[P1] iBook article in the NYT

[Jack Rodgers]

On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 07:07  AM, david wrote:

> We aren’t talking about sliding through. We are talking about 
> utilizing every method possible to help someone learn. If I give the 
> average *literate* student a chapter to read, he will retain about 45% 
> of the information. If I add diagrams and pictures (where appropriate) 
> perhaps a film clip and other appropriate learning experiences I can 
> boost retention to over 90%. Now, am I dumbing it down here? I think 
> not.

The Discovery Channel is an excellent example of how visuals can 
communicate more than the printed word. It is also a good example of 
how sound tracks can be a little overdone at times.

My present obsession began with an article in the Sun-Sentinel about 
the Lobate Lac Scale and I began photographing and videotaping it about 
four months ago. I now have almost 200 gigs of video and a few thousand 
photos.

If someone reads that article they might be concerned a bit. If I 
verbally tell them about what devastation the insect is causing, they 
may yawn. But if I show them my video and photos, they have a very 
intense reaction to it. One woman even cries because she recognizes it 
as what is attacking her plants and trees.

If an answer isn't found soon, Florida will wake up to a lot of dead 
trees.

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