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Getting Students Engaged: PowerPoints and Learning. Ann Collins, Mickey Schutzenhofer, and Nathan White. Life After Death by PowerPoint. Our Motivation. Our Motivation. Student Use Blocked thought No “big picture” Concepts lost. Use in class. Student Access. Engagement.
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Getting Students Engaged:PowerPointsand Learning Ann Collins, Mickey Schutzenhofer, and Nathan White
Our Motivation • Student Use • Blocked thought • No “big picture” • Concepts lost
Use in class Student Access Engagement Full Slides Post L imited (no Cover more notes) material No post L imited (frantic Lower level copying) Fill - in C opy of Limited (focus on Time required! Slides incomplete slides blanks) 2 copies; in advance Picture Y/N Large potential Aids to teaching Slides Upper level No Slides No Large potential How PowerPoint is used
Some Conclusions: • Faculty Responses • Slightly less than 2/3 of the classes use PowerPoint • Most faculty cover <= 10 slides in a class period • Student Responses*** • Most students responded that taking notes helps them study and learn • Students will take notes regardless of slides • Students want slides available to them ***Our student sample was most likely not representative