Session on visual presentation at Kingston University delivered to a MA Cohort

1. Visual
presentations

2. iLO
• Identify 3 visual presentation concepts to use in a
lecture
• Identify 3 different visual tools to use in a lecture
• List 5 common mistakes in a slide presentation
Visual
presentations

3. Why do we use visual
presentation in classroom?

4.  Guide my thought when I'm planning
 Guide my thoughts while I'm presenting
 Visual is better then text
 Students will have content to study from
 The students will not be lost
 It's my backup plan if I’m lost
 It’s more appealing then using a black(white)board
 Shows that I prepare myself for the lecture
 It's creative
 Causes good impressions
 Everyone does it so why don't I
 It's simple
 It allows interaction
 Emphasise key points
 Students take notes better

5. Different visual
concepts

6. The non
computerised

7. Slideshows
PowerPoint
Keynote
Google Docs
Slid.es
Prezentit

8. Interactive slideshows/animations
Prezi
PowToon
Emaze - www.emaze.com
Sparkol VideoScribe
Com Phone Digital Story Telling

9. Interactive whiteboards
Lino
Concept mapping
Writing synchronously
Whiteboards

10. Image and video
Video Vimeo, iTunes or Youtube library
Images and infographics - Flickr, Pinterest
http://www.brainpickings.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/05/accurat_pollock.jpg
or this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/accurat/8961090259/sizes/o
/in/set-72157633953437972/

11. Different visual concepts
Non computerised
Slideshows
Interactive slideshows/animations
Interactive whiteboards
Image and video

12. Planning
If you were to do a
microteaching or a lecturing
next week which tool with
you choose? why? And how?

13. How to do it
• Technology is a mean or a resource not a strategy;
• Be creative and do things differently. Classroom
should be a place to foster creativity;
• Involve the students and their active participation;
• Design meaningful resources;
• Design attracting resources.

14. How to do it
• You and the student are the centre not the tool;
• Integrate the tool with pedagogical activities. It is not
just about delivery ;
• Combine more than one concept/tool ;
• Use resources from other people (OER). Not just
images but videos and infographics, slideshow files
and animations.

15. Going deep into
slideshows

16. Slideshow presentations enhances
my teaching
Agree or Disagree

17. As a student I am expecting the use
of slideshow presentations
Agree or Disagree

19. Identify the 3 (individually) and 5
(in group) main mistakes in
slideshow presentations

20. common mistakes in a slideshow

21. Size matters
depending on the size of the theatre and the distance students may be from the projector
this is not a word document so it won’t be seen at distance
Heading text should be seen as heading
Depending on the size of the projector screen
and the font used
heading with at least 32;
text with at least 20

22. Backgrounds
be aware of background/foreground
combinations, as some are very difficult to
distinguish for those with visual impairments
contrast with white or black when you have a
background with colourful images or strong
colours as this one

23. Text font
Keep it simple, and light font. Avoid using serif fonts.
Avoid using underlining and italics
Depending on the context avoid using non formal font
such as comics or difficult to read fonts such as
Bauhaus or blackadder.
Use no more than 3
sizes on your slides

24. Bullet points and text amount
When you have a lot of ideas to put in use bullet points or change pages.
Either of this should not be exaggerated. Two continuing pages and five
bullets are the most you can have. If you want to put ideas in the slide do not
use bullets but other visual aid such as diagrams, images, graphs or
infographics. And above all do not place loads of information in the same
slide because it is not the primary focus of a slideshow presentation. If you
want them to take something home then write a word sheet or give them a
reading list. If you do put so much information what will happen is that your
students will take their time to write what you have in the slide into their
notebooks rather than listening to what you are saying. Avoid this with less
information.

25. Images and visual aid
One of the key factors of slideshow software is
that it allows to include
images, infographics, videos, diagrams and
combining with text. They have however to
make sense
What is the cat doing here
besides being cute?

26. Images and visual aid
The visual aid must have also good resolution so
your students will see it perfectly in the
projector.
Avoid clip art
And excess of images

27. Keep it simple
Don’t exaggerate in the number of animations
Avoid using irrelevant sound effects
Don’t use more than three colours in the same slide, being one of
them black
Don’t include a timer for the transition of your slides if you are not
completely certain and confident

28. iLO
• Identify 3 visual presentation concepts to use in a
lecture
• Identify 3 different visual tools to use in a lecture
• List 5 common mistakes in a slide presentation