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

[slerythema]

Just for clarification, the teacher is totally responsible for what method
they choose to teach the class?

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of 
> River Woman

> that would be entirely up to the teacher to design the class 
> any way they 
> would like. I am just putting out some possibilities that 
> some teachers may 
> like to grab onto to create something that would give 
> additional ways to 
> conduct a class.  I think the website, FAce Book, You Tube, 
> and conferece 
> calls all could be used in creative ways for any teacher who wants to 
> explore them. Lynda

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "slerythema" <slerythema at gmail.com>
> 
> > Lynda,
> >
> > Would it be possible to get enough volunteers with the 
> expertise to do 
> > all of these things?
> >
> > Cindy S.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River 
> >> Woman
> >>
> >> Terry,
> >>
> >> I am just brainsorming ideas. I think that teachers can be really 
> >> creative with how they teach a class and that all media can be a
> >> pollibility and that
> >> it can vary from one teacher to another.  There have been
> >> many good ideas
> >> projected here, and my idea is just one of them.  I could 
> envision a
> >> combination of using YouTube videos, along with a website
> >> created just for a
> >> teacher's classes, and also the phone conference classes -
> >> all used for one
> >> class by a teacher for maximum coverage of time zones,
> >> personal time for
> >> students, and question/answers that all can use and learn
> >> from.  There are
> >> no limits to what can be done to expand and grow this 
> group. From my
> >> observation, this group has a tremendous base of people 
> who are very
> >> technologically advanced and could develop some amazing
> >> programs. The sky is
> >> the limit!
> >>
> >> Could we build a class that is comprehensive and uses multi-media 
> >> methods of teaching?
> >>
> >> Video - Voice Tape - Telephone conference - Web site - 
> Face Book Page 
> >> - Blog -
> >>
> >> One course could be any or all of the above -
> >> Any dreamers out there??????
> >>
> >> Lynda River Woman
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> >>
> >> > 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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