Nicole's EME2040 Blog

   When thinking about my experience of distance learning, I would say that mine has overall been positive. Pre-COVID I did watch a lot of educational T.V. shows like Dora the Explorer that helped me continue my education outside of the classroom, which I did enjoy. Then, during COVID, it was easy to adapt to asynchronous classroom styles because of the location divide. I was able to become better at my time management skills, as I was already a very independent learner, doer, and person in general. I also enjoyed taking my own path on how I was able to retain the information. For example, when watching a video in class, the teacher controls the speed, pausing, volume, etc. However, when I was at home learning, I was able to have full control of all the electronic learning materials to aid how I learn best. This brings me to my current experience with distance learning. In college, I have had 2 online classes, both asynchronous. This has been nice for me to be able to focus on...

 

  When working on the Web Design assignment, I acquired the new skill of building a website using Weebly. I had created websites using other platforms before, so creating a website on Weebly allowed for me to broaden my horizons in being familiar with website platforms. I used the principles of CRAP all throughout my wesbite. When relating contrast to my web design, it can be seen that the numerous background colors and types complement the text size, color, and shapes. For repetition, I repeated the same title font, size, and color for every subsection of my pages, as well as for my body text. I aligned all of my pictures, text, and graphics to the best of my ability to where everything was evenly spread out. The same sentiment goes for proximity, in regard to allowing the web design outline to help guide me on how to properly space out my sections for each page. In total, having the web design outline helped me in providing a professional and neat look for all the elements of CRA...

   This URL goes straight to the Teacher's Law Symposium Conference. Each January, The Trial Lawyers Section hosts this annual conference, which is a two-day seminar to educate teachers about the legal world. This conference gives teachers tools to educate their students concerning the federal and state courts and the legislative process. https://tinyurl.com/lawsymp