In a message dated 11/1/2012 7:29:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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A very  reliable way to make class-long live lectures more enervating and  
disempowering is to turn them into long video lectures. And then ask
students  to watch them twice or more. This is enslaving the students, rather than  
freeing them.


The argument I heard was that "the kids like it because that's how they  
interact with their technology".  (Not saying "yeah" or "nay" -- just  
repeating.) :)

I went to a workshop not too long ago where they brought out the "1 minute  
of attention up to your age (maxing at 20)" and said that the "new"
attention  span is only 12 minutes (with reference to the cause being the length of
an MTV  video between commercials -- lol).  Whatever the truth, it could be
that  "mini-lectures" might be a better way to go.

Not "covering it all" in one long classroom video ... but breaking it into  
component parts where the learners could find the "piece" they need
conveniently  and go on from there. :)



Alysse Suzanne Rasmussen, Ph.D.
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