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A white background with black bullet points or musical transitions between colorful slides?Ìý CU Boulder Department of Communication Professor Matt KoschmannÌýachieves a delicate balance between both styles of PowerPoint presentations.Ìý Â鶹ÒùÔº nominated KoschmannÌýfor the Fall 2013 ASSETT OutstandingÌýTeaching with Technology Award for his teaching of Communication 4600 Organizational Communication.Ìý In particular, they acclaimed the seamlessness ofÌýhis PowerPoint presentations.Ìý One student wrote: "[The] best integration of slides in class I’ve everÌý[seen] ... [Koschmann] ... Uses PowerPoint slides better than any teacher, really strikes the perfect balance between how much information he puts on the slides and how much information he puts into the lecture."

Koschmann spoke about hisÌýprocess of creating PowerPoint presentations for classes.ÌýÌýKoschmann explained thatÌýhe makes every decision about his PowerPointsÌýwith intention to effectively complement his lectures.Ìý Koschmann carefullyÌýplans the progression of text and associated animations to highlight concepts explained through lecture.Ìý Koschmann saysÌýthat animations in aÌýpresentationÌýshould be,Ìý"... Attractive - not distracting.Ìý The animation should help the progression of ideas.Ìý It's more dynamic than staring at a list on the screen.Ìý A visual representation ..."ÌýÌýHeÌýalso posts his slidesÌýto D2LÌýbefore class.

The Outstanding Teaching with Technology Award nomination is not Koschmann's first recognition from ASSETT.Ìý In 2010, he received an ASSETT Development Award that he used to create educational animationÌývideosÌýthroughÌý.ÌýÌýKoschmann continues toÌýcreateÌýanimations for hisÌýteaching through Videoscribe software.

Finally, Koschmann says:

I enjoy the classroom environment ... Where you can talk through ideas and ask questions.Ìý I'm always looking for things that solve a problem ... [and]Ìý... Ways to enhance the learning environment ... Â鶹ÒùÔº have a higher standard and expectation now.