Cone of Learning
An interesting info-graphic via Futuramb about what we remember… Reading seems pointless and lecturing is a waste of time? Not sure if I agree but it is an interesting basis for discussion.

Sources: infoneernet:matthendrick:How to Learn (Almost) Anything

Interesting… but if you click through a few levels to the source of the image you find that it’s an article about how these numbers are nonsense yet they keep getting cited!
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/05/people_remember.html
haha thanks Kevin, I guess I should have read before spreading