"We learn by doing, moreso than from reading or watching." Um, not always. Some people find that just jumping in cold (or with a verbal briefing) will confuse them, stress them out, and actually they then learn less.

There are people who will want to see as many videos as possible prior to a fight so that there are no suprises. There are others who will want to know exactly what boss abilities do prior to even seeing the boss. Some people prefer to have a checklist ready before the fight. Only some people will want to just have a go and see what happens.
As a raid leader, you need to try and cater to Activists, Reflectors, Theorists and Pragmatists (to give them their titles).
This is often really helped by putting up information on forums prior to a first raid, so that learning styles with more lead up time have the time to research.
Going through what went well and what didn't after wipes/kills is a great way of ensuring that people go through the entire cycle and actually learn, rather than just moving on and/or repeating mistakes.

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