Using Narrated

PowerPoint Presentations

This PowerPoint presentation is a brief walkthrough

of some of the uses for narrated presentations in
online courses.
Scaffold learning
 Narrated presentations can highlight
elements of a lesson or module that
students should be paying particular
attention to, providing important
scaffolding for learning.
Dynamic content
 Narrated presentations are an easy way
to add variety and engaging content to
online courses.
Previous week summary
 Narrated presentations can be used to
summarize the lessons of the previous
week and introduce / tie-in the current
week.
Upcoming week
 Narration can be a powerful bridge tying
in one week’s material with what students
will be doing in the following weeks.
 Narrations can also place the current
week in perspective relative to the
remaining weeks of a semester.
Discussion Boards
 Presentations may be used to introduce
or frame the topic of the week’s
discussion.
Assessments
 Narrated presentations can give effective
overviews of assessment items and any
needed instructions, such paper guidelines
or project parameters.
 Use narrated presentations to keep
students on target for completing
assignments.
Connect with students
 Narrated presentations convey important
communication cues and emphasis not
present in print material.
 Most importantly, narrated presentations
are an effective way of connecting with
your online students. Strong connections
with your students help build motivation
and satisfaction, both key components in
online student success.