Blog #9

 1. Being a distance learner takes some time to get used to. A few things that changed include increased distractions like a television or using the internet in the middle of class. Participation also feels a little awkward during a class because you are essentially talking to a screen hoping the people on the other side can hear and understand you. Few problems like bad wifi connection can be a headache, but if all goes well during class students have the ability to learn through a new medium. There are very few things, if at all, that I like about distance learning, because I would rather physically be in class. If I were a teacher doing distance learning I would assure my students that the learning will be the same and continue to use my knowledge of learning through a digital medium.

2. Open Educational Resources (OER) are course materials like textbooks, modules, and streaming videos that is used to support education. They are public domain meaning anyone can have access to them. This website titled the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and and Cultural Organization describes OERs as learning and research materials on any medium. They have a whole section dedicated to OERs from COVID19 responses, which highlights news and information on the ongoing combat against COVID19, to resources related to UNESCO and how they plan to fight the virus. https://en.unesco.org/themes/building-knowledge-societies/oer

3. The more I work with PowerPoint the more I learn about different tools and features of the program. Learning about how to use the navigation feature was the most recent lesson. Creating a game was a fun and productive skill to learn because I could create educative games in the future as an educator. Games like Jeopardy or Family Feud can be remade for educative purposes The game I created was fun and I cannot think of a flaw in working with PowerPoint. 




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