Read up on guidelines in preparing visual aids

Technology has allowed teachers to be more creative in providing visual aids for learning activities. The most commonly used are software for slide presentations such as PowerPoint or Keynote.

Below are some sites that can help guide in creating visual aids for lectures:

 

https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/lecturing-and-presenting/logistics/designing-visual-aids (Links to an external site.)

 

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/powerpoint-tips/simple-rules-for-better-powerpoint-presentations/1/ (Links to an external site.)

 

Key points to remember are:

    • These are aids for learners to understand and retain knowledge
    • Keep slides simple and uncluttered
    • Use main key words and lessen the details
    • Follow FONT size recommendations
    • Try to keep to the 5/5/5 rule of thumb [5 WORDS in each line, 5 LINES on each slide and 5 TEXT HEAVY slides at a time]