Powerpoint presentation and reflection

Anzac Day

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This is my powerpoint presentation. I was using powerpoint 2007 and found it easy to use. I have used powerpoint in the past so this put me in good stead. I used it on Windows 7, not sure if this makes it any different to using powerpoint 2007 on XP or Vista.

I have incorporated various mediums including text, images, youtube videos and sounds. The foundation for this presentation is individual learning styles and inclusiveness. In terms of inclusiveness I have looked at differing cultures. Anzac day is an incredibly patriotic day in the Australian calendar and one that children can easily interpret in an almost negative way. Anzac day tells the story of how the Anzacs were slaughtered by the Turks who could be seen as ruthless barbarians in some circles. Even though I have haven't touched on this directly, there is an option to watch the documentary film Gallipoli which covers diaries of both Turkish and Australian soldiers, offering a neutral view to the occasion. This should let diversity reign as potential Muslim students can see it from the perspectives of some of the soldiers from their faith or children whose grandparents fought for the Axis nations.

The authentic focus here in terms of Learning Engagement Theory is how the students can take what they have learnt and attend the memorial service each year on April 25th. Students will have the knowledge and emotions associated with this particular event. One of the subsequent activities that could be integrated into a Unit of Work concerning Anzac Day is to have the students conduct speeches at a memorial service reflecting on what they have learnt and how they personally feel about the whole Anzac aura. Students need to know about this aspect of national history because although it doesn't currently affect them, if it wasn't for these brave people, contemporary existence would be different.

Even though this type of Unit of Work wouldn't be considered as 'engaged' as some of the other powerpoints I have seen from my fellow GDLT peers, it still plays an important role and we still have to be mindful of different learning style when conducting such a presentation. I have incorporated both images and audio to my powerpoint presentation in order to engage both visual and verbal learners. Some of the slides include a sound like the sound of a 'bomb' when the presentation starts documenting some of the details of the actual day the Anzacs landed on Anzac cove and when the fighting started. This is to provide those verbal thinking student cognitive development in grasping the nature of Anzac Day. These students might remember the details of the landing more clearly because of the noise. 'Visual learners remember best what they see--pictures, diagrams, flow charts, time lines, films, and demonstrations. Verbal learners get more out of words--written and spoken explanations. Everyone learns more when information is presented both visually and verbally' Felder and Soloman believe. The presentation will not be without spoken words, I as the teacher will be talking the students through with extra information as the slides progress.

I have attempted to accommodate for sensing and intuitive learners as well. 'Sensing learners tend to like learning facts, intuitive learners often prefer discovering possibilities and relationships,' Felder and Soloman state. This type of presentation should suit sensing learning fairly simply but I thought intuitive learners might be left out somewhat so I included a little activity so student students can establish some geographic awareness of where their great grandfathers were fighting. Students are asked to use their atlas to find Turkey to see exactly how far away the Anzacs were at the time of Gallipoli.

- Felder, R. & Soloman, B., Learning styles and strategies, retrieved from http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm