Yuki, Of course, I can only ever speak for myself.
You are obviously more knowledgeable in this area than I, although I have heard of the learning types. The question is: Does AB explain herself well? Your eager student, BrianB2. --- In [email protected], Yuki Taga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi brian.z123, > > Monday, March 12, 2007, 7:06:55 AM, you wrote: > > bz> To the teachers. > > bz> I believe that in spite of Gigabytes of support over the > bz> years,explaining itself is Ami's weakest link, so I appreciate your > bz> efforts to get it out there. > > bz> Some feedback for you. > > bz> Despite the fact that video, audio etc is fashionable I personally am > bz> not a fan of it as a teaching medium. > > However, from a teaching effectiveness standpoint, it is not what the > teacher prefers, but what works for the student. Teacher preferences > are irrelevant unless they can be proven effective via student > outcomes. > > Some learn best from visual stimulation, others from audio, even > others, via tactile. Some, in fact, need an assorted combination. > But one size does not fit all. This much we have come to understand. > > bz> I still like a book as I can read it in bed or in another environment > bz> other than my office. > bz> For electronic teaching I prefer PDF, a space efficient book. > bz> A picture is worth a thousand words and PDF is the perfect blend of > bz> pictures and words all in an electronically portable format. > > You have described, perfectly, what works best for you. However what > works best for you will not necessarily work best for others. I'm > going to go out on a limb and hypothesize that you already knew as > much. ^_^ > > Teachers' personal teaching preferences, therefore, are absolutely > unreliable as guides to effective teaching methodology. > > Student outcomes rule! > > I'll take on all comers here, thank you. The queue forms behind > Brianz123. > > Yuki >
