1. The University of Adelaide Slide Show: PowerPoint for Learning Peter Murdoch March 2014 PREPARING GOOD LOOKING DOCUMENTS

2. The University of Adelaide Slide 1 Slide Show: PowerPoint for Learning Developing PowerPoint slide shows for use in lectures or online can be time consuming and frustrating. This session will raise a number of the issues you need to consider and provide some tips to help you prepare good looking slide shows. We will also make time to discuss some of the issues you have in working with PowerPoint.

3. The University of Adelaide Slide 2 Template design and set-up Using a template can save time, allow for collaboration and help unify your course presentations Identify your needs and sketch out a design Choosing a design and layout simple or complex; check colours for accessibility Setting up masters and basic styles choose fonts and set up styles for readability Setting up for access and output in other formats logical, style-based document structure how will slides look if printed; reset if needed

4. The University of Adelaide Slide 3 Example layouts

5. The University of Adelaide Slide 4 Use suitable fonts Arial Arial Narrow Trebuchet Verdana Georgia Comic Sans Algerian Magneto 

6. The University of Adelaide Slide 5 Condensing the content Purpose of the slides How much information do you need to present –guiding the topic or explaining complex concepts structure for effectiveness in the lecture and/or for post-lecture revision Breaking up the content reduce to 'bite size'; don't lose crucial information split over multiple slides; repeat the heading or use a joining phrase cite and reference copyright material; include copyright warning notice/s

7. The University of Adelaide Slide 6 Controlling type and placement Visual presentation impacts on the ease of access and on readability; start simple and then experiment Slide headings one line or two; split into main heading & subheading Text blocks on the slide format for information flow and readability Positioning and alignment use align and grouping for positioning items Use the arrow keys to move elements; + Ctrl key for finer movements, + shift key to restrict direction If adjusting with object 'handles' use the Alt key

8. The University of Adelaide Slide 7 Formatting text blocks HEADING Intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro Subheading Text text text text text text text text text Subheading Text text text text text text text text text HEADING Intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro intro Subheading Text text text text text text text text text text Subheading Text text text text text text text text text text

9. The University of Adelaide Slide 8 Formatting text blocks Whole paragraphs set in bold type do not necessarily provide the right amount of emphasis to bring to the reader’s attention the importance of the point being made. MAIN HEADING Subheading 1 Subheading 2 Subheading 3 Main Heading SUBHEADING 1 Subheading 2 SUBHEADING 3

10. The University of Adelaide Slide 9 Arranging text The Align & Group options can be found in Arrange on the Home or the Drawing Tools: Format tabs

11. The University of Adelaide Slide 10 Adding images and transitions Images and transitions can enhance a presentation, but avoid both their overuse and misuse Why use images? to add 'colour', support a concept, or elicit a response is an image a better way to show the information Prepare suitable images rescale images to suit; use bmp, gif, png & jpg Use transitions appropriately to show steps in a process or to reveal responses

12. The University of Adelaide Slide 11 Resolution Photo from Stock.XCHNG www.sxc.hu

13. The University of Adelaide Slide 12 Resolution

14. The University of Adelaide Slide 13 Resolution 72 ppi 300 dpi

15. The University of Adelaide Slide 14 JPEG degradation Photo University of Adelaide

16. The University of Adelaide Slide 15 Adding multimedia elements Audio grabs | Video clips | Web links multimedia should have a purpose for its inclusion you can create multimedia yourself or source from elsewhere check for any copyright requirements check if you need to link to an external 'player’

17. The University of Adelaide Slide 16 Creating packaged learning modules features such as audio narration and interactive quizzes can be combined with a PowerPoint slide show to create modules for independent learning you can use third-party software to add these features and to export your slides as a packaged learning object e.g. Articulate and Adobe Presenter. find examples of audio-narrated slides and interactive modules to see how others have approached their design and creation

18. The University of Adelaide Slide 17 Show time: sharing your slides Providing access what to make available in what formats Copyright and distribution issues are there copyright materials to manage Evaluate for continued improvements seek peer and user feedback

19. The University of Adelaide Slide 18 Summary The features of a well designed PowerPoint presentation include having a clear purpose for learning having the slides support the presentation or enable engagement a clear and thoughtfully constructed visual appearance Start simple when developing PowerPoint presentations and with experience tackle more complex designs.

20. The University of Adelaide Slide 19 Thank You © The University of Adelaide 2014