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Slide Show: PowerPoint for Learning
Peter Murdoch
March 2014
PREPARING GOOD LOOKING DOCUMENTS
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Slide Show: PowerPoint for Learning
Developing PowerPoint slide shows for use in lectures
or online can be time consuming and frustrating.
This session will raise a number of the issues you
need to consider and provide some tips to help you
prepare good looking slide shows.
We will also make time to discuss some of the issues
you have in working with PowerPoint.
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Template design and set-up
Using a template can save time, allow for collaboration and help unify your course presentations
Identify your needs and sketch out a design
Choosing a design and layout
• simple or complex; check colours for accessibility
Setting up masters and basic styles
• choose fonts and set up styles for readability
Setting up for access and output in other formats
• logical, style-based document structure
• how will slides look if printed; reset if needed
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Example layouts
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Use suitable fonts
• Arial
• Arial Narrow• Trebuchet
• Verdana
• Georgia
• Comic Sans
• Algerian
• Magneto
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Condensing the content
Purpose of the slides
• How much information do you need to present – guiding the topic or explaining complex concepts
• structure for effectiveness in the lecture and/or for post-lecture revision
Breaking up the content
• reduce to 'bite size'; don't lose crucial information
• split over multiple slides; repeat the heading or use a joining phrase
• cite and reference copyright material; include copyright warning notice/s
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Controlling type and placement
Visual presentation impacts on the ease of access and on readability; start simple and then experiment
Slide headings
• one line or two; split into main heading & subheading
Text blocks on the slide
• format for information flow and readability
Positioning and alignment
• use align and grouping for positioning items
• Use the arrow keys to move elements; + Ctrl key for finer movements, + shift key to restrict direction
• If adjusting with object 'handles' use the Alt key
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Formatting text blocks
HEADINGIntro intro intro intro introintro intro intro intro intro
SubheadingText text text text text texttext text text text text text
SubheadingText text text text text texttext text text text text text
HEADINGIntro intro intro intro introintro intro intro intro intro
Subheading Text text text text text text text text text text
Subheading Text text text text text text text text text text
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Formatting text blocks
Whole paragraphs set in bold type do not necessarily provide the right amount of emphasis to bring to the reader’s attention the importance of the point being made.Whole paragraphs set in bold type do not necessarily provide the right amount of emphasis to bring to the reader’s attention the importance of the point being made.
MAIN HEADINGSubheading 1Subheading 2Subheading 3
Main HeadingSUBHEADING 1Subheading 2 SUBHEADING 3
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Arranging text
The Align & Group options can be found in Arrange on the Home or the Drawing Tools: Format tabs
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Adding images and transitions
Images and transitions can enhance a presentation, but avoid both their overuse and misuse
Why use images?
• to add 'colour', support a concept, or elicit a response
• is an image a better way to show the information
Prepare suitable images
• rescale images to suit; use bmp, gif, png & jpg
Use transitions appropriately
• to show steps in a process or to reveal responses
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ResolutionPhoto from Stock.XCHNG www.sxc.hu
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Resolution
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Resolution
72 ppi
300 dpi
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JPEG degradationPhoto University of Adelaide
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Adding multimedia elements
Audio grabs | Video clips | Web links
• multimedia should have a purpose for its inclusion
• you can create multimedia yourself or source from elsewhere
• check for any copyright requirements
• check if you need to link to an external 'player’
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Creating packaged learning modules
• features such as audio narration and interactive quizzes can be combined with a PowerPoint slide show to create modules for independent learning
• you can use third-party software to add these features and to export your slides as a packaged learning object e.g. Articulate and Adobe Presenter.
• find examples of audio-narrated slides and interactive modules to see how others have approached their design and creation
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Show time: sharing your slides
Providing access
• what to make available
• in what formats
Copyright and distribution issues
• are there copyright materials to manage
Evaluate for continued improvements
• seek peer and user feedback
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Summary
The features of a well designed PowerPoint presentation include
• having a clear purpose for learning
• having the slides support the presentation or enable engagement
• a clear and thoughtfully constructed visual appearance
Start simple when developing PowerPoint presentations and with experience tackle more complex designs.
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Thank You
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