Digital Presentations and Student Active Learning
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2023Metadata
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The use of digital presentation tools such as PowerPoint® in education is ubiquitous.There are, however, issues with these tools: poorly designed slides with too much content,and passive students who have to listen to the teacher drone on and on.
More student active learning is an expressed desire from policymakers, and studies seemsto indicate it can increase learning outcomes. This fits poorly with the large use of presentationtools, so this project developed a simple prototype of a presentation applicationwith tools to make students more active and engaged in an effort to explore the possibilitiesand challenges surrounding this.
To explore this topic, a convergent mixed methods approach was used. After the prototypehad been developed it was tested by observing it in use and having a group interviewwith the test participants afterwards. In addition to these qualitative methods, aquantitative survey was given before the testing. Later on, another quantitative surveywas given to a more general student public to gain a broader understanding of studentsperceptions of presentations and what they do while attending a presentation.
The findings suggests there are possibilities for integrating student active methods inpresentations, but the topic needs to be explored further. Future projects should consideravoiding having too many surfaces for students to interact with at the same time, someform of feedback from student to teacher should be implemented, and the establishedbehavior patterns of students during presentations should be kept in mind.