Video Lectures

<p>Has anyone tried video lectures yet?</p>

<p>The most awesome thing about them is that I can download a video, and pause it when my attention wanders (which is frequent). It's so frustrating that video lectures aren't implemented more in class. While I can get accommodations for tape-recording lectures, that still forces me to copy down notes (for math/science classes) during class, and since my notes are messy and since I often have attention lapses, I then can't understand my notes at all!</p>

<p>I'm really thinking of implementing a MIT OCW (and Stanford EPGY) self-study plan, because I feel that it is pretty much necessary for myself. Right now, I'm trying to self-study APs. I'm really an early entrance student, but I fell out with college due to my learning disabilities.</p>

<p>^ </p>

<p>So, you are, like, on your own for right now with schooling? When you say that you fell out with College, does that mean you earned poor marks or withdrew? </p>

<p>I am curious, because depending on your l.d., you could maybe have a note taker for math and science. I notice that math and science are tough nuts to crack with l.d. accommodations. Maybe, when you formally return to College, you could have a note taker for math and science and then do your schedule where you have a one hour library block right after class for review. I am going to do that in the fall with my foreign languages and I do not care! L O L.</p>

<p>Video lectures with math are the best. I love how you can even buy a cd rom with lectures. That is the neatest thing I have ever seen.</p>

<p>Lawd, and the MIT Open Course Ware is free, eh?</p>

<p><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>^ </p>

<p>Looks darned nice. But, is there an age limit or something for the AP's? I am just curious, really.</p>

<p>I hope you do well with your self study plan and I wish you all the best with your official return to College proper.</p>

<p>(^_^)</p>

<p>Wow, thanks so much for the post! Yes, one could request a note-taker along with tape-recording lectures (though the amount of coordination involved would cost a lot of effort that is difficult to replenish). The main problem is that people often tend to take far fewer notes than what's on the board - but they could adjust such behavior if asked to be a note-taker. The other issue, though, is the question of whether an alternative is available - that is - is it possible that I could self-study all the material in the curriculum and test out of it all?</p>

<p>There isn't an age limit for APs. I'm still of high school age though. As for college, I'm still in, but I'm taking so few classes that I'm not a full-time student and I'm skipping them all.</p>

<p>It seems that a number of students do skip all lectures and still do reasonably well in courses - so that will be what I'll do for now. I don't want to hassle anyone with the process. The main difficulty is when I'm expected to attend lecture... Most math/science professors are more lenient towards class skipping than Humanities ones.</p>

<p>Oh, honey. Be careful with skipping classes. Trust me. If a professor sees that you are, like, three points away from a "B" or something- then the first thing they look at is your attendance when they think if they should round your grade up or what have you. </p>

<p>Please think of speaking to the head of the Office of Student Disabilities on your campus. Please think of doing that on the double, because they might be able to help you. </p>

<p>Think of me as, like, your mommy when I state this...</p>

<p>You need to learn how to totally deal with the classroom setting now in order to best finish out the remainder of your semester. Then, for the summer or fall semester look and see what alternative formats there are to your class choices which do not dilute the integrity of your course of study.</p>

<p>^</p>

<p>Tell that to the powers that be, if you must. </p>

<p>And, good luck to you.</p>