Louise N. Walkup, Adjunct Faculty, Humanities
Three Rivers Community College

I set the tone for the class by playing PowerPoint quotations – from the text, class notes, and luminaries spanning all ages. I've also had my writing students post their favorite quotations from a novel we were reading on the class discussion board. Students used these as the basis for writing paragraphs (the meaning of the quote and its personal significance). Via the discussion board students commented on each other's paragraphs. These paragraphs were grouped according to categories and eventually compiled into essays.

Think about why you came to this workshop
I'm confident needs will be met
You'll walk away with items that can be seamlessly integrated in your next  lesson plan to improve your class.

Please introduce yourself  - your discipline & feel free to state what you'd like to walk away with.

• Top Ten Reasons for integrating PowerPoint Quotations

• Open with a Quote

• Short Story of Yi & Me

• What I Have on my Web

• Successful strategies for teaching, Tuesdays With Morrie

• Further strategies for incorporating PPTS in classes

• Your Turn (Discussion)

Top Ten Reason for Integrating PPT Quotations

10

 Excellent tool for previewing material to be covered

9

Excellent too for reviewing material.
It reinforce material for maximum retention

8

It's hip - Multicultural Perspective ( Across Cultures)

7

It's thought provoking -  
 Evolution of thought through time (Across Time)

6

A means for presenting extra information that you can’t cover in class

5.

For ideas – for free writing

4

To stimulate thoughts and ideas  for discussion starters

3

 Meeting various requirements – themes,  immigration, critical thinking

2
It’s fun & cool

1

 Students will love you & give you high evaluations at the end of the semester!

Have students compile top ten lists too (persistence, Top Ten Wise Choices )  Back to Presentation

• Lecture will center around quotes & PowerPoints as a learning tool so I start with a quote, as I do my classes. Why?
  • You can't go wrong
  • It grabs and demands attention
  • It's professional
  • It sets the tone
  • It's effective
  • It's easy
  • It's remembered
    • Be it a class, a talk, a paper - it makes for a memorable opening and close

• A phone call on opening day of school
• I have something you might enjoy before your forum  Play music & ppts before you start your talk

Utilize any of it.   Shared with Skip Downing

Highlight any lines that move you - consider these to be quotations   (that's how I get my quotes)

WebCT Discussion Board Assignments

• Moving Passages,  students word-process lines they enjoyed for all to read
• Short Paragraphs - Meaning of Quotations  - students wrote what these quotes meant to them
•  Comments of Student Paragraphs by Students - Students commented on the above paragraphs saying if  they experienced similar reactions when reading the quoted passages
• What message(s) did Morrie have for you? (in one paragraph)

I cut & pasted these to my home page in Word & PPT format

Later students critically thought about paragraphs that moved them & linked them with transitions to form essays.
Suggestions:  What wisdom does Morrie offer about living life to the fullest?
What advice does Morrie have to terminal patients?
What treasures does Morrie offer to those visiting terminal patients?

 A Class Every Tuesday by Kelsey
During their visits together Morrie shared with Mitch his knowledge of family, death, forgiveness.

The Book that Changed my Life.
Because of this book now I have a greater understanding of the meaning of love, courage, and dying. 

• What is the significance of...
  How does this speak to me...
  Top ten lists for Time Management, Being a successful Student, Effective Listening, Effective Communication, treating employees, Interviewing tips...
  What is the most... 
  Affirmations 2003  Ppt.

Absolute necessity for all oral presentations - whether showing ppt or not

Absolutely essential for any paper  - priceless tool for organization & synthesis - Capella's 25-page papers (does it match requirements?)

Excellent group  or individual projects for creating exam reviews in class - place burden on the student

Great for Discussion Starters

Linard's Affirmations & Poems May 2004

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