Difference between revisions of "Comparison of pedagogical scenes"
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! Name !! Medium !! Gets to deep stuff? !! Focus on explanation vs creating/doing? !! Focus on analyzing explanations? || Totally new stuff, or just "do more of the same, but faster and with more polish"? | ! Name !! Medium !! Gets to deep stuff? !! Focus on explanation vs creating/doing? !! Focus on analyzing explanations? || Totally new stuff, or just "do more of the same, but faster and with more polish"? | ||
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| − | | Generic pedagogy || || | + | | Generic pedagogy, say "good" math books like Tao, Axler, Spivak || Text || Yes (but it's very difficult work!) || Explanation || No || same old |
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| Tools for thought || The point is to create new mediums! || Yes? || Creating/doing || Yes || Totally new stuff! | | Tools for thought || The point is to create new mediums! || Yes? || Creating/doing || Yes || Totally new stuff! | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 7 February 2022
| Name | Medium | Gets to deep stuff? | Focus on explanation vs creating/doing? | Focus on analyzing explanations? | Totally new stuff, or just "do more of the same, but faster and with more polish"? |
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| Generic pedagogy, say "good" math books like Tao, Axler, Spivak | Text | Yes (but it's very difficult work!) | Explanation | No | same old |
| Tools for thought | The point is to create new mediums! | Yes? | Creating/doing | Yes | Totally new stuff! |
| Research distillation[1] | Mostly text, with some interactive widgets | Kinda (aspirational, but most online essays are still not so deep) | Explanation | No, or at least not in public | faster/more polish |
| Explorable explanations | Interactive widgets | Not really | Explanation | No | mix of both |
| 3Blue1Brown | Non-interactive video with visualizations | No | Explanation | No | mix of both |
| Khan Academy | Tutor-like videos and text | Explanation | Kinda, but it only targets "easy" topics | No | just cover all the high school topics |
| Explanation science | Mostly text? | Yes (aspirational) | Explanation | Yes | Totally new stuff! |
