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

[Theresa Taylor]

it is a uU S number...but if you are international and have skype....you can 
skype into it through a few of us who use skype.
Hope this helps.
Theresa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jackie" <jpentland at hay.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] An idea for classes online...


> Hi I was wondering is the number for the classes a US number or where is 
> it from?
> thanks jackie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] An idea for classes online...
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>>I like the phone classes, because you can get the help you need, right on 
>>the spot.  We could use the e-mail as a back up to the classes and one on 
>>one phone calls for assisting people with the class.  Just e-mail is to 
>>slow to ever get an answer to a single question.  I love the classes.  I 
>>went to a lot of trouble to get long distance so I could finally 
>>partisapate, on my own.  Please do not take the classes away.  Making 
>>recordings of just directions, for our site, also might be helpful.
>> See you in class.  My ride is here and also the snow.
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dixie [mailto:blueherons at sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:26 AM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> 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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