[Nfb-krafters-korner] An idea for classes online...

[River Woman]

I was delighted to find this group when a friend sent me the information. It 
has been a blessing to me and I have greatly enjoyed talking with others, 
taking classes as I can, and participaing.  You guys have inspired me and 
given me confidence that I can do most anything. I am grateful for that.  A 
number of people here are my friends on Face Book and I enjoy knowing them 
this way. It's been great!

In the past Joyce gave us the Needlework University website - could 
something like this be a model for a class?  I was looking at it the other 
day, and saw that a class was posted and left up for a week or so, and you 
can interact with the others at any time, get questions answered, etc.  I 
thought, what a great idea, a person living anywhere can take a class this 
way, at their own time and take their time learning as it is there for a 
period of time.  Students learn a lesson, then can interact with the 
instrucotr and other students through the site once they are signed up.

I wondered at the time, if something like this could work for us?
Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:25 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] An idea for classes online...


>I can see how posting classes on the list would make it so fewer people
> would join the division.  The reason I joined is not because I agree with
> the philosophy of the NFB, but because I believe in the philosophy of 
> blind
> crafters working together to accomplish our crafts.
>
> That being said, I can understand that requiring people to join in order 
> to
> receive the information is reasonable.
>
> I have a suggestion, maybe something like  this will work?
>
> I am a member of an online loom group in which there are 2 email lists. 
> one
> list is only for classes.  Nothing, absolutely nothing is discussed there
> except for the current class.  The instructor monitors the list for
> questions from the participants.  The group then has a second list for
> general discussions.  What classes would you like to see, what tools do 
> you
> have in your stash, how is your granddaughter liking her new hat, etc.
>
> Maybe an online class can be taught this way?  People would only be
> subscribed to the list for the class if they have signed up for the class.
> At the end of the class the entire membership to that list is purged and a
> new list is set up for the new class.
>
> It obviously is more work for the person maintaining lists...  sounds like 
> a
> new position for a volunteer in the division.
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> Dixie
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