What are your thoughts on lectures outside of class?

[MysticCat]

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.

Poor babies.

Originally Posted by HQWest

Powerpoints are a necessary evil in a big lecture hall.

Yet somehow many of us managed to learn in big lecture halls before there was power point.

Helpful -- maybe; sometimes. Necessary -- no.

Sometimes the only way to use a picture to show the whole class is either Powerpoint or handouts or both.

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.