Lecturing with the help of PowerPoint has an additional benefit. This change in focus, from the material itself to my presentation of it, allows me to refine my presentations and keep my lectures crisp. Student's reactions S tudents enjoy a well-done PowerPoint presentation. With this software information is presented in a very structured manner. This structure aids clarity.
Students understand the material readily and are, therefore, able to ask relevant questions.
At the very least, the PowerPoint presentations show my students that I have thought about their needs and care enough about the course material to try to ensure that they get the most out of it. Teaching Technologies workshops are restricted to University of Ottawa teaching staff and graduate students who are involved in teaching. You are visitor number to our Applications Pages since October 6, 1997.