This is the course website for English 213, Section A, taught by Quinn Warnick at Iowa State University during spring 2008. Please refer to the policy document, found at the top of the center column, for more information about this class. Updates to the syllabus will be posted to this site one week in advance, and any changes to the readings and/or assignments will be reflected in the summaries for each week.
Quiz #2: Norman
For Tuesday's class, you had an opportunity to read Edward Tufte's take on PowerPoint and its place in modern communication. For today, you read Don Norman's opinion, which was written largely as a response to Tufte.
For today's quiz, answer the following questions, in paragraph form:
For today's quiz, answer the following questions, in paragraph form:
- What is Norman's opinion of PowerPoint? Describe one significant difference between Tufte's view of PowerPoint and Norman's view of PowerPoint.
- Based on both sources, what are PowerPoint's strengths as a communication tool?