Is it possible to make a video game of any kind? A space exploration where supplies can be got for learning each new programming miracle. The game would supply the coherent theme to anchor learning tasks, Mnemosyne would take over for ltp = long term memory.
Otherwise look for clues in things you already ARE good at. George Sent from my iPod On 22 Mar 2011, at 09:34, "Randi H." <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is... I don't know yet, what a perfect card will be and would > very much appreciate some input on what it could be... Good cards catch > important information in a way such that you will not end up with 1000 cards > for a single 7 week course, yet still have all of the important stuff for > exams and later use. Answers should also be clear-cut. That is easy with > language learning as sentences and vocabulary make nice cards, but I have yet > to find a simple way to structure computer science topics in "sentences", > "vocabulary" and "grammar points". > Mvh. > Randi > > Den 21-03-2011 14:16, George Wade skrev: >> >> If you don't mind me asking, Randi, what would your perfect cards contain ? >> >> I ask because mine would contain video clips, with the words to be >> remembered hidden in the Q and shown in the A. It could be a song, too. I >> use a nice font for my kanji, so that makes them graphic, they are pictures. >> I am unable to learn programming, so far: but might try making pictures of >> the txt one day. Perhaps Mnemosyne 2 will take video files? >> >> Would it help your CS studies to get materials from a much more challenging >> project? You could then tell yourself that Leo da Vinci actually studied >> very hard: but not baby stuff for school. Doing enough real projects would >> cover most of what is done at school if you are lucky in choices. >> >> G >> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:55 AM, Randi H. <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a theory of why so few people use it in their daily routines... >> Personally I would really like to use it for my official studies of computer >> science, but as of yet it has not really been a succes for me. At present I >> use SRS only for my self study of Japanese, which is less than part time due >> to my full time study and my work taking most of the time. >> >> Personally I'm damned lazy but also very easy-learning which >> leads to me not studying very much and still getting the next to highest >> grade in almost every exam... I know I could do the top grade if I took the >> time, and I try every once in a while but always end up doing everything >> except studying and then quick-study the day before exam (as today) and >> getting the next to highest grade... It's hard to do your best when your >> worst gives almost the same results. >> >> So as to my theory it concerns learning to do nice flash >> cards. No one ever teached me, and yet I haven't had enough practice to feel >> very good at it either. I have a hard time making the flash cards in the >> first place, which results in me ending up not making them. Doing the reps >> every day is very easy, if you have nice flash card which make you feel they >> help you remember the important stuff. But how to pick out the important >> stuff?! I don't really know. >> So start teaching people how to smoothly and easily choose what to put in a >> flash card and the good and bad forms of flash card instead of just >> presenting them with a technology capable of making learning efficient - I >> feel lost in how to make the creation of flash card a smooth part of my >> daily routines. >> >> Mvh. >> Randi >> >> Den 19-03-2011 22:09, Caio Rossi skrev: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm Brazilian and teach English as a foreign language down here in Brazil. >>> The students I have introduced SRS to like it, but only one or another has >>> adopted it in their daily routines, and those were the more studious ones. >>> >>> Regardless of that, I use Mnemosyne wilth all of them in class at the >>> beginning of each class in order to review vocabulary and structures, >>> especially but not exclusively those they ask for while they are doing a >>> conversation activity, as those are the ones they generally don't care to >>> memorize. >>> >>> All my students recognize how important and useful that technology is, as >>> it guarantees frequent review and better retention. And better than that: >>> they just love it! Two of them even call it "The Game"... >>> >>> But there are "philosophical" reasons why that technology is not more >>> widely used, as it goes against the dearest mainstream theories of learning >>> and education. I believe SRS would face the same reaction Direct >>> Instruction has, and DI, by the way, seems to be the educational theory >>> that adapts the best to SRS - or the other way round, in fact. Check out: >>> >>> http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/387/OpenModules/Engelmann/ >>> >>> And especially this link: >>> >>> http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/387/OpenModules/Engelmann/evidence.shtml >>> >>> Hugs, >>> >>> Caio >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Gwern Branwen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Peter Bienstman >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > I wasn't able to easily find the metrics you are referring too, but I >>> > personally find 100 000 a big number :-) >>> >>> I linked directly to the section, so it should've been hard to miss >>> the table. I recently added some aggressive caching headers, so maybe >>> a force-refresh would help. >>> >>> > I'm all for introducing more people to the SRS philosophy, but I would be >>> > hesitant to *enforce* it in e.g. language schools. >>> >>> 'code is law'. If you read my previous link, you'd see that SRS can be >>> integrated into tests/quizzes and teaching. This is not *as good* as a >>> user-specific deck with customized spacings, but it is a great >>> improvement over current techniques. (And as I pointed out, this flaw >>> could be fixed by any computer-based learning. The class could proceed >>> on a crude average SRS schedule of review & learning new material, and >>> individual students get touched up by individually-generated tests.) >>> >>> -- >>> gwern >>> http://www.gwern.net >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. 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