>[!abstract]
>The plastic platypus learning technique is based on evidence that show that teaching an inanimate object improves understanding and knowledge retention of a subject. The advantage of this technique is that the learner does not need the presence of another person in order to teach the subject (Wikipedia, 2025).
>[!related]
>- **North** (upstream): —
>- **West** (similar): [[Feynman technique]], [[Rubberducking]]
>- **East** (different): —
>- **South** (downstream): —