Devon,
I think there are different types of formats. Some classes are
completely remote, others you have occasional meeting times, and other
times you all meet regularly.
This is how I would imagine it:
I would envision a teacher putting out a class at a certain
time/day of the week each week. It could be viewed live, or seen anytime
after by students enrolled in the class. I do not have any idea how to
protect that video so that others could not view it, and thus put the
teacher out of business. But, I suspect there is a way. The teacher would
lecture, demonstrate, etc. People would go off and do their work. The
teacher could have a certain time or times during the week which she would
be available for live chat. People could then come if they wished.
Students could bring up questions during this live chat session, or email
them in by a certain deadline to the teacher. The teacher would then be
able to demonstrate or answer questions
I am guessing there are a lot of different ways this could work, but I
would think something along those lines would be most flexible. Even if a
teacher wanted to have a traditional "workshop" over a weekend, it would
still be fabulous for both teacher and students to not need to travel. The
large impairment for the teacher would be the ability to demonstrate things
on the students pillow.
I have participated in a type of class before, although I am not sure what
it was called. We would login on the internet, and there was a
presentation there. Then we would call in on the phone. We would all be
on the phone together, but the instructor had control over who could be
heard. Most of the time, it was just her. If you had a question about
what was up on your screen, you typed it into the chat box and the teacher
could answer it. It was very interesting.
Kim
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM, <[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
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