Why do you write textbooks?
Because I am a professor teaching in these courses, my students really like my course notes, so I rewrite them in a textbook form, and publish them so other students can learn intuitively with the pedagogical methods I use in my books and in my lectures.
What are the pedagogical methods you use in writing these textbooks?
The pedagogical methods are based on the brain research that I do, and I apply the learning theory of how the brain learns naturally and intuitively in teaching and in writing textbooks.
Specifically, I use an inquiry approach to stimulate the quest of knowledge with questions and answers format, so students will get the answers immediately. That's the best way to learn. The key is to provide instant feedback to the students so they can make the connections.
I also use a modular method that applies an incremental approach to let students learn in bite size that is self-contained. This simplifies the process and makes it easier for students to digest and retain the information incrementally.
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