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Re:Books and lectures don't work by Beldin on Saturday May 11, 2019 @06:38PM (#19888805)
In my (anecdotal) experience in both attending and teaching classes (/presentations), richer ways to convey information incite the audience to switch off and undergo/experience the "class".

You whip out a blackboard & chalk, and the difference is palpable.

I'm not saying is impossible to teach with "richer" methods, but i am saying that there is more to teaching than conveying information.

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Re:Books and lectures don't work by falcor84 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @08:36PM (#19889339)
> You whip out a blackboard & chalk, and the difference is palpable.

I don't quite understand what you're implying. Using the blackboard is a richer (more "multimedia", more "live") way to teach than just a plain lecture/presentation, right? Is it your experience that students phase out during such sections? Because my experience is quite the contrary.

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