Hi Devon - It seems that great minds *do* think alike.
This summer, Anny Noben-Slegers came to the US in mid-June for her first class, teaching a week at LASB, and ended in early August, teaching at IOLI in Bethesda. There were several shorter teaching venues in between but all involved air travel for her. After seven weeks away from home, she finally was able to sleep in her own bed, and she told me she didn't think she would ever try such an ambitious schedule again. Who could blame her?? By this time, I had been chatting with Anny via Skype on a regular basis, via Skype, following her journey during the summer, and that is when the idea of having a cyber-class was given serious consideration. So, next year at LASB, there will be a class with Anny, focusing on design work (which lends itself to the medium quite nicely). It will be open to students who have had prior experience in design work with Anny, and will be limited to six individuals. The fees to attend LASB and take this class will be lower than usual fees, as we will not have to subsidize her travel, meals, and housing. Already, a lot of work has been done to trouble-shoot technical issues and devise the best system. I won't bore you with details, but just wanted you to know that the idea has found fertile ground and will be tested next June. I have no doubt that we will discover lots of problems that we had not anticipated, but this is just part of the growth process. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA. USA [email protected] wrote: >Sherry is not the only person who finds that travel to classes is a >problem. > >There was some discussion at Ithaca about the fact that a major impediment >to learning lace is that here in the US, at least, we are very spread out >and it is costly in time and money to travel to lace classes. One person >who would prefer not to be traveling was bouncing around some ideas about how >one could organize lace instruction via skype or video conferencing. This >was such a new idea to me, at least, that I was wondering what format it >could be done in. Would it, for instance be necessary for a group of people >who are in a class of the future to be available in front of their screens >at the same time? I have taken on line courses, but not ones that involved >viewing video instruction. Each student was able to receive the lesson and >do the work on their own time schedule which was an advantage. Then you >would submit your work to the professor for feedback. The class I took was one > >that I paid for, and I would assume that an internet lace class with an >attentive teacher would also include a payment platform. > >Much as we are now downloading books onto digital devices which in some >cases eliminates certain costs related to the physical production and >handling of materials, will the future include being able to stream lace >instruction off the internet either in the form of an instructional video or >in the >form of an interactive class? > >Does anyone have any idea how lace classes of the future might be >organized with the use of the internet eliminating the physical limitation of >distance? > >Devon > > > > >In a message dated 10/30/2011 1:19:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > >What I really like is a lacing CD which I have a few of them. Yes, I have >Holly Van Sciver that live about one hour and a half from me. But I don't >have >a car any more so I have to have a teacher in my home. What I like about >the >Lacing CDs is the teacher on the CD lets say Christine Springet for >instance >takes you though a pattern step by step. Now what is good about this is >when I >do another lets say Bedfordshire pattern if I can't remember how to do a >certain step(technique) I can just put the CD in my computer CD drawer and >there is my teacher again. I LOVE THIS. I HAVE been able to make other >laces >by having the few CDs that I have. >THIS is what I DON'T LIKE...there are a >few more Lace teaching CDs that I would like to get...but I CAN'T justify >paying almost $50.00 for a CD. When I was in Ithaca in October...I really >wanted this one Christine Springet CD but it was almost $50.00 for one CD >and >with the tax then on top of that it probably was $50.00. Now, I don't know >about alot of you...but in my house we got hurt when the economy took a >nose >dive. I don't have $50.00 to buy one CD but I so wish I had it since I >can't >go anywhere for instructions. The Lace Making CDs are perfect for me. They >do >help and I can make lace just having them as reference. Seeing something >being >done to me is better than reading how something is done in a book. The CDs >are >too expensive. I don't have the money to join IOLI right now either. Wish I >did. >So now...that I Have put my 2cents in...if anybody has any of these >Lace CDs that they wouldn't mind selling or know how I can get one please >let >me know off list. My address is in my signature. Somebody said try ebay to >me >once but they are not on ebay. I could keep making my lace and keep >learning >on my own to make my lace and hopefully teach somebody else in teh >future...Isn't that what we want is to continue making lace and continue >teaching how to make lace so it isn't a forgotten thing. So if you have >any of >the CDs please let me know....so I can continue the learning how.... > >Wind To >Thy Wings, >Sherry >[email protected] >http://celticdreamweaver.com/ >http://celticdreamweave.blogspot.com/ >Nata 616 > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected]. Photo site: >http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected]. Photo site: >http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
