Oh, girl! Does this bring back wonderful memories! Thank you so much, Michael, for sharing these videos. I so miss the lovely people I used to fold with in the Los Angeles & Orange County area, many of whom are now gone. No, I haven't watched all of them, only the first one and half of the next, but will come back to this later.
... Chila Caldera - folding for fun in Northern Arizona USA I think therefore I fold; I fold therefore I am /// On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM Michael Sanders via Origami < [email protected]> wrote: > > There may be some useful videos on my YouTube channel that might give you > some ideas on teaching presentation. > > > I just changed some settings on some old videos from unlisted to public. > Look for videos from festivals or workshops for some ideas. > > In a few videos, I share an ancient secret folding technique invented a > couple of years ago by Yami Yamauchi. It may be something worth finding > and teaching to beginners. > > https://youtube.com/@HavePaperwillTravel > <https://m.youtube.com/@HavePaperwillTravel> > > Michael > > Sent from my iPhone 9.8 > > On Oct 4, 2025, at 10:09 AM, Laura R via Origami < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Agree with Vishakha that this thread became very interesting and is > raising aspects about teaching that don’t come to the discussion often. I’m > following this very closely, thank you. > > Regarding the way to fold modules (or easy models like a crane), whether > it’s one at a time or sequential, when I fold for myself (not teaching) I > always use the sequential way, it’s much faster. Of course, I know how to > fold the module and I’m more interested in accuracy so that method > guarantees I’m focusing on the exact crease over and over, like being on an > assembly line where the operator is always myself. > > Laura Rozenberg > > On Oct 4, 2025, at 1:22 PM, wanderer via Origami < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Lorenzo —- this is an interesting and deep thread —- with many ideas and > opinions to ponder. > > Teaching an experienced folder one-on-one is totally different from > teaching someone new to the fold. > > Teaching one-on-one vs a full class is yet another aspect! > > & then, Teaching in class is very different from teaching over zoom (or > sim). And recently, after attending and teaching at BOS Colchester, using a > visualizer is yet another variation in how to teach. I’ll admit that i > thought the visualizer would be an easier way to teach a class but actually > i wasn’t very good at it and I’m still torn about whether i like it or not. > It’s good if the student just needs to “see” something closer in order to > follow —- but not every student needs just that. > > I hadn’t taught a class in a while and i also hadn’t taught people new to > the fold in a while —- so one of the things i will rmber to ask next time > is whether everyone has folded before and if anyone is new new new. The > other thing i think i will rmber to mention is that students (whether it be > modulars or abstract 1-pc or tessellations or whatever) should fold one at > a time. Few ppl in my modular class decided to fold 2 or 3 modules at the > same time. And they folded each step across 2-3 modules, then next step > across 2-3 modules. I didn’t realize this till later when they got confused > at step 6 etc and then had no completed modules. I know there are different > ways to fold (and I’m sure someone here will have a cogent argument for the > alternate method) but i really think that folding > diagonal-diagonal-diagonal, then kite-kite-kite —— or whatever the steps > are, instead of module 1 from start to finish then module 2 from start to > finish, the former is not helpful. Is there any proper nomenclature for > these types of folding? In-sequence and step-step? > > Anyway - The things that we do not imagine are the things that challenge > us! Here’s to being a better teacher next time. > > Best, > Vishakha > . > > > On Oct 4, 2025, at 19:23, Lorenzo via Origami < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Thank you for all of your links and videos. > > First of all, I would like to thank Al Black very much for the link to > the video of Sarah Adams at the 50th BOS Anniversary Convention (I was > there! but I didn't attend Sarah's presentation, sadly). What she says is > very important, and too often overlooked. To teach in the best way > possible, you must go beyond simply knowing the model perfectly, and make a > great effort to empathise with those who, on the other hand, are not > familiar with what they are about to fold. > > >
