Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f178.google.com ([209.85.223.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4945081 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:57:19 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f178.google.com with SMTP id c12so1704769ieb.23 for ; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:02:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=/DExOxsE+eaAuJbcZQUzBJYLICeV1y19NXm3Pfs5qpw=; b=Q5E/LKvYcABH+jhfyb/aFiyLMfddzHd5KM7T5BrHgX5q/elY2DyoeHQWmgWalu0ZKG yFTt/UbRuUvVd+ecno2PH9aczjjhAcH4D5kKE4sOnn7xzI5eIgko3GmKfKeFBVu0/5bH xvK5pM1kGTil8sWyyIYEe2fx45tJpertff8EXOhk0JPvbv2ZFT5yohMOj9nGM+fsHW62 JvkGOV6JqQ3zvcSQjY3m2AYD41T86ZC3taimGC2j+H/zdQZbeg4gV2odh3aMfkbqOdWw hlLb7eZhoVNf4TUCKvjr6rKH+GREAL0TKzVgs9LDvOPdE04cyC96r8aZe4CXrwkKWMlt yhCQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.36.194 with SMTP id s2mr825380igj.56.1357722139805; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:02:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.33.207 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 01:02:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 01:02:19 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Prepare to Premier ACE exam From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9340dd5d8c8cc04d2d751b5 --14dae9340dd5d8c8cc04d2d751b5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I was incredibly excited to get the chance to help beta test the AE CS6 exam... Unfortunately the jerk that broke into my car the night before the exam apparently didn't want me making that appointment. One of my most disappointing days in the last year. Good riddance 2012! (I suppose it could've been worse?) -D On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote: > 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.) > > --14dae9340dd5d8c8cc04d2d751b5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was incredibly excited to get the chance to help be= ta test the AE CS6 exam... Unfortunately the jerk that broke into my car th= e night before the exam apparently didn't want me making that appointme= nt.

One of my most disappointing days in the last year.=A0 Good riddance 20= 12!

(I suppose it could've been worse?)

-D
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On Thu, Dec 27, 2= 012 at 3:22 PM, Todd Kopriva <toddkopriva@gmail.com> wro= te:

As one of the reviewers/editors of the Af= ter Effects exam, I can say that I'm happy with how the new test is com= ing out---largely because of the input by Trish and Chris.


On Dec 27, 2012 12:44 PM, "Chris Meyer" <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:<= br> >
> On Dec 27, 2012, at 1:14 PM, James Culbertson wrote:
>
> > Younger students could get focussed on button pushing; I still pu= shed 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 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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