“New Technology. A universal Panacea?” Dr. Wendy Beekes

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Dr. Wendy Beekes

• Department of Accounting and Finance

• Lancaster University

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Introduction

• PowerPoint – blessing or curse?

• How I use PowerPoint in my teaching

• Personal Response system

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Advantages of using PowerPoint

• Looks “polished” and “professional”

• Makes you consider the structure of the lecture in more depth

• Enables sequences to be built up

• Drag and drop slides into other courses using “slide manager”

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Disadvantages of using PowerPoint

• Can’t adjust presentation – “locked in”

• Slide show and passive approach “at the movies!”

• Potentially endless hours of preparation

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• How do I use PowerPoint?

• Animations

• Sequences of items

• Graphs

• Cartoons from Clip Art

Recent Developments and Strategic Management Accounting

• Changes to Practice

Pension Expense

• Pension Settlement Rate (1994 - 1998)

Pension Expense

• Pension Plan Entities and Relationships

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• What do I hate about PowerPoint?

• Can’t ‘scrub out’ things – tippex is not an option!

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Using the Personal Response System

• Ask the Audience

• Demo by Dr Caroline Elliott (Economics)

• Instant feedback/response from students

• Very useful for shy students – anonymous

• Contact AVS

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• How do I use the PRS system

• Revision session for large groups

• In class for MSc students

• Advantages and disadvantages

“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”

• Conclusions

• PowerPoint – a universal panacea?

• PRS system – a universal panacea?

• Use technology well and is is great!