Gregory’s first law of teaching is

The teacher must know what he would teach

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Teaching technical topics, both from an instructor led approach and a self directed video approach can pose a variety of challenges.   One of the questions that comes up continually is how much detail should be given with respect to instructions.   Should instructions be step by step, indicating every button to push, or should they be more general, outlining the process without the “stereo installation instruction” level of detail.

In John M Gregory’s the seven laws of teaching he addresses this issue.   The third law, the law of language, asserts that:

The language used in teaching must be common to the teacher and the learner.

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In Dirksen’s text “Design for Learning” she poses the following question:

Is it reasonable to think that someone can be proficient without practice?

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