Impatica for PowerPoint

Using Impatica to 'impaticize' a Powerpoint presentation is a fairly easy process. Once the desired options are selected, Impatica does all the work in the background including file compression and producing output that can readily be posted on the Web, in email or in a course management system. The compression capability is particularly significant because bandwidth is often a major concern for some online learners and a major challenge for instructors who use PowerPoint regularly to produce online course content. Embedding sound in the presentation is done within the familiar PowerPoint environment. Instructors certainly embrace the low learning curve in using this technology to produce enhanced, compressed, presentations.

My project, "The Online Class: Supporting Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning" is set in the context of faculty development and focuses on learning styles. I pose some fundamental questions that instructors may have about learning styles, and continue with brief descriptions of a select few learning styles, along with some instructional strategies for supporting them. In closing, I give a summary of choices that instructors can adopt to optimize learner experiences in the online class.