4:10 PM, Wednesday January 4th 2023
We have a bit if a different approach to how we develop and improve the course. Rather than taking direct feedback from individuals, where they're individual data points without clear statistical weighting to them - so where a single individual's experience may seem to carry more weight than perhaps it should - we've always focused on what students at large struggle based on what we see when providing feedback. We keep an eye on the trends, as issues that come up often have one shared factor: the lesson material.
Now, we are entirely aware of the issues with the texture section, and it is something we are going to address with the overhaul that we're working to apply to the course material as a whole. The issue with that is that it takes time, and we're working against a continuous flow of incoming homework submissions. The result is slow progress.
We've attempted to mitigate the issue with the addition of certain reminder sections like this one as text is easier to adjust and update, but the issue won't be fully resolved until we can roll out new videos. Fortunately the texture section is really just about planting a seed that will continue to develop throughout the rest of the course, so it doesn't hold us back from the overall goal of the course. In other cases where small things can be explained better in later lessons, we ensure that those on the official critique track are given that information as part of their critiques, effectively working as a sneak-peak of what will eventually be clearer in the free lesson material.
So- rest assured that we're aware of the issues and have plans on how to improve upon them, but are simply not in a position to roll that out with any kind of speed due to our extremely limited resources.