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Three Easy & Effective Classroom Alternatives to the Chalkboard: PowerPoint, MS Word, & Video Clips

Three Easy & Effective Classroom Alternatives to the Chalkboard: PowerPoint, MS Word, & Video Clips. Joel Schumm LWI Conference Seattle, WA – July 22, 2004. Reasons Not to Use Technology?. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Overview: Technology 101. Why bother? Three Examples: PowerPoint MS Word

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Three Easy & Effective Classroom Alternatives to the Chalkboard: PowerPoint, MS Word, & Video Clips

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  1. Three Easy & Effective Classroom Alternatives to the Chalkboard: PowerPoint, MS Word, & Video Clips Joel Schumm LWI Conference Seattle, WA – July 22, 2004

  2. Reasons Not to Use Technology? • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  3. Overview: Technology 101 • Why bother? • Three Examples: • PowerPoint • MS Word • Video Clips • Questions/Comments

  4. PowerPoint Abuses • It is called PowerPoint—not PowerPrompter. Thou shalt not read. Complete sentences and lots of text are not a “good thing.” • Harsh or just plain ugly colors and annoying animation schemes are easily avoided. • PowerPoint is not inflexible. • You can exit it. • You can link to other cool stuff. • You can add pictures and sounds, but they are not required. • PowerPoint can keep the attention of your class without making your students dizzy or nauseous.

  5. PowerPoint: My Approach • Evolution • Amount/type of information included • Handouts/webposting • Goal: keep class on track • Start with Overview/Agenda • Outline important points • Include links to websites, Word documents, etc. • Plagiarism example:

  6. Don’t want to be . . . • http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/plagiarism.html

  7. Don’t want to read . . . • Velez v. Alvarado, 145 F. Supp. 2d 146, 160 (D. P.R. 2001). • Frith v. State, 325 N.E.2d 186, 188 (Ind. 1975). • “Decision Regarding Disciplinary Matter” • Consequences

  8. What is plagiarism? • Undergrad/other definitions and understandings • Indiana University definition • quoting, paraphrasing, referencing ideas • The legal/law school context • directly related to legal citation • Examples from Farrell v. State

  9. How to Avoid • Careful note-taking • Careful citation practices • Careful paraphrasing/quoting • Striking a balance • Copy & paste? • Interactive IU exercises: http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/

  10. PowerPoint: Wrap-Up • Other approaches: • E.g., Tracy McGaugh’s citation slides • Flexibility • Adapting each year • Easing in • PowerPoint Tutorials

  11. MS Word (or WordPerfect) • Advantages • Disadvantages

  12. Examples of MS Word Uses • Overhead projector • Case briefing • Editing or analyzing a document • Charts/Tables • Drafting/editing a question presented or point heading • Editing or citation review

  13. Video Clips • Purpose/Format • Advantages • Disadvantages • Some examples: • Adjusting to law school • Legal Research • Persuasion • Oral advocacy • Wrapping up the year/sappy crap

  14. Welcome to Law School • The Paper Chase (1973) • Legally Blonde I (2001)

  15. Legal Research • The Pelican Brief (1993) • Marcia Clark on Shepardizing

  16. Persuasion in Advertising • Smith, Chp. 6 • Logos, pathos, ethos • Political ads • Issue ads • Product ads

  17. Persuasion in Popular Culture • The final “battle” of 8 Mile (2002)

  18. Oral Advocacy • My Cousin Vinny (1992) • The Castle (1999)

  19. End-of-year/Sappy stuff • Philadelphia (1993)

  20. Comments/Questions? • Joel Schumm, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, 530 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202 • jmschumm@iupui.edu • (317) 278-4733

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