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Interest check: I want to teach HN meta-learning

4 points by InfiniteBox 4 years ago · 2 comments · 1 min read

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I've got 7 years of experience as a learning designer, specializing in self-education.

Here's the thought. I have needed elements for learning a skill, what I call "the fundamentals of meta-learning," and I use them to create new ways to teach. For the next 3 months, I'd like to teach a course around them. They will help you learn skills faster and teach others better.

The course will include theory and practice. The theory consists of necessary conditions for learning a skill, backed with academic evidence. The practice may be students teaching or learning a skill of their choosing, with regular feedback sessions.

Here's a full proposal. Please read it! There's crucial info inside that will help you decide if it's worth it, including a proof of concept and how I plan to finance the project.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vd8AMOZrQUHsK5NVj05qPUa7cG6jOCnGdSUTXBX7Dfo/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks, lmk how it goes.

hoatep 4 years ago

When you claim it speeds up learning, you need to tell us how much faster it made you learn X.

  • InfiniteBoxOP 4 years ago

    Thanks for the advice! So I invented a faster way to learn chess. The solution was simple: I found necessary conditions for various chess blunders and trained myself to recognize them during play.

    Here's a simple proof: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13unaqOo02sA4kiBFayoQ01CS...

    I shared the technique with a friend, and he doubled his chess skill within 10 hours of training. That is, he went from better than 35% of players to better than 70%.

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