PowerPoint Yes-No
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Absolute PowerPoint
- Can a software package edit our thoughts
- Cognitive
Load of PowerPoint: Q&A with Richard E. Mayer, The
- "Bullets don't kill learning, but improper use of bullets kills
learning. In order to create effective PowerPoint presentations, it is
important to understand how people learn. In particular, cognitive
scientists have discovered three important features of the human
information processing system that are particularly relevant for
PowerPoint users: dual-channels, that is, people have separate
information processing channels for visual material and verbal material;
limited capacity, that is, people can pay attention to only a few pieces
of information in each channel at a time; and active processing, that
is, people understand the presented material when they pay attention to
the relevant material, organize it into a coherent mental structure, and
integrate it with their prior knowledge. The implications are that:
1)
PowerPoint presentations should use both visual and verbal forms of
presentation,
2) filling the slides with information will easily
overload people's cognitive systems, and
3) the presentations should
help learners to select, organize, and integrate presented information."
- Edward
Tufte
- Edward Tufte has written seven books, including Visual
Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display
of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis for Politics
and Policy.
- "Best 100 books of the 20th century." - AMAZON.COM
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A
Day with Edward Tufte
- In
Defense of PowerPoint
- PowerPoint Discussions
- "PowerPoint is Evil",
Edward Tufte
Links verified 7 December, 2009