[Nfb-krafters-korner] List is slow So I will complain

Sat Jul 2 16:55:33 UTC 2016

Dixie,
You are a great teacher by email and I would not change one blessed thing in
your teaching. I just wanted to express what I personally felt and how I
like to teach, but after reading so many comments I will not make my
feelings heard again. I will choose what, if anything I want to do and do
that.
Terry

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Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 10:18 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] List is slow So I will complain

Personally, for my teaching ability, I find I am a better teacher through
email.

I have the opportunity to read and reread what I am putting into the class.
Making sure that my words make sense and teach the technique I am trying to
get across to my students.

I found when I taught over the phone I would get flustered and end up
babbling or get tongue tied.  With the email class I am able to make more
coherent responses, or at least I think I do.  Only the students can say how
well they learned from my classes.

One thing I tried to do was initiate a feedback response from the students.
At the end of the class I used to send out an evaluation  questionnaire to
the class asking for feedback.  This was to help me learn what I needed to
change in my teaching techniques, to help me learn what my students were
looking for, and what they liked in the classes.

Unfortunately of the approximately 12 students per class I have been
averaging, I would maybe receive back 1 or 2 responses to the class
evaluation questionnaires.

So the question then is, are the students participating, or just gathering
the lessons for a more convenient time?

I don't know.  As a teacher it is important to get the feedback.  Although I
know that often times as a student in a phone class I have to mute myself
because of the noise in the house so it doesn't disturb the rest of the
students in the class.
In doing that I then am not giving my teacher the feedback she or he
deserves either.

Dixie
@-> ~ <-@

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Liz via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:41 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Cc: Liz
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] List is slow So I will complain

Hi Terry, 

You have the right to choose the teaching style that works of you just as
students have choices about taking your classes. 
What about teleconferencing like Skype or Google hangouts? 

Liz

> On Jul 1, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Annette Carr via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Terry K and All,
> 
> There is nothing wrong with you making a personal decision to only 
> teach telephone classes.  Just as students have their own learning 
> styles, teachers have their own teaching style.  Do what works for you 
> as that
will
> make you the best teacher that you can be.
> 
> I have taught both telephone and e-mail classes.  I like having the 
> option to choose which technique works for how I teach a specific 
> topic.  As a student, I like having the variety of telephone verses e-mail
classes.
> Sometimes an e-mail class fits into my schedule better, and other 
> times I might feel that the best way for me to learn something new is 
> via a phone class.
> 
> I do not get worked up about not being able to take a class.  Maybe 
> there
is
> not a topic being taught that I want to learn, or maybe I just can't 
> fit a class into my schedule.  I am appreciative and thankful for the 
> wide range of knowledge and support that is here at Krafters Korner.  
> I hope we can keep trying new things so that we can continue to be 
> diverse and inclusive in so many ways.  Who would have thought that we 
> could have a virtual holiday party, but the creative energy of this group
pulled it off.
> 
> Annette
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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On
> Behalf Of Terry Knox via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 4:00 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Cc: Terry Knox
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] List is slow So I will complain
> 
> 
> 
> I have to voice my opinion. I know others will not agree, but that is 
> why Beyer's makes many flavors, so bear with me. June was the first 
> time in 8 years I have even taught an email class and I did not like 
> it at all. So
for
> all my past students, Sorry, I will not do it again. I like hearing 
> all those voices behind the class line and getting the feeling that 
> some of
you
> did not understand or get my instructions. I like hearing the comments 
> and other people who give me their opinions or other ideas on how to 
> do it differently. I know after the class I got to speak with new 
> members and
hear
> the voices of those I only speak with on list. I understand this is 
> the
new
> world and most people like this, but I just Do Not. I will teach the
market
> bag by email but reconsidering the little girl purse in August, have 
> not make decision yet. I always follow up my class with written 
> instructions
but
> I personally feel that most people only take the email class to save 
> and file it for later and that becomes a UFO also. Most of you do not 
> realize how much time is taken to write and try to print the lesson 
> with all the turns and twist just to put it on list and have it filed. 
> I believe it is like writing a book, your patterns get put into a 
> shelf and never looked
at
> unless needed. So, if you want to do a craft and I am presenting it 
> you
will
> have to come to class and learn it at that time. I will try to keep my 
> classes to the one to one and one half hour time and I will try to 
> keep
them
> fun and enjoyable for all, but, sorry, no more email classes for me.
> 
> Terry Knox
> 
> 
> 
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