Faculty Development - Rowan-Virtua SOM: Presentation Skills

Templates

• PowerPoint
• Google Slides

Images

• Adobe Stock Images
• Adobe Firefly (AI Image Generator)

Rowan-Virtua SOM Course Directors Guide

• Preparing an Effective Lecture (Excerpted from the Rowan-Virtua SOM Course Director’s Manual) 
• Peer Evaluation of Lecture Form
• Presentation Analysis Form
• Learning Objectives and Bloom's Taxonomy

1. Life after Death by PowerPoint (3:59)
   Humorous video overview of common presentation issues.
   • Related:
     • MORE Life after Death by PPT (8:13)
2. Audience Focus
3. Learning Objectives
4. Setting
5. Engagement and Interaction
6. Presentation Design for Learning

• AAMC
  • Presentation Skills Toolkit for Medical Students
• Johns Hopkins
  • Improving Your Lectures
• MedEdPortal
  • Presentation Skills Assessment Tools (2010)
  • Tips for Effectively Presenting Your Research via Slide Presentation (2016)
  • A Curriculum to Teach Learners How to Develop and Present a Case Report (2018)

• LinkedIn Learning (log-in with your Rowan Credentials)
  • Create and Deliver Engaging Presentations Learning Path
• Books
  • TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
    Chris Anderson
  • slide:ology: The Art and Science of Presentation Design
    Nancy Duarte
  • Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
    Garr Reynolds
• Other/Online Resources
  • PowerPoint Presenter Coach
  • TED - Create + prepare slides
  • Harvard Business Review (HBR) - How to Give a Killer Presentation
  • Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching - Making Better PowerPoint Presentations
  • Harvard University, Graduate School of Education - Lecturing Interactively
• Image Sites (Creative Commons or Royalty Free)
  • Pexels
  • Pixabay
  • Unsplash

Faculty Development Sessions

Presentation Design for Usability, Accessibility, and Inclusion
9/19/25, 7am-8am

Presenter:
Steve Garwood, EdD, Director of Faculty Development

Materials

• Recording (with Verification; 50:08)
• Recording (50:08)
• Recording (Audio only; 50:08)
• Presentation (PDF)
• Related:
  • Rowan-Virtua SOM
    • Faculty Development Guide: Presentation Skills
    • Preparing an Effective Lecture (From the SOM Course Director's Guide)
  • Sources
    • Web AIM
    • CAST: Universal Design Guidelines
    • The Non-Designer's Design Book (Robin Williams)
    • Multimedia Learning (Richard Mayer)

Preparing & Delivering Engaging Presentations (w/Peer Feedback Process)
7/19/24, 7am-8am
Presenter: Steve Garwood, EdD
Director, Faculty Development, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

1. Explain uses of the Peer Evaluation of Lecture form.
2. Create concise, observable, and measurable learning objectives
3. Utilize the ADDIE model to develop a presentation.
4. Describe elements of presentation development (e.g. PPT, Google Slides) for didactic instruction.
5. Plan strategies and activities to enhance audience engagement.

Materials:

• Recording (with Verification; 56:59)
• Recording (56:59)
• Presentation
• Related
  • Slido (More information coming)
  • Rowan-Virtua SOM Faculty Development Guide: Presentation Skills
  • Preparing an Effective Lecture (Excerpted from the Rowan-Virtua SOM Course Director’s Manual) 
  • Peer Evaluation of Lecture Form
  • Presentation Analysis Form
  • Learning Objectives and Bloom's Taxonomy

Creating a Professional Research Poster (Recording & Materials)
2/21/23, 7am-8am
Presenter: Lisa Price, MSLIS, Rowan-Virtua SOM Health Sciences Library

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe elements of a successful poster
2. Explain the Serial Position Effect and its importance in poster design
3. Identify where to get and how to use Rowan logos appropriately

Materials:

• Recording (with Verification; 36:28)
• Recording (36:28)
• Presentation