Re: Practical demonstration of a half-life -Reply

[Mark Hanlon <MarkH@nch.edu.au>]

Dear John,

Once again you have bolstered my faith in Professors.  You
professors have an insight that is enough beyond that of the
"common man" (and I use this term, though not politically correct,
in the sense of  the 'average person').

I can use your example with our cleaning and domestic staff, many
of whom don't speak English at home, but it is also quite
transportable to highly educated scientists ( I am somewhere
inbetween).  

As an aside, I feel reasonably competent at communicating 
information to people with educational backgrounds not too far 
from mine, but in spite of specific training in the area, I am not 
confident that when I train less well educated persons the 
message I try to send is what the recipients get (hence the request
for a good practical demonstration). 

If you have any general teaching tips (or even suggestions for 
effective communication of ideas and concepts), I will find you
advice useful.

Thanks for the help,

Mark 


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