In praise of PowerPoint.

The author talks about the benefits of using the Microsoft presentation tool PowerPoint in lectures and conferences. He explains that the software allows different teaching strategies like video, images, and real-time quizzes to be embedded within a lecture. He stresses that technologies like PowerP...

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Publicado en:Times Higher Education pp. 29 - 30
Autor principal: Moriarty, Philip
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: TSL Education Limited 7/16/2015
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Sumario:The author talks about the benefits of using the Microsoft presentation tool PowerPoint in lectures and conferences. He explains that the software allows different teaching strategies like video, images, and real-time quizzes to be embedded within a lecture. He stresses that technologies like PowerPoint, Prezi or Keynote in research conferences should be used correctly to get the core message across in an engaging and memorable way, and should not be blamed for presenters' deficiencies.