Good topic. I agree with you about powerpoints and do think they are overused.
Recently while teaching in a live chat online, I had a student commend me for not using only powerpoints. She said that her previous instructor would just show powerpoint how tos and she really liked the fact that I was adding in live how to actually do something step by step instead of just listing it in a powerpoint.
I think it is important to make sure that we all don't just go through the motions and that we interact with our students. One student told me they liked seeing how I was having a hard time. I was showing them a how to, and purposely added a text tool that I knew if I tried the next step it wouldn't allow. The students were impressed that I kept plugging through and got through it. And I said well it's important to have patience with what you are doing otherwise you will be too frustrated.
Fact is students like to see this interaction. They don't want to be read to daily as they can read on their own.
thanks for your discussion. You bring up a very important topic.
Thanks again,
Kelly
