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  • Jack Kallmeyer posted an update in the group Group logo of BookwormsBookworms 5 years, 1 month ago

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    Has anyone else looked into the Great Courses videos?  I have gotten a number of them concerning both paleontology, geology, evolution, earth history, etc.  I have found them to be quite interesting.  They aren’t cheap but if you aren’t in a hurry, the title you want will go on sale for a substantial discount. My only complaint is that they are heavy on lecture with a well qualified professor presenting the material but short on visual aides.  I could do with more slides or images supporting what is being discussed with less face time of the presenter.  I’d like to see him more as a narrator/lecturer.  Anyone else have experience with these videos?

    • I have not looked into Great Courses but I have participated in a course on edx.org – it was in physics though. It looks like they don’t have a great selection for Earth History or Paleontology. The course I took was slides that were narrated over, but also with a transcript – which really helped me. Sometimes they would show the professor but he wasn’t the major element of the course. I remember seeing many more slides than his face.