quiz 1

• Multimedia presentations


  Simultaneous engagement of auditory and visual faculties of the audience to communicate information in an impactful manner
• Multimedia presentations


  • Increase attention levels and meaningful absorption of information
  • Improve retention of information by the audience
• Multimedia presentations in classrooms

  Help students learn abstract and difficult concepts more easily<|>Increase interest levels of students and encourage them to learn<|>Increase interaction of students with content to be learnt
• Multimedia presentations in companies

  Enable sharing of information effectively and training employees regardless of distance<|>Allow presenters to exhibit complex ideas and information such as statistical data to huge audiences in an effective way<|>Allow information to be delivered in a rich form resulting in improved experience for the global audience in web conferences
• Many presentation tools such as PowerPoint have been developed to facilitate creation of interesting presentations
• Studies have acknowledged that technology tools are not utilized to their full potential in education
• Inadequate use of presentation tools not only did not enhance teaching and learning but also made students bored and distracted
• A presentation can have a negative impact on students' learning when the presenter uses technical features/effects that are not suitable to the presentation
• Students prefer presentations over traditional lectures
• Use of a particular medium alone does not ensure improved learning
• Steps to prepare an effective multimedia presentation

  1. Make a plan

  2. Make a scenario

  3. Design the slides

  4. Deliver the presentation
• Make a plan


  Identify the content based on the topic<|>Be aware of the audience<|>Assume the role of a teacher rather than a transmitter of information<|>Identify objective goals of the content based on the audience's characteristics<|>Determine a suitable learning experience
• Make a scenario


  Make a map (concept map or mind map)<|>Create a logical sequence of presenting concepts<|>Decide on the type of media to be used
• Design the slides


  Use appropriate text, images, animations, audio and video<|>Maintain consistency in design<|>Avoid clutter
• Deliver the presentation


  Practice the presentation<|>Engage the audience<|>Manage the time effectively
• Presentation techniques or technology tools

  Can help in the selection according to a decided learning objective
• Figure 2: A Technological View of Bloom Taxonomy
• Step Two: Make a Scenario

  1. Make a map: Decide about the content that needs to be imparted to the audience

  2. Create a logical sequence of presenting concepts

  3. Organize the Content
• Concept mapping


  • A teaching method which is a part of constructivism
  • A simple graph that presents knowledge concepts in the form of nodes and the relationship between concepts as the branches of a tree
  • Mind Mapping is a simple form of concept mapping that is advised in many learning theories
• Wiezel (2006) stated "If the instructor is successful in implementing level two of the second round, the mind map exercise will cover all six levels of learning as presented in Bloom's taxonomy"
• Step Three: Select the Techniques


  1. Decide about using the characteristics: audio-visual characteristics such as designs, colors, animations and sounds

  2. Keep a coordinated style: layout, design, fonts, images and sounds

  3. Engage the mind of the audience: use content-based questions

  4. Make your slides interesting: use tables, charts and graphs, avoid too much material, complicated diagrams or seemingly irrelevant images
• Font


  Select proper font size, colors and style. Choose size readable by entire audience. Select colors that strongly contrast with background. Use common fonts like Arial or Times New Roman. Avoid fancy fonts.
• Design of background


  Should not be distracting or complicating the slide. Color depends on font and other materials.
• Bullet points


  Use when showing subcategories, keep one idea per bullet. Follow 6x6 rule: no more than 6 bullets per page, each with no more than 6 words.
• Transition and animation


  Use to make presentation more attractive, but avoid too many unnecessary motions.
• Step Four: Practice the Presentation

  1. Start interestingly with a question or image

  2. Present instead of reading from slides

  3. Keep eye contact with audience

  4. Consider the situation factors like room lighting, size, etc.

  5. End impressively with a summary or key points
• A multimedia presentation can be successful when an appropriate learning experience is created based on characteristics of the audience by using suitable presentation techniques that are matched to both the content and the intended learning experience.
• Multimedia Presentation


  The preferred medium used by students in a classroom, co-workers in a meeting, and prospective clients for marketing
• General Advantages of Multimedia Presentation

  • Richer communication
  • Enhanced auditory and visual facilities
  • Increased attention levels
  • Meaningful absorption of the information presented
  • Better retention of information
• Multimedia Presentation in a Classroom Set-up

  • To learn abstract and difficult concepts more easily
  • To increase interest levels of students
  • To use as a learning tool
  • Increasing the interaction between students
  • Clicking on an icon to play a speech
  • Rolling the mouse pointer over a picture
  • Clicking on a hyperlink
• Modes of learning


  • Distance Learning
  • Online Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • E-learning
• Multimedia Presentations in Modern Companies

  • Conducting Continuing Education (CE) sessions
  • A motivation to team leaders and team members
  • Used for clients and employees in large companies
  • Effective information-sharing
  • Convenience during the training of the employees
• Multimedia Presentations in Seminars and Conferences

  • To exhibit complex ideas
  • To supplement the presenters' talk and discussion
  • To reach a global audience
• Technology tools, such as PowerPoint Presentations are not utilized to their full potential
• After interviewing with 12 students in the nursing field, an inadequate use of a presentation tool was found
• It did not enhance teaching and learning
• It made the students bored and distracted
• Lack of interaction between students and lecturers
• To overcome these challenges, it is suggested to use them in combination with other methods to make students more active
• Step One: Make a plan


  1. Do not focus on technology more than content

  2. Clarify your purpose of presenting

  3. Identify a particular content based on the topic

  4. Have enough knowledge about it

  5. Choose a few important points for presentation according to the context such as objective of presentation, knowledge level of audience

  6. Prepare an outline as it helps you in several ways

  7. Be aware of your audience

  8. Assume the role of a teacher rather than a transmitter of information

  9. Determine a suitable learning experience