Reading Your PowerPoint Is Not Teaching

PowerPoint: know your medium.

To make the most of PowerPoint in professional presentations, presenters need to understand some basic principles that transcend the software. These include a thorough grasp of the message a presenter wants to convey; the backgrounds, interests, and needs of the audience; and the best approaches to fitting the medium of delivery to the content of the material. PowerPoint is a useful tool, but l...

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What Is Not Available Online Is Not Worth Reading?

This short article discusses an emerging trend in the information-seeking behaviour of scientists, i.e. mere reliance on online information. Based on a study of physicists and astronomers, this article shows that more scientists now assume that if articles are of enough quality and significance, they must be available online and vice versa. Though still in a low minority, a number of scientists...

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Your Fireplace Reading …

The editorial board of the Canadian Geriatrics Journal would like to raise a holiday glass in honour of our final issue of 2011. This marks a one-year milestone for the online " reboot " of our journal. I would like to thank all of the members of our society who have provided reviews, and I would especially like to thank my associate editor, Dr. Mark Rapoport. This issue, which ideally should b...