Being in the military for 10 years a common form of instruction was lecture with power point as an aid. These classes we ineffective at getting the knowledge needed due to long classes, cluttered slides and a "check in the box" mentality. The instructor teaching the class was often ordered to do so and often was unmotivated therefore reading off the slide in a monotone voice with his back to the class. These classes would go on for hours and once a year, several days are set aside for these periods of instruction which last all day. This resulted in the students becoming more interested in doing literally ANYTHING rather than sit through another minute of the material being presented. Most of what I got out of the classes was learning to spot others sleeping with eyes open. I take this lecture method with the previously described methods of delivery as a perfect example of what not to do