and Abuse of PowerPoint as a Tool for Facilitating Learning University of New Mexico School of Medicine: Deana M. Richter, MADir, Teacher & Educational Development Steve Mitchell, MDDir, Office of Academic Support & Info Sys WGEA 2008

11. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 4 Power Point Power Point

12. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 6 • Research on PowerPoint: • Limited number • Some lack substance • Some have design flaws • Medium, content, presenter linked

13. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 7 • Student’s Perceptions Re PowerPoint Handouts • Mixed • Most say they want PP handout • Prefer PP handouts over other types?

14. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 7 Lecturer’s Detailed Notes ≠ PowerPoint Handout

15. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 7 When Instructor’s Detailed Notes are Helpful Fact-BasedTests Higher-Order Learning

16. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 7

17. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 8

18. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 9 PowerPoint is a tool.

19. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 11 Presentation-Centered Vs Learning-Centered

20. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 11 Words

21. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation • With a partner: • Peruse info on pp. 12-13 • Answer question #3 on p. 10

22. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation p. 14 Speaker reading slides – 60% Too small to read – 51% Full sentences, not bullets – 48% Color readability – 37% Moving text/graphics – 25% Annoying sounds – 22% Overly complex charts – 22%

23. Know the Pros & Cons of PPUse PP to Help People LearnUse Features to Create Effective PresentationUse PP Effectively During Presentation • With a partner: • Look over strategies on p. 15 • Come up with 1-2 additional strategies

24. p. 16 What did you notice about our use of PowerPoint in this presentation?

25. p. 16 How will you apply what you learned today in your teaching practice?

26. Waving Goodbye!