In response to online discussions regarding whether communication educators should teach students in public speaking how to utilize Microsoft PowerPoint for developing visual aids, this paper identifies arguments both for and against the practice. The paper begins by delineating the three relevant questions and describes the positions offered by…

The overhead projector is shown to be a superior alternative to the chalkboard. Uses and advantages include these: planned visual instruction with key ideas featured in color, face-to-face instruction with lights on or off, progressive revelation or serialized transparencies, and clarity of information presentation. (SC)

Reviews literature on the effectiveness of pictures used in classrooms and concludes that further research in this field can provide a basis for reliable instruction decision making. Research problems are identified, some of which are related to picture types, subject content presentation formats, and their relations with learner's…

A discussion of the effect of background color on the legibility of projected printed messages on transparencies. (Author)

Building this project helps explain theory of integrated circuitry. Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (MU)

Teachers capture student interest by use of still photography and story plot. (RK)

Suggests teaching remedial composition students to use visual clues--markings and locational indicators--to analyze sentences and eliminate recurring grammatical errors. (AEA)

An archive of still images in videodisc format becomes a powerful instructional tool when complemented by a computer data base system for selection and retrieval and programs to generate materials and manage image presentation. Considerations in using this potential include database design, a classification system, and computer-videodisc…

Use of diagrams and three-dimensional aids in teaching laboratory techniques of tooth reduction was evaluated. The visual aids were found to be useful, but little difference was found in the effectiveness of two- and three-dimensional aids, possibly because two-dimensional aids provided step-by-step instructions while three-dimensional models did…

Suggests the use of diagrams illustrating the estimated temporal relations of preserved stratigraphic units in a region as a teaching tool to emphasize the paucity of stratographic information. (Author/DS)

Describes a map designed to help students chart a college application strategy. The map locates each student on a grid by academic coordinates based on G.P.A. and test score index. Colleges are located on the same grid by identifying students admitted and circling dots representing academic locations. (RC)