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

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Lynda:

4 or so years ago I took a class through the needlecraft university.  It was 
very well done and you had 1 week to work on the lesson plan and be ready 
for the next week's part.  This went on until classs was completed and yes 
you could post your questions on a board for teacher and other students to 
read.  The one thing that Needle Craft University does which is of 
importance is they support their instructors and the ownership & copyright 
laws of the materials of their instructors.  Can that be done by the NFB 
KKD?

Eileen

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From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:43 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] An idea for classes online...

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dixie
>> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>>
>>
>>
>>
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