Tag: Presenting

The Power of PowerPoint

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany studies have investigated the value of using PowerPoint as a lecture tool. PowerPoint’s strength is often the comfort we have as educators and learners with this lesson delivery format. But sometimes, our comfort level with PowerPoint can lead us to over-anticipate the role it plays in communicating complex ideas.  Most research on the effectiveness of PowerPoint shows that the...

Live Caption a PowerPoint Presentation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf your teaching entails portions of PowerPoint presentation, you can use live captions to provide a more accessible experience for learners. The narration will only work as long as you’re showing PowerPoint presentations, but adding in Q&A slides and using the Remote Presentation Template will help make presentation portions more accessible to many learners.