Reply #48: Those who like this sort of thing ...

[eppur_se_muova]

will find that this is the sort of thing they like.

It's not for everybody. Having said that ... classroom instruction isn't for everybody, either. It's just a different group that gets excluded by each approach, to a different degree. I think it is a good idea to give students the *option* of trying this out. They may like it for a while, then realize they need something from the teacher. Maybe later they'll go back to OLI for awhile. No one should be in the least bit surprised if the best way to learn is to use more than one method. The most workable solutions seldom lie in "pure" approaches, but in hybrids.

Personally, I loathe video "instruction". It's just too slow -- I can read several times faster than anyone can talk. And I'd hate to see kids grow up to be poor readers because they've spent years watching videos instead of reading. All things in moderation, including watching videos.