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New blog. Yes, maybe a distraction from data collection or maybe the first step in something I have wanted to do for a long time and that is create a place to house information, articles, books, videos, etc about innovative teaching. I have posted a book I will profile later: Presentation Zen. Without question one of the most exciting transformations in how I visually present information to students in my classes. There are a growing number of us at Duke School of Nursing (DUSON) who are experimenting with this visual information format. It is so much better than PowerPoint because it really does "click" into how information is integrated and stored for later application. It is a must read for anyone who uses a lot of slides in their teaching. Do your students a favor and try a new format, then ask them what they like better....dense PowerPoints with too many bullets or visual images they can remember?

What follows is a great example of the Presentation Zen form of a presentation. See if you think your students will remember this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIvmE4_KMNw&feature=player_embedded