Effects of Integrating Digital Presentation Tools in Industrial Design Programme for Higher Education

Abstract

This paper will discuss the effects of three types of digital presentation tools: Prezi, PowerPoint, and PowToon.  The discussion will be focusing on student engagement in Industrial Design (ID) education.  Digital presentation tools provide a new and powerful way in education refers to learning from the use of different media: pictures, video, animation, text, and sound.  In the previous research and study, using presentation tools in the lecture has been proved to increase students’ engagement.  Recently, the rapid development of digital products has changed the way of teaching and learning.  Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to identify an idea of digital presentation tools for ID programme as lecturing tools; and to explore how processes of digital presentation tools on student engagement in the learning of the ID process.  This paper compiles secondary data on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers; reviews existing research on the topic; and theoretical approaches.  This paper uses meta-analysis to indicate the strength of variable relationships for digital presentation tools for an ID process in teaching and learning.  In summary, this paper consolidates the concept of digital presentation tools for ID education and the importance of each digital presentation tools elements in a higher education setting.