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Why Information Technology in Education and How? Lee Fong-Lok 2004/1/14 How we are using IT How IT helps? Using PowerPoint Literature Review Overhead transparencies versus PowerPoint Evans, 1998,, General Psychology module, 87 received traditional lectures, 64 received lectures with PowerPoint increase students’ grades. Improve lecture attendance rates, May reduce certain disruptive behaviors during the lectures. Using PowerPoint Harknett and Cobane, 1997, 80% PowerPoint lectures benefited their learning Visual emphasis helped recall lecture materials PowerPoint slides easy to update and create electronic handouts Using PowerPoint Lowry, 1999, 3 cohorts of students (N130 in each), Environmental Science course in the UK. PowerPoint groups achieved better grades PowerPoint groups had a positive attitude towards the method Features found specially appealing: Use of a PC, the visual aids, presentation format, lecture structure, clarity. PowerPoint vs. overhead or blackboard assisted lectures (Szabo Nastings, 2000) Are more attention capturing Are more interesting Are easier to follow and/or to understand Are visually clearer Better emphasize the important concepts Are better structured for presentations Are more beneficial for learning What students would like to see in PowerPoint lecturing? Vary size and shape of fonts (87.1%) Adopt PowerPoint lecturing in all modules (72.0%) Have more illustrations (64.9%) Use light background with dark fonts 62.7%) Vary colors freely within the lecture (51.0%) Use line-by-line presentations (50.0%) Effects Convenient to use Easy to update and store Possible benefits on recall, Students like PowerPoint as a lecturing method, Not accompanied by better academic performance. Novelty may be the reason. Issues to consider Teaching or Learning: To the students versus with the students Rigid Teaching Sequence: Pre-conceived sequence of teaching/learning process Multimedia: Seeing is believing? Seeing is understanding? CAI ITS Technolog