ASCILITE 2006 Workshop Giving effective and interactive presentations Tony Koppi University of New South Wales, Australia Elaine Pearson University of Teesside, UK Length Half day Objectives The purpose of the workshop is to help presenters to get away from the ‘death- by-PowerPoint’ that so many of us are subjected to at conferences. A traditional approach seems to be to have as many slides as possible and to talk quickly in the short timeframe often allowed at conferences. Adopting a more educational approach based on learning and teaching principles (that presenters no doubt apply elsewhere) helps overcome the traditional transmission model so often used at conferences. By considering a particular educational model (which is not prescriptive), objectives are to enable participants to consider their presentation style in relation to learning outcomes for both the presenter and attendees, and to engage the audience in acceptable, relevant and meaningful activities. Intended audience This half-day session is particularly suitable for delegates who may be new to conference presentations, or more experienced presenters who feel they would like to revise or improve their presentations. Facilitators Associate Professor Tony Koppi is Director of the Educational Development and Technology Centre (EDTeC) at the University of New South Wales. Tony has researched, published and presented internationally on aspects of learning design and educational technology for the last ten years. Recently, he was a keynote speaker on Soil Science Education at the 18 th World Conference on Soil Science in Philadelphia, 2006. He is a member of the program committee for ED-MEDIA, and on the editorial panel of a number of educational technology journals. Dr Pearson is Director of the Accessibility Research Centre (ARC) and a Principal Lecturer in the School of Computing at the University of Teesside. She has published and presented extensively in journals and conferences in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia on the subject of accessibility and online learning, and is a member of the editorial board for a number of journals. She was invited Co-Chair for the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), 2006 and is a member of the program committee for the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C) in the UK. Details of activities The rationale for this workshop is that a presentation should not be a summary or repetition of the paper, but can more profitably be used through discourse to develop ideas, arguments, theories, and strategies arising from the paper.