tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2311747602463766052..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: The end of Powerpoint?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21072402303657794402007-04-05T07:20:00.000+01:002007-04-05T07:20:00.000+01:00i was told by a maths teacher that you'll be able ...i was told by a maths teacher that you'll be able to get through to anyone (as long as they want to understand) if you present the information in three different ways.<BR/><BR/>i've found it pretty useful, not just for them, but also for me when teaching; can i present this in three different ways? do i understand it deeply enough to explain it as such?<BR/><BR/>but i don't think it means three psychodougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355975567290588909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10602897521229967692007-04-05T04:20:00.000+01:002007-04-05T04:20:00.000+01:00Given that I most often try and read along in the ...Given that I most often try and read along in the greek while the NT is being read, maybe it works because I'm not just reading what is also being said aloud.<BR/><BR/>I remember going to work seminars about PowerPoint that always emphasised using a picture or diagram to reinforce what you were saying, not a page full of words. In some ways that's why the auto-formatting is actually helpful: youMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386483160078580069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-46122999127355697382007-04-04T22:43:00.000+01:002007-04-04T22:43:00.000+01:00I always read along if I have the choice, and I al...I always read along if I have the choice, and I always will. Truth is, I can hardly remember anything that is just said--maybe for an hour or so, but longer than that and it's gone. I remember what I read very well; so if I just listened, I'd lose it all, and if I read, I gain something (and mostly filter out the reading aloud). <BR/><BR/>Same reason I take notes in lectures--so I have Thuloidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418872246265636721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-72240344920846497532007-04-04T21:55:00.000+01:002007-04-04T21:55:00.000+01:00Oh, and check out the Gettysburg PowerPoint Prese...Oh, and check out the <A HREF="http://http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/" REL="nofollow"> Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation</A>.<BR/><BR/>It makes its point very, very well.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463583064610008901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-36249804699228855022007-04-04T21:50:00.000+01:002007-04-04T21:50:00.000+01:00I'm not surprised at news of this research finding...I'm not surprised at news of this research finding and I've come across similar ideas before. Two communications experts, Cliff Atkinson and Richard E. Meyer, have argued in the past that what they term 'PowerPoint overload' can be lessened by not putting text which is spoken up on a screen. Rather, they argue that illustrations and diagrams demonstrating basic relationships between concepts are Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463583064610008901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-86754120944318647452007-04-04T14:49:00.000+01:002007-04-04T14:49:00.000+01:00what's the podcast?what's the podcast?Dave Miershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825056757818938664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-29266230710745274722007-04-04T14:48:00.000+01:002007-04-04T14:48:00.000+01:00i've found recently that i prefer to listen and th...i've found recently that i prefer to listen and think rather than follow tooDave Miershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825056757818938664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-76800882671933422132007-04-04T10:41:00.000+01:002007-04-04T10:41:00.000+01:00I gave up reading along years ago, and have been t...I gave up reading along years ago, and have been thinking lately that if I give up listening as well, then I'll have no difficulty with concentrating!<BR/><BR/>As for PowerPoint - well, in the beginning was the Word, not the bullet before it.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, does anyone really try to listen and read the PP simultaneously? I thought the whole point was being able to switch back and forth Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21050567918492995222007-04-04T08:55:00.000+01:002007-04-04T08:55:00.000+01:00I don't know if I am going to be able to completel...I don't know if I am going to be able to completely block all knowledge of this post without that podcast you offer... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com