Teaching Off Notes

Something interesting about teaching off notes is that it is said to be far more effective than using PowerPoint. It promotes active listening, boosts engagement, and builds rapport -- and increases retention about 15%. The same could be said of sermons, which are generally preached off notes. When you see a preacher preaching off notes, he or she is using a method that works. In the academic context, 15% is very significant. It means that, instead of students obtaining 60% in an exam, they could obtain nearly 70% -- simply through the method of teaching. OBSERVATION: Here's an example paper on the subject: Information Retention.