Assignment 1: Remodel a PowerPoint Presentation

Background

• Introduction to PowerPoint (click here to download video)

Assignment Materials

• Power Point to be remodeled (click here to download ppt file)
• Excel spreadsheet with statistics data (click here to download xls file)

Preparation for the Next Assignment

• Bridges and Lau editorial (Skill Acquisition) (click here)

Assignment 2: Evaluate Seminars

• Skills and Habits for PowerPoint Presentations (click here to download ppt file)

Web and Document Resources

• Description of "Rethinking" with links to examples (click here for web page)
• Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides (click here to download pdf file)
• Really Bad PowerPoint, Revisited
  • A&A Interview with Seth Godin (click here)
  • Book (click here)
• Humanizing PowerPoint (click here)
• Presentation Zen - lots of good ideas (website)

Videos

• Beyond Bullet Points - various presentations (website)
• TED talks - a collection of outstanding presentations (think "expert") (website)

Assignment 3: Create Visual Support for a Seminar

Skills [under development]

• Scientific Charts (Excel spreadsheet templates used for making charts)
• PowerPoint Drawing

Assignment

• (see assignment link)

Materials for Review

• Collaborative Editing (link)

Assignment 4: Present a Seminar

Assignment

• (see assignment link)

Assignment 5: Remix Materials to Create a Poster

Assignment

• (see assignment link)