I have noticed I feel like I have a more limited cognitive load space during lectures when my professor uses really active slides. I've gotten distracted or lost during instruction before, and felt like a "bad" student. As pretty and fun as they are, animations often distract me, and it can be hard to note-take when the audio doesn't match the transcriptions, as mentioned above. This felt validating!

As someone who color codes things often, I wouldn't have considered this on my own! I always thought lighter colors were better for highlighting because it allows me to see more text, but I can see how different students will have different visual/contrast needs. I never knew that bolding and underlining text were recommended over colored text or highlight tools.