Introduction
The ability to visualize the key ideas of a
teleclass that takes advantage of the visual delivery technologies of interactive
television and the World Wide Web will distinguish marginal quality telecourses
from top quality telecourses. This workshop trains instructors to present
their visual ideas with electronic presentation graphics such as PowerPoint.
It takes the instructor beyound bulleted verbal-based presentations, and
trains them to incorporate word pictures, electronic clip art, and animations
that are correlated with well designed study guides.
Institutions desiring this workshop must provide
at least 10 computers (either Macintosh or PC) and the PowerPoint software.
The workshop should be limited to 20 participants. Two participants may
be paired at each computer.
Workshop Learning Performance Objectives
Design presentations in PowerPoint with word
pictures, clip art, short animations, and keywords.
Identify sources of electronic clip art.
Visualize key points for a short presentation.
Specific Topics
| 1. |
Introduction to PowerPoint as a presentation technology |
| 2. |
Visual thinking strategies |
| 3. |
Basic PowerPoint usage and practice |
| 4. |
Use of color |
| 5. |
Use of fonts and font size |
| 6. |
Basic screen design principles |
| 7. |
Bulleted presentations |
| 8. |
Visual indicators |
| 9. |
Design of word pictures |
| 10. |
Keywording |
| 11. |
Using clip art |
| 12. |
Combining word pictures with clip art |
| 13. |
Visualizing a presentation |
| 14. |
Introduction to Presenters University |
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