The typical PowerPoint presentation in higher education has too many bullet points and too much passive lecturing. In this presentation, I argue that the bullet point problem can be address by using more educational graphics. These can be pictures, graphs, or diagrams that support the topic. The passive lecturing tendency of PowerPoint presentations needs to be balanced with periods of active learning exercises.
This video and the associated screenshots were given as a presentation to the SoTL to the Core conference at Georgia Southwestern State University on October 9, 2026.
Youtube video: Rethinking PowerPoint in the Classroom: Two Strategies for Success
Screenshots:
Image credits: German woman using money to start a fire in 1923.
Logarithmic chart of German Hyperinflation
Opiate drug epidemic from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Public Domain