“PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.”David ByrnePowerPoint was born in the late nineteen eighties in order that users could make... [ view full abstract ]
“PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.”
David Byrne
PowerPoint was born in the late nineteen eighties in order that users could make best use of the graphical interface of personal computers. Since then it has become one of the most ubiquitous software packages in the world and is synonymous with the word ‘presentation’, despite the availability of many alternative packages. However, nearly forty years later it is much maligned for being used to make boring bullet point slides, crammed with small, unreadable text and poor quality, pixelated images. Eloquently encapsulated in the phrase ‘death by PowerPoint’.
Yet, Microsoft Office is installed widely across many institutions for both staff and students, whilst specialist multimedia software may not. Therefore, this session aims to reignite enthusiasm and maybe even some passion for PowerPoint, literally demonstrating its power. The wide range of capabilities will be introduced, including Pecha Kucha presentations, video production, vector graphic creation, animations, infograhics and advanced image manipulation. The main element of the session will showcase each of these with accompanying examples, from both teacher and learner perspectives. Supporting resources will also be made available.
In addition, Adobe Reader DC is a valuable free tool for annotating and in conjunction with Adobe Scan can easily bring handwritten personal notes and images to the digital.
Please note:
Whilst the session is specific to PowerPoint and Adobe Reader some of the elements covered can be achieved in alternative free presentation packages.
For full access to the functionality it is recommended that users have the desktop version of PowerPoint.
Topics: Continuing Professional Development , Topics: Digital Identities and Literacies
