] Methodology PowerPoint PowerPoint, taboo? Pros Visual aid – especially helpful to visual learners Keeping the lesson on track/organized Accessible (can be saved in Bb and referred back to later) Interactive (sometimes… depends on who made it!) Student use Cons One-way learning/teacher-centered classroom Inhibits organic discussion Visual pollution/over-saturation of slides “Overly formal” vibe Over-simplifies the material (reduces critical thinking) Tips Guy Kawasaki’s 10, 20, 30 rule – 10 slides, 20 minutes, 30-point font Keeping it simple – but not simplifying the material Make it interactive (to avoid “one-way learning) Spice it up! Set expectations (i.e., students shouldn’t just sit and copy from the slides) Take breaks Sources: “Does PowerPoint Help or Hinder Learning?” by Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog (http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/does-powerpoint-help-or-hinder-learning/) Blog post from Guy Kawasaki, December 30, 2005 (blog.guykawasaki.com) [41:35] Adjunct Antics Valuing Adjuncts The downside of being an adjunct Lower pay No retirement plan or benefits No job certainty/guarantee No/less input to department decisions “Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act” Student debt is a problem for most people, but adjuncts (who have less job certainty and low pay) have an especially hard time paying off their loans 2007 – Congress created PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness), to offer loan forgiveness to people in public and non-profit sectors Many adjuncts don’t qualify for PSLF because you have to work an average of 30 hours a week/year, and adjuncts don’t always get enough hours The Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act would allow adjuncts to access PSLF, regardless of hours worked Sources: “Adjunct faculty exploring unionization,” by Koran Addo, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/adjunct-faculty-exploring-unionization/article_5691bb7b-08b7-5f36-9e48-c52544c840c8.html) “Big News: Sen. Dick Durbin Introduces Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act,” from Adjunct Action (http://adjunctaction.org/2014/07/big-news-sen-dick-durbin-introduces-adjunct-faculty-loan-fairness-act/)