Power Point
I dont feel that differents colors and font size make a difference in gaining interest of the students
Hi Rebecca:
I agree that photos, graphs, charts, - generally anything visual will be remembered more than the same information in word format. What's great is when the teacher can combine the two and craete a blended PPT that contains good bullet points, has visuals inserted (but not too many), and the background and font color contrast nicely.
I think the minimum font size for any PPT is 18-20. Any smaller gets too hard to read.
Regards, Barry
Hi Kerry:
Some instructors will copy or create text that is 10 or 12 Times Roman. Even enlarged, that's just too small to see. Whole paragraphs copied like that would be extremely difficult for students to see.
For me, PPT basics:
* Light background color
* 5-6 bulleted points maximum
* Contrasting color from background
* Minimum font size 18-20 Arial
These guidelines may not improve interest, that's the job of the teacher. But at least students will be able to read what is being projected. I remind faculty, "PPT is a tool - it should assist presenting information, not become the focus of the lesson or dominate it". The tool is not what's impotatnt. It's what created by the tool.
Regards, Barry
I pesonally like powerpoint use. I think the pictures capture the students attention while you are explaining what the student is looking at.Example: gallbladder. What its use is? Can we live without it? Why it gets removed. etc.
