Blog Journal 9 

This year for EME2040 I was in an asynchronous section. After doing school completely online last year I thought this year would be easy doing both online and in-person classes. However, now what I know what a regular in-person class is like I definitely would choose in-person classes over everything else. In an in-person class everything is easier. Connecting with your teacher and classmates, group projects, and overall engagement in a class. If I could go back to last year and change my schedule for this year, I would have chosen to be in an in person setting for this class!

Open educational resources are a way around a flawed educational system! OER's offer extra aid and updated resources for students in areas that aren't receiving the best education and/or may have disadvantages in life that put a pause on their educational growth. The article below looks at the positives and possible pushbacks of OER's from a forum of people who examined this new way of education.

Open Educational Resources Article

I have learned a lot about PowerPoint this year through projects. My "best friend" when it comes to PowerPoint is the design lab that pops up on the right-hand side. It takes a regular power point and gives each slide an updated look to take the presentation to the next level. This project, like most projects, had some challenging elements. I think for this project, each step was pretty clear in the videos, but I don't think they always are. However, I did like the overall assignment. Creating PowerPoint lessons will be a necessary skill in the future!