Slides & Imagery

Today I've been working on my portfolio evidence and writing up the subject of my Powerpoint slides. I have reflected on my preference and rationale for using images in my slides, and also now understand how important the conversion process is to my own understanding of the lecture material.

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about Peter's remarks as he chanced upon my slides - 'how distracting'. A glib remark which I have since agonised about.

I had a chat with Sally about it - she seems to be knowledgeable about all things 'learning'. She told me about learning styles, and how my presentation style would suit some people and not others, and I needed to be aware.

I also talked to Gary about this and his view was the closest to mine that I have yet encountered - he showed me his slides and they were thought provoking and certainly not just reams of bullets. Whew.

I'm sure that's true. So this leaves me thinking:

• What are the learning styles, and what content should I be including.
• Do I have to suit all learning types in my class - is that even possible?
• Students take lots of modules. If visually retarded (OK, harsh!) slides are the norm, is there room for me to carry on doing my own thing?

I need to do some reading around this I think. Not quite sure where to start. Will check out the 2 Phil Race books I have as a starter.