Why universities should get rid of PowerPoint and why they won’t
“‘Do you really believe that watching a lecturer read hundreds of PowerPoint slides is making you smarter?’ I asked this of a class of 105 computer science and software engineering students last semester …” (more)
[Paul Ralph, The Conversation, 23 June]
Tags: powerpoint
My belief is that powerpoint is a tool and as with any tool, the usefulness and effectiveness is based on proper use, yes bullet points and clear graphics are useful but only as a starting point for discussions and further reading, and the higher the academic level involved the more discussion and further reading/research should be required of the students involved.
Education is ultimately about development of the person in terms of knowledge but also in terms of understanding of the world and themselves, this cannot proceed without further investigation of the topic beyond that which is presented in lectures.