> To get some ideas, I decided last week to attend Phil Zimbardo's intro
> lecture on social psych, in which he described the stanford prison
> experiment, Milgram's infamous study on obedience to authority, etc. It
> was an impressive multi-media tour de force -- about 20 overheads, 40
> slides, and a half-dozen video clips were displayed during a two-hour
> lecture. I started taking notes but found myself eventually just
watching
> the presentation -- at the end I had less than one page of notes, more
> than anyone else around me. No questions were asked by students during
> the two hour period -- I assume that these are saved for the smaller
> seminar-like sections that are led by the TAs (attendance at these
> sections is optional). I thought the lecture was wonderful -- students
> applauded at the end.
> Matthew Prull, Ph.D. Phone: (650) 725-
I'm reminded of a story that involved a very distinguished, experienced and
talented teacher/lecturer. After he delivered an amazing lecture (on
Shakespeare or something, pick your own topic) a colleague that was sitting
in for purposes of evaluation approached him and complimented him but also
noted that he "used no audiovisual devices." To which the gentleman
responded: "I am the audiovisual device."
I'm also reminded of what one has if one has a turd with chocolate frosting
on it. Yes, you guessed it, a chocolate frosted turd.
Reliance on bells and whistles (for their own sake) can be seductive, but
not necessarily beneficial. Before you flame me, no, I am not referring to
Zimbardo's lecture here, I have no doubt that he is a talented teacher and
uses his technology appropriately.
Citing not a single study,
Dave
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