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Gordon R. Meyer
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Teach them to fish
Teachers have long held that instead of instructing students how to do a specific task, a more viable strategy is to teach how to find and utilize information. The web comic xkcd brings the point home with this edition, which could eliminate a large portion of user documentation if its adoption becomes too widespread.
Posted: May 19, 2010 link to this item, respond to this item