Currently studying for an exam tomorrow, and I now realize why I’m always so sleepy in class: the prof. speaks sooo sloowllyy with pauses - in-between - most words. I can’t keep focused because of that; thankfully, he has narrated powerpoints that I can download and watch… at 3x normal speed. Which is nice because a 37 minute video is now 12 minutes, but goddamn it makes classes so rough.

  • Opisek@lemmy.world
    61·
    6 months ago

    Really depends on the professor but for some I just wouldn’t survive 90 minutes of normal speed.

    • jabathekek@sopuli.xyzOP
      21·
      6 months ago

      I sometimes have trouble staying awake, even if I had a good sleep the other night. ;_;

  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
    31·
    6 months ago

    If I can, I’ll use the “advance ten seconds” button or tap the right arrow key to skip 5-30 seconds depending on the client, until I find what I’m interested in and scrub backwards until I find the natural start point.

    I can count on one hand the number of tutorials or lectures that I’ve been genuinely enthralled by from start to finish.

    I had one tutor that every time they said “oh sorry that’s wrong, I’ve been coding in python today, not Java” I just used to log out and check out someone else’s material on a video streaming site. Fuck you for pissing my time up the wall - if I wanted to do that for £1300 a year, I’d ask my local barman about his opinion on the taxation structure of the United Kingdom for those straddling tax brackets.

    edit: and/or barperson - if they can pour a decent pint, they’re all awesome to me.

  • nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz
    2·
    6 months ago

    Yep, they talk so slow. I even watch youtube videos at about 2.5x now. I download lectute videos because the integrated player only allows a max speed of 2x.