Think about the last presentation you observed online. We often learn that to create a good presentation we need to use powerpoint and to come up with 5-6 bullet-points per slide. While the clearly-marked points may have helped guide the presenter, they may not have engaged the listeners, who can easily “zone out” and forget material if it is presented in a monotonous way. Perhaps you suffered from the “Death by bullet points” syndrome: bullets made the presentation boring and did not capture the attention of the audience. So how do you create a “Wow!” factor for your online presentations?
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I like Step 6 of using emotions. Sometimes I feel that being human is discouraged in an online environment. I like the reinforcement that it is all right to show an emotion as you would in a traditional classroom setting.
Deanna, I TOTALLY agree with you! Many people believe that since emotions are less apparent online, they just do not exist in this context… nothing is further from being the truth! Distance learning is a VERY emotional experience!
One of the tools you mentioned was interactivity. John Kleeman from Questionmark has a great blog/presentation on how formative quizzes and tests not only provide for some interactivity, they also slow the forgetting curve and increase retention. While increasing retention may not necessarily make the learner sit up and take notice during the presentation, it is a very big deal when it comes to the overall online presentation experience. http://blog.questionmark.com/dont-believe-quizzes-and-tests-help-retention-heed-the-evidence
Thanks, Doug, for posting your comment and for sharing this invaluable resource!
I don’t understand why so often it appears that the comparison amongst learning techniques is an either/or proposition. To make distance education effective and engaging there are many things that should be drawn from a “live” session and adapted appropriately. Using techniques such as an audience response system, showing poll results, pairing participants up to have IM chat and share their results, etc. All of these types of things add to a distance education session in my mind.
Elizabeth,
Thanks very much for your post. I do not think my blog compared online and FTF as either/ or. As a matter of fact, many strategies were drawn from the traditional setting. I agree with your suggestions. Very good points. Thanks for sharing them with us!
I enjoy reading through a post that will make people think. Also, thank you for allowing me to comment!
Thank you so much for your post! Of course, I allow comments! I am learning so much from my readers. Thank you for taking time to do it