Different RPing Styles of Teaching

[Ra'Dorcha]

There's been alot of talk about how CE could imporve the mechanics of the learning system. No matter how it gets tweaked some things will remain the same. For one, only a few people will be reaching the higher levels. Then these people will be teaching those who have a slightly lower skill. And so on and so on.

So to use tailoring as an example: Mistress E. picks out 5 novices to train as apprentances. We already know she is requireing 3 hours of teaching, plus I am sure how people behave in class is a factor.
One these novices have learned the next skill level, what do you think they will put prospective students through? Probably at least the same thing they had to go through. It isn't very obvious now. But as this progresses you will have players who will HAVE to RP the lesson, because they are the only source of learning the skill at that level. If you want to be a tailor, you have to attend the first class taught by a player and move up the ladder. After only two hours of training, you can bet I'm not going to just give a free ride to someone (unless I really liked them ... nah, make em work for it).

Sorry I digressed there for a minute. The point of starting a seperate thread is that we have some people who have already been teaching: Duelists, Watch, Dancing, and Magi to name the few I can think of off the top of my head. I'm curious what are ways that people teach. I imagine that a major factor in who gains abilities will be if they will teach others, and how will they teach them.

So in looking a couple of months down the road, once these growing pains are over, what are some of the ways people RP the learning process?

[Blade]

I actually mime what they are supposed to be doing. Like, if showing someone how to thrust with a sword, I "extend sword powerfully" and ask them to do what I did. Or for a language, we have fun figuring out what word in Northern means what in Common. Then there was the silly "Cody Fonzarelli" teaching sessions, where I taught people the "rest" command by lounging around the refectory and "being cool". I prefer to actually act IC like I would in RL were I to be teaching something.

Luckily, I have trained in martial arts in RL, and also studied foreign languages, so I'm able to bring those experiences to the game for my teaching sessions. If you want to RP dyeing or tailoring or dancing or whatever, I suggest you go to the library and look up how it's really done. Or do a search on the web for sites devoted to them. I once learned a whole set of phrases in a foreign language I don't speak just for a different alt I had. It can be really fun.

[Kristine]

I find it annoying that I almost always RP a class when the other person wants to (unless he/she rather chat) and that they don't learn anything while people who just stare at each other in the dining hall or something ACTUALLY learn something.

*shrug*

~Kristine

[mamacatt]

I agree with both Cody, and Kristine here. (gratuitous ME TOO!) I have found it endlessly fun to RP tailoring lessons, but it's a little easier for me, because I have been costuming for eight years. I have only had one student progress, and I have seen other students progress during what is becoming the "AKF lessons."

I don't know that there is much of a way to fix that. Short of S.G.'s or S.P.'s constandly monitering lessons to judge RPing, but that is highly unreasonable.

I just chalk my lessons up to my developement as a character. And I hope that the Mistress, (or whomever you are trying to continue studying with,) will see your abilities as a RPer, when you play with them.

I took my first student's advice, (Thank you dear http://www.skotos.net/ubb/smile.gif), and I have created a main document for my first lesson, second lesson, etc. I cut and paste all of the information that I know from experience, and from classes, and then improv the rest. Most of the time, I am encouraging questions, discussion, etc.

Well, I guess that is probably not the first time anyone has done that method, but I find it the easiest way.

If anyone wants to come and check out my methods, just send Isaria a scroll. She needs plenty of teaching practice.

Jen
Seeker Isaria

[Blade]

I have created a main document for my first lesson, second lesson, etc. I cut and paste all of the information that I know from experience, and from classes, and then improv the rest. Most of the time, I am encouraging questions, discussion, etc.

That was actually what I planned to do with Cody, when he began to give lectures about dueling. I still might do this... This was before the teaching system was implemented or even talked about.