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Chalk boards are very visceral, Bringing a chalkboard instead of powerpoint when giving a presentation, makes for a much better presentation, A whiteboard is al
by somat 4y ago
Chalk boards are very visceral, Bringing a chalkboard instead of powerpoint when giving a presentation, makes for a much better presentation, A whiteboard is almost as good but does not have the same impact as a chalkboard.
- pantalaimon 4y agoOne big part is that writing speed gives a natural limit of how fast the material can be presented. With PowerPoint it’s easy to lose the audience, especially in math heavy stuff where taking notes really helps with understanding. If the presentation is in PowerPoint, there is no way I can keep up.
- falcor84 4y agoWhile I agree in principle, I can tell you from extensive first hand experience on both sides that it's extremely easy to lose the audience with math heavy content on a blackboard too. The only thing that I found to be really useful is for the students to already be familiar with the content (having actually prepared for the lesson), and the live session only reviewing it and then focusing on the deeper or most confusing parts.
- pantalaimon 4y agoOf course - what also helps is that writing speed with chalk is somewhat slower than writing speed with pen & paper, so that gives the audience some opportunity to catch up.