At the start of his Photoshop CS4 training video series on Lynda.com, Chris Orwig makes a savvy pedagogical move by suggesting some critical, if basic (and underappreciated) tips on note taking while engaged in video learning. These are great, as we all know how easy is it to watch a training video, say “Ah ha!,” and then quickly forget what had us saying “Ah ha!”
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Jul 09 2009
Learning Strategies for Video Tutorials
May 26 2009
Kelby’s CS4 “Tricks” Are Closer to Magic
The title of one of Scott Kelby’s most recent books can be misleading. “Photoshop CS4: Down & Dirty Tricks” suggests to me, well, “down and dirty tricks,” which aren’t something that I am particularly interested in learning. However, with this title, Kelby, the well-known “#1 best-selling Photoshop author,” has turned out another great one.
To help you better appraise Kelby’s “Down & Dirty Tricks,” let me suggest a new name for the book:
“Scott Kelby’s Impressive Scope of In-Depth Photoshop CS4 Projects with Continue reading “Kelby’s CS4 “Tricks” Are Closer to Magic”