Attack of the PowerPoint-Wielding Professors

theodp writes "A CS student blogger named Carolyn offers an interesting take on why learning from PowerPoint lectures is frustrating. Unlike an old-school chalk talk, professors who use PowerPoint tend to present topics very quickly, leaving little time to digest the visuals or to take learning-reinforcing notes. Also, profs who use the ready-made PowerPoint lectures that ship with many textbooks tend to come across as, shall we say, less than connected with their material. Then there are professors who just don't know how to use PowerPoint, a problem that is by no means limited to college classes."

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Chalk talk was really useful

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

The other day I was watching Jon Stewart and he was explaining something vague about Hitler stealing Geln Beck from us internal organ by internal organ by internal organ. None of it made any sense till he rolled in the chalk board and explained the link between Acorn, small and large intestines (something Karl Marx had) and the stomach, then it all became very very clear. If in doubt, use a chalk board. That is my dictum now.

Powerpoint sucks so hard, it blows

[Tony]

Powerpoint is the worst fucking program ever written. It has no point except to fill up time with mindless drivel, to divert your attention so you don't notice the presenter perpetually has a booger hanging from his nose, and to make you think you're getting actual information, when in fact you are getting a series of tweets.

Powerpoint blows.

Computers blow.

That's why I refuse to ever use a computer.