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It's likely true that, all things being equal, learning styles are equally efficient, but this is exactly one of those cases when all things are not equal. The
by notalaser 10y ago
It's likely true that, all things being equal, learning styles are equally efficient, but this is exactly one of those cases when all things are not equal. The super-interactive (and borderline childish) style of some training sessions is enough to alienate even dedicated learners; they won't learn anything, not because they have a unique learning style, but because they lose motivation, faith in the instructor and the course, and likely brush everything off as a waste of time.
- __derek__ 10y agoI think this touches on personality types, too. People with strong anti-authoritarianism streaks are likely to be turned off by an instructor who attempts to organize those sorts of activities when their authority derives solely from the fact that they are the instructor of the course. Without proof (i.e. having taught me something), you're going to be tuned out when you resort to childish tactics. Reflecting back to these situations brought to mind the Seinfeld episode "The Pitch"[1] in which Jerry and George pitch a TV show to NBC executives. In it, the NBC team's leader expresses skepticism about George's idea, leading to this exchange: RUSSELL: Well, why am I watching it? GEORGE: Because it's on TV. RUSSELL: (Threatening) Not yet. Why are we doing this? Because it's what you say? Not for long. [1]: http://seinfeldscripts.com/ThePitch.htm http://seinfeldscripts.com/ThePitch.htm
- jbb555 10y agoIt certainly affects me. If I think a course is going to be super interactive I'll do everything I Can to avoid it