METU CTE319

"Ok, I'm a freak. I admit it. I don't use PowerPoint for teaching. Well, hardly ever. Once or twice a semester. Around my institution-and across the country-that puts me in the tiny minority. I know this because my students find it unusual enough to comment on. (Update: Since I wrote this, PowerPoint use in the classroom appears to be on the decline, at least at my institution. Hooray!) Why do I take this heretical position? Part of it is that PowerPoint doesn't mesh well with my personal teaching style. But mostly it's because PowerPoint is just too hard for me. Oh, not making slides. That part's easy. I mean that creating a PowerPoint presentation that effectively supports my goals in the classroom is too hard. It's way too much work. Some people can-I tip my hat to them-but me? I'm just not good enough to do that."

You might wanna check TED for educational news!

Have you seen http://ed.ted.com/ - there are a number of examples of how TED content has been created especially for educational purposes.

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Hmmm...Interesting site. It looks a bit like TEDtalks in terms of the format of the videos (around 15 to 20 minutes in length), but the focus appears to be using social media to help people develop their own creative ideas. The Conference area is an interesting way to share ideas--it seems to have attracted a number of very creative people.