For our students who aren't part of the school's Facebook group, or who simply didn't see this discussion in that group previously, this is a post made by our former Coding instructor, Peggy, in response to a discussion about learning styles. It has been reposted here with her permission. -Glenda
I think Linda explained it very well. I can't remember which videos are ok, and I can't say which are not because some school owners are litigious.
Andrews does a great job of teaching coding, in part because it does not use videos. This isn't a deficiency in the course -- it is there to help you learn just like you will work on the job. It is to give you the skills you need to function. It gives you the opportunity to develop the skills you need to function as a coder. A lot of those skills involve reading and sorting out written material, from medical records to updates to CMS opinions and requirements. That's one reason Andrews grads get real jobs.
I am pretty sure you can do that too, because your post is literate and Linda wouldn't have allowed you to enroll if you weren't.
You are correct that people have different learning styles. But, I know that most can learn to adapt and fill in gaps in their styles. If you are more adapted to learning by hearing and seeing demonstrations, learn how to read for content, how to write down steps, and how to read out loud so you hear it. Learn how to make your own video. Seriously, you'll learn it for sure if you can do that. Learn by teaching it to someone else, even if it is your dog or Alexa.
Just to burst any bubbles that anyone has, when we see that a program teaches with videos, we can think that they cover EVERYTHING in videos. But, they can't. It's impossible. I might be able to record enough video to cover everything, but it would be an amount that you wouldn't have time to view and re-view and take notes on and study.
So, videos only cover the high points. Also, some courses only cover the high points. If all you are learning is the high points, your future jobs will be limited, too. If you only know enough to barely pass the CPC -- and other schools may have few students who pass -- you can be stuck in jobs that only require that much knowledge. Like office billing. Jobs where you can function without continuous learning in the absence of videos.
It is impossible to teach by video and impossible to do "by video." You're the one who has to read the Guidelines and the codes and understand it. You are the one who has to read medical books and understand them. You are the one who has to read medical records and understand them in order to code them. There won't be a "video recorder" on the job who does that for you.