Don't hate me but...

#DeathByPowerpoint slides feel even worse in an online course environment, because the in-person presenter energy is no longer there to compensate for text heavy slides on a default template.

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This is why we hate webinars.

There's actually nothing wrong with a webinar format. Webinars can actually be fab & allow audience to have more control over their environment. that's a good thing.

The problem is the #DeathByPowerpoint presentation slides.

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Think about it... When someone has #DeathByPowerpoint slides for an in person presentation... We ignore them and watch the presenter instead.

In a webinar (or online course video) we lose that option & it's PAINFUL because we've lost it.

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Combined with the number of people using computer or webcam or apple headphone mics to record their online course videos...I'm majorly concerned about what's going to happen in the fall with so many online courses

#DeathByPowerpoint + bad audio - in person instructor energy =

Any dept shifting to online courses, IMO, desperately needs to:

1. Fund professional development training so instructors stop #DeathByPowerpoint

2. Purchase quality mics for ALL instructors

3. Provide support for online course development + $ for captions

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I can help with #1 by the way I have an online course faculty can take to help them end #DeathByPowerpoint and can offer group rates. DM me if interested.