Powerpoint Tips and Tricks for Enhancing Learning and Teaching

The aim of this hands-on and interactive session is designed to provide an overview of some of the core functionality in PowerPoint that can be utilised to really enhance the power of your PowerPoint presentations.

Session Aims

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Use animation and transition features to bring your slides to life and scaffold information to support student engagement both synchronously and asynchronously

• Move beyond a sequential PowerPoint using the Section Tool to support navigation within your PowerPoint

• Use editing tools to create really visual infographics

• Guide students to the use of Present Coach on PowerPoint 365 to help support presentation skills

• Work within University brand guidelines to ensure a consistent corporate look to your PowerPoint slides

Links to UKPSF

A1: The session will demonstrate key areas of functionality with PowerPoint that can help guide the planning and design of learning activities

K4: The sessions will focus on how to maximise the functionality within PowerPoint to really enhance opportunities for student engagement