Return-Path: Received: from mail-ia0-f173.google.com ([209.85.210.173] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4936191 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:17:58 +0100 Received: by mail-ia0-f173.google.com with SMTP id w21so8425443iac.32 for ; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:22:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=AFGdmdv/Iclw8m9rKLoc1gURk/e+q3ymnfsm3CSWBec=; b=xNpYR1akSy5zq9Ec8I1jMKLHVS7d2MAe6rEC+g+vFjqJ6m+ACCZwIV4S768DQV5rRJ suJMydhi/DnesKRO9zitwWMu0oyFvYOrmbDnfsKqfg25DhOOVE95DZ+RglxirNrwQScG 2KGHZlK6GMRXpqFXtULRQ++fXqLy6z7vP6WQmOK0aSTZlFa8sfL0xUDfJSj/1HzqmDM9 UGsfoL5W3GomPxO2Nrru6DjsoLDLva51KiIDArmIboc53Eih+8mb9GtY3jOfc2L/YX+v HMKlFWwyKoNN3tAna1Mh4sZ4ummYknupk3jUMNEPkHwHaz78nq4HOSYNdMUVbq3GvCwO LLzA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.161.232 with SMTP id xv8mr27644225igb.22.1356650555429; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:22:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.126.68 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:22:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.126.68 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:22:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:22:35 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Prepare to Premier ACE exam From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93409a970d1ab04d1ddd287 --14dae93409a970d1ab04d1ddd287 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 As one of the reviewers/editors of the After Effects exam, I can say that I'm happy with how the new test is coming out---largely because of the input by Trish and Chris. On Dec 27, 2012 12:44 PM, "Chris Meyer" wrote: > > On Dec 27, 2012, at 1:14 PM, James Culbertson wrote: > > > Younger students could get focussed on button pushing; I still pushed them towards more real world exercises as much as possible. > > In the questions we wrote for the exam, we focused on problem solving and understanding what was going on underneath the hood rather than rote button-pushing memorization. No idea how many of ours are making it through to the final. (And before anyone asks, no, we're not going to share examples! The questions and answers are obviously closely guarded so no one can game the system.) --14dae93409a970d1ab04d1ddd287 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As one of the reviewers/editors of the After Effects exam, I can say tha= t I'm happy with how the new test is coming out---largely because of th= e input by Trish and Chris.
On Dec 27, 2012 12:44 PM, "Chris Meyer" <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 27, 2012, at 1:14 PM, James Culbertson wrote:
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> > Younger students could get focussed on button pushing; I still pu= shed them towards more real world exercises as much as possible.
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> In the questions we wrote for the exam, we focused on problem solving = and understanding what was going on underneath the hood rather than rote bu= tton-pushing memorization. No idea how many of ours are making it through t= o the final. (And before anyone asks, no, we're not going to share exam= ples! The questions and answers are obviously closely guarded so no one can= game the system.)

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