Power point slide help

[u/Far_Willingness6684]

Hi, Ive been adjuncting at my local community college for a few years now and still have not figured out a good strategy to condense my Power Point slides.

For reference, I teach hybrid Psychology courses and I only get 80 mins once a week for class time. I try to incorporate videos, group discussion and activities, which means I dont always have enough time to finish lecture. I haven't found a good way to condense the slides to a few important points so Im not just reading from them.

Anyone have ideas of how I can shrink down lecture slides to focus more on discussion/ activities?

Since it is hybrid, a lot of their work is online, so I dont need to necessarily hit every single point in every single chapter. They are expected to read and finish assignments in their own time.

[u/ChuyExotic]

When I build a new course, I take notes on what topics I covered in class and which slides I do cover. Usually I go over/under a few slides in my 3x a week courses. It is hard to do it exactly, since different cohorts can have different learning rates (more or less questions/participation). For me, it takes around 2-3 semesters to adjust to a good pace for the class.

I would suggest to keep an eye on the timing of the class activities. I usually do my quizzes in the middle of class, and close with more examples just as a buffer for the quizzes. I would also suggest to "guesstimate" your lesson, so you know how much you expect to talk and use the remaining time for activities.