So I'm a teacher type right? And what do I think of powerpoint? Well, it's certainly convenient, although to be honest, I'm partial to good old real time pen and projector or chalk and blackboard lectures (a good way to pace yourself). Anyway, I've had ongoing requests to put up some of the powerpoint slides I've presented previously, so I figured maybe this blog is a good place to bank some of my more interesting slides.
In the meantime, this has to be one of the funniest uses of powerpoint I seen in a while. Good song too (from Wholphin, song by Cantinero, video/powerpoint by Mad Injection)
Epithelial Barbie, DN [ slide | description ]
Sumumu Ohno, DN [ slide | description ]
What the Hell is Grimace, DN [silde | description ]
More like this
Over at Effect Measure, Revere (or one of the Reveres, anyway, I'm not certain if they're plural or not) has posted another broadside against PowerPoint, calling it "the scourge of modern lecturing." This is
I'm currently at a meeting in Europe and listening to -- really looking at -- scientific papers. I say "looking at" because they all are using PowerPoint, the scourge of modern day lecturing.
Given all the interest in PowerPoint lately, we thought it might be a good time to devote a Casual Friday to PowerPoint.
The always interesting Timothy Burke has a good post about PowerPoint in classes, spinning off a student complaint.