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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
I agree, in theory, that powerpoints suck, but if I do a lecture without powerpoints, my students complain that they have to take notes.
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Poor babies.
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Originally Posted by HQWest
Powerpoints are a necessary evil in a big lecture hall.
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Yet somehow many of us managed to learn in big lecture halls before there was power point.
Helpful -- maybe; sometimes. Necessary -- no.
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Sometimes the only way to use a picture to show the whole class is either Powerpoint or handouts or both.
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Using power point just to show a picture isn't really using power point, though -- it's not really a power point presentation.
I'll admit that power point can be used effectively if it's used to
complement a lecture. I've seen it done.
But few people I've run across know how to use it effectively. if it's just done to put the notes or outline up there, it's a waste of time and effort.