3. Advantages and disadvantages of using PowerPoint in teaching
Compare the list of advantages and disadvantages you made with the list below
| Advantages |
Disadvantages / possible dangers |
- Engaging multiple learning styles
- Increasing visual impact
- Improving learners focus
- Analysing and synthesizing complexities
- Increasing spontaneity and interactivity
- Increasing wonder
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- Reinforce traditional teacher centred approaches (lecture)
- Learners inactivity (slide SHOW)
- Distracting (poorly designed slides)
- Danger: Limit learners’ understanding as they may only look at the ‘key points’ (reductive)
- Needs ‘compatible’ hardware
- Danger Too much information and too fast in presenting (no learners’ engagement with content)
- Equipment failure
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Discuss your views, opinion on the forum 3.2 What makes a good interactive PowerPoint slide set for use in facilitation? Which advantages, disadvantages do you feel are missing in the above table? What do you see as the main advantage / disadvantage?