Net Check
By Garry Platt (March 2009 Issue)
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There can’t be many learners who have not encountered the ubiquitous PowerPoint on a training event or presentation. I don’t want to get into a discussion about the potential problems or benefits of PowerPoint per se.
Rather, I want to introduce an interesting web site that promotes the use of PowerPoint as a gaming platform that helps encourage and develop learning.
The web site has been created by Dr Dianne Jones from the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. A specialist in training and developing professional coaches of the sports persuasion, she has explored the use of PowerPoint as an educational developmental tool.
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