Finish Line

Well, it's time to cross the finish line in my Online Learning Class. I have really enjoyed this class. I learned a lot of things that are definitely going to help me with my future college courses and my career. We covered: the basics of studying, how to stay motivated, taking an online class, plagiarism, various learning styles, writing effectively, creating a blog, note taking, how to research, completing homework, setting goals, time management, how to ace quizzes and exams, essay writing, Shorter University's research resources, writing in APA style, and how to use PowerPoint.

I was able to use this course to refresh myself on many things that I already knew, and learned a lot of new and valuable information also. This course was extremely helpful. I hope you enjoyed my blog and following me on my Online Learning Adventure.
Thanks,
Scott

"Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study.  Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life." 

~Henry L. Doherty~

POWER get to the POINT

I have to admit that I was glad to see that part of my Online Learning class was going to focus on PowerPoint. I like doing PowerPoint projects. I'm able to present my information and be as creative as I want to be with it.  It's fun and I enjoyed showing my 8 year old everything you can do with the program. He didn't really care, but I had fun. Seriously, this is the look he gave me......

I think PowerPoint is genius! That said, I have been forced to sit through some seriously horrible PowerPoint presentations.  I have been tortured with hours of boring slides at work and at school. For this reason, I loved Guy Kawasaki's blog about PowerPoint and the 10/20/30 rule.

He really hit the nail on the head with that one! I couldn't agree with him more. Short, simple and entertaining. Get to the point and make it interesting! I hope I get the chance to meet Mr. Kawasaki someday. I'd like to shake his hand.....and introduce him to some of the executives at my company (a.k.a, The World Champions of Extremely Long and Boring PowerPoint Presentations).

I also found Cherie Kerr's 10 dos and don'ts for presenting with PowerPoint article to be extremely helpful.

Dos and Don'ts of PowerPoint