The Tension Created by the Use of PowerPoint in University Business Schools
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Dale Foster, Memorial University, Faculty of Business Administration, Canada
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ISBN 978-1-939797-16-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
This paper describes the results of a survey of students and instructors on the use of presentation software in a university business school. This study reveals tensions between the benefits of presentation software and the detrimental consequences it can have on teaching and learning effectiveness. The paper concludes with a caution to university instructors and administrators vis a vis the use of presentation software in a changing business environment.
Citation
Foster, D. (2015). The Tension Created by the Use of PowerPoint in University Business Schools. In S. Carliner, C. Fulford & N. Ostashewski (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2015--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 1057-1066). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/151608/.
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