Brad Roberts:
I've now done enough presentations that the terror has subsided
and I can give a decent talk. It took years and lots of terror though.
That's why you have to start giving presentations of your ideas/stories from
the age of about 6 or so :-)
I think in USA some schools use
On 2009-05-04 14:47:10 -0400, Sean Kelly s...@invisibleduck.org said:
For lectures I basically have a choice between two options:
1. Take notes and not remember a darn thing that was said.
2. Not take any notes and remember the lecture.
I've seen a few raised eyebrows at times, but this is
The subjects I did the best in and learned the most at uni were the ones
where I didn't *have* to take notes and could concentrate on what the
lecturer was trying to teach us.
Force students to take notes and the only thing they'll learn is how to
write fast.
-- Daniel
Sean Kelly wrote:
Georg Wrede wrote:
That's certainly true with non-techie audiences. I wish we had had
speaking classes when I went to school. The first time I gave a
lecture at the university, my hands trembled visibly on the OH.
I'm fine if I can just sit down and talk, but if I have to
Daniel Keep wrote:
The subjects I did the best in and learned the most at uni were the ones
where I didn't *have* to take notes and could concentrate on what the
lecturer was trying to teach us.
Force students to take notes and the only thing they'll learn is how to
write fast.
The first
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Daniel Keep
daniel.keep.li...@gmail.com wrote:
The subjects I did the best in and learned the most at uni were the ones
where I didn't *have* to take notes and could concentrate on what the
lecturer was trying to teach us.
Indeed, if writing down notes is
== Quote from Daniel de Kok (m...@danieldk.org)'s article
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Daniel Keep
daniel.keep.li...@gmail.com wrote:
The subjects I did the best in and learned the most at uni were the ones
where I didn't *have* to take notes and could concentrate on what the
lecturer
BCS wrote:
I can't memorize speeches either (OTOH I really like ones where I can
read it off a script) what I'd love to have is a power point setup with
two screens for me, one with a copy of the projector and one with my
notes (in inch high font) and thumbnails of the following slides.
I.e.
Sean Kelly wrote:
Some professors seem to think that lecturing about material that isn't
presented anywhere else will force students to attend class. But in my
experience it also creates a class that takes notes furiously rather than
engaging the material and asking questions. Overall, I think
Walter Bright wrote:
BCS wrote:
I can't memorize speeches either (OTOH I really like ones where I can
read it off a script) what I'd love to have is a power point setup
with two screens for me, one with a copy of the projector and one with
my notes (in inch high font) and thumbnails of the
Reply to Sean,
Some professors seem to think that lecturing about material that isn't
presented anywhere else will force students to attend class. But in
my experience it also creates a class that takes notes furiously
rather than engaging the material and asking questions. Overall, I
think
Reply to Walter,
BCS wrote:
I can't memorize speeches either (OTOH I really like ones where I can
read it off a script) what I'd love to have is a power point setup
with two screens for me, one with a copy of the projector and one
with my notes (in inch high font) and thumbnails of the
BCS:
At the other end, if the professor *only* lectures on what's in the book,
what are they being paid for? Just talking? Better would be for the professor
to lecture on application, the what/why (and not the how), how ideas are
related, anecdotes and the like.
Books are meant to be read
== Quote from BCS (a...@pathlink.com)'s article
Reply to Sean,
Some professors seem to think that lecturing about material that isn't
presented anywhere else will force students to attend class. But in
my experience it also creates a class that takes notes furiously
rather than engaging
Simen Kjaeraas wrote:
On Mon, 04 May 2009 20:47:10 +0200, Sean Kelly s...@invisibleduck.org
wrote:
== Quote from Andrei Alexandrescu (seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org)'s
article
I don't agree. I think there is much more at work here. Slides are
limited in size and text content simply because
Sean Kelly wrote:
== Quote from BCS (a...@pathlink.com)'s article
Reply to Walter,
Sean Kelly wrote:
Some professors seem to think that lecturing about material that
isn't presented anywhere else will force students to attend class.
But in my experience it also creates a class that takes
BCS wrote:
Reply to Georg,
I was always terrible at memorization. I couldn't learn my lines in
school plays, and once I starred in an educational movie. The director
was pulling his hair because I couldn't remember 15 secs of lines at a
time. If I make a presentation, I simply have to get
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