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PowerPoint Design for Learning Module Summary

Thank you for completing the video viewing portion of the workshop! You should now be able to describe how PowerPoint can impact student learning and use the elements of good slide design to your advantage as an instructor.

As you’ve now learned, PowerPoint can be a useful tool to help increase student engagement and support your teaching. However, this is only one piece of the puzzle. Remember—PowerPoint is meant to reinforce, NOT to replace you as an instructor. Creating a story or narrative for your lesson and including active learning strategies to get the audience engaged are two other pieces to think about – but they’re outside the scope of today’s workshop. However, if you’re interested, check out the additional resources:

  • Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology: The art and science of creating great presentations. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media.
  • Lambert, J. (2010). Seven steps of digital storytelling. Digital storytelling cookbook (pp. 9-24). Berkley, CA: Digital Diner Press.
  • Simon, C., & Hawkins-Scott, B. (2016). Impossible to Ignore: Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions. McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Williams, R. (2015). The non-designer’s design book: Design and typographic principles for the visual novice. Pearson Education.

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Congratulations on completing a module in the MacPherson Institute Learning Catalogue!

We hope you found the experience meaningful and relevant to your teaching and learning practice. As part of our ongoing effort to improve and grow the Learning Catalogue, we invite you to take just a few minutes to complete a short reflection form.

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