Does e-learning make learning easier?

I have always believed that if you can’t handle a paper to do list and diary then the fanciest electronic organiser will not help you manage your time.

If you don’t understand basic maths then Excel won’t make you numerate.

If you are a boring public speaker, then you will be even more boring with PowerPoint.

So how about e-learning. Does the technology make it easier to learn?

PowerPoint – back to basics

I have yet to find a single person who hasn’t seen a poor PowerPoint presentation.

Yet even the most prolific complianers seem intent on perpetuating the visual abuse of bullets flying in all directions with none hitting the target.

I agree that PowerPoint is a valuable tool to enhance a spoken message. It is just that it is overused.

My first proposal is that Powerpoiunt should only be used when it provides information that cannot be given orally. 

Here is my complete list of times when PowerPoint enhances a presentation: