atw: Re: The Educational Benefit of Ugly Fonts ...
- From: LEWINGTON Warren <Warren_LEWINGTON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:58:03 +1100
I knew there was something I had to check...
From the Macquarie dictionary:
"epopt
"Sorry. We could not find "epopt"."
From dictionary.com:
"Epopt
Ep"opt\, n. [Gr. ? one initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries.] One instructed
in the mysteries of a secret system. --Carlyle."
Regards;
Warren Lewington
Technical Writer
Compliance and Enforcement
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield
Sent: Monday, 17 January 2011 1:07 PM
To: Austechwriter
Subject: atw: Re: The Educational Benefit of Ugly Fonts ...
Neil Maloney said:
> I also link it to my dislike of the need for adult learning to be
> "fun". "Fun" by and of itself is not eminently useful if that's the
> only or the primary involvement the participants have during a
> structured learning experience
Perhaps some instructors have found that a full day of hard work only leads to
greater understanding and retention, whereas a light, fun course with an early
finish yields a better rating in the post-course evaluation.
> ... Perhaps using "easier to read" fonts, depending on how the text is
> to be used, can actually work against the outcomes we want.
> 'Disfluency' may be a reason to use, where comprehension and
> *retention* are desirable, serif fonts
I don't really see this. Perhaps 'disfluency' would help when memorising a
speech or a long list of items, because the different colours and fonts give
your memory another hook to latch onto. For comprehension and retention? Effort
spent deciphering means less attention available for comprehending. It's like
saying that it's better to look through a really dirty window, because you're
forced to peer carefully to make out the view. Good technical writing should be
perfectly transparent.
> ... I don't pretend to be an epopt of readability
And I don't pretend to know what an 'epopt' is, but it sounds impressive ;^)
Thanks for the thoughtful post, Neil.
Stuart
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