Section 2.2 | Out-of-class instruction

Expanding upon my previous blog post (see Section 2.1) about preferring to use PowerPoint, I think it packs more features and allows me to fine-tune the visual and technical aspects of my slideshows in much greater detail than what Google Slides currently offers.

EVIDENCE

(extract of a microteaching session using MS PowerPoint, December 2021)
(screenshot from said microteaching, featuring the use of the highlighter function)


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