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June 19, 2009

Presenter non grata: are custom slide animations the new PowerPoint?

Way back when, presentation slides were the best thing since sliced bread. Nowadays, we have Death by PowerPoint, with slideware being blamed for uninspiring presentations and comatose students, and generally derided as the root of all evil. But now there’s … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2009

Being clear about uncertainty

The Guardian reports Professor Dylan Williams as saying that exam results are unreliable: “People who manage and produce tests have a responsibility to be honest about the margins of error and report them. By pretending exam results are completely reliable, … Continue reading →

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