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

[Blindhands at aol.com]

This was a suggestion.  Nothing has been planned regarding classes  online. 
 It would take a lot of planning and it could not be done on our  list 
serve that we have here.  
 
These are all suggestions and I appreciate the suggestions.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/12/2011 5:04:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:

What  format would the classes be on the web.  Are you trying to say, you 
want  me to write, word for word, when I can explain it over the phone a lot  
easier.  If you do a craft along with the group it is a lot easier to  tell 
the group, exactly what you are doing.  I had a hard enough time  writing 
my first book, but now I have a foundation to build upon.  Please  explain 
how these classes are presented.

Terry  P.


-----Original Message-----
From: River Woman  [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net] 
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:43  AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
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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