Film Tactics

I found "film tactics" an interesting film. It showed the different kinds of teachers and teaching methods that are unsuccessful and then clearly documented the "best" way of teaching a new concept. There were many criteria to follow in order to insure that the students will have a positive learning experience. Some of these included proper instruction prior to a media presentation, telling the students what they should be looking for, and a question period following, to name a few.
I liked the exercise that followed the film. It illustrated that instructions are key. Eg. The back row was given a different sheet and were told not to take notes and to pay attention to general observations rather than specific names etc. Depending on what students were told to look for they would take in different information.