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Presentations – Presentations are a way to show information to a group using a large screen (in most cases). Audio, video, pictures, text and interactive media can all be used as part of a presentation. A basic presentation shows the audience 1 “slide” or “page” of the presentation at a time and the speaker can control when to go to the next part of the presentation. Presentations are usually linear but can also be setup in non-linear formats.

In a presentation, the teacher or students dramatize or otherwise disseminate information. Information sources include the teacher, guest speakers, textbooks, Internet sites, audio, video, or other students. Presentations can be highly interactive, involving questions and comments between the teacher and learners as a whole class or in small groups.
(Smaldino, p. 66)

Relating Infographics to Instructional Objectives

Class of media: Interactive Media

Characteristics: showing others organized and formatted information

Application to types of learning:

Cognitive objectives:  Depending on the presentation, any of Bloom’s Taxonomy could be referenced: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating.

Psychomotor objectives.  Limited application.

Affective objectives: presentations could have audio or visuals that allows for some type of affective reaction

Advantages and Disadvantages of Infographics

Advantages

• Present once. You only have to present the information once for all the students.
• Note-taking strategies. Students can use a number of different note-taking strategies to capture the information presented.
• Information sources. Technology and media resources can serve as quality sources for the most current information.
• Student presentations. Students can present information they have learned to the whole class or a small group.

Disadvantages

• Difficult for some students. Not all students respond well to a presentation format to learn information; therefore, the lesson will need to include more than one way of presenting content (e.g., reading, listening, or viewing a video).
• Potentially boring. Without interaction, a presentation can be very boring. It is important to include ways to keep students interactive through questions and answers, check sheets to complete, or dialog.
• Note-taking difficulty. Students may need to learn how to take notes to benefit from a presentation. One solution is to provide a partially completed notes sheet to assist with note-taking skills.
• Age appropriateness. Younger students may have difficulty sitting for lengthy presentations, so it is important to adjust presentation time based on student age and attention level.

 Considerations for Selecting and Developing Presentations for Instruction

• First, the presentation should be adaptive to meet the varying needs of students. Some students will need basic information, while some will be ready for more detailed descriptions.
• Second, focus on concepts and principles rather than factual information. Concepts and principles lead to better transfer of knowledge.
• The third recommendation is to consider student’s individual learning profiles. This may involve providing information in different modes, visual, auditory, and tactile or including examples familiar to the different cultures represented by your students.
• The fourth suggestion is to collaborate with other teachers who are also teaching your students to identify areas in which it would be useful to provide consistent support and instruction across content areas.

(Smaldino, p. 66)

  

References:

Smaldino, Sharon E., Deborah Lowther, Clif Mims, James Russell. Instructional technology and media for learning, 12th Edition. Pearson, 20180110. VitalBook file.