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Post by felicity on Sept 15, 2018 18:24:42 GMT
I know that at least a few forum members run online classes and the routine is quite typical - some PDF or video files which the students could run and download. Recently I've learnt about rather different approach which I found interesting. The tutor runs an online course without a possibility to download. The student gets a password to watch a video as many times as wanted but no download option. I see it as a protection against an unauthorised distribution... Just wonder what kind of inconvenience for students it could cause? Another feature of this course - it's making a felted picture with a photograph as a reference and required an amount of wool of specified colours - the kit which students could buy from World of Wool specifically for this course. All colours required in small amounts and some extra: "World of Wool have very kindly put together this kit with all the wool and silk required and some of the equipment - soap flakes for the water spray, 3 felting needles and a sponge"
I think it's a great bonus (a list of wool colours goes up to 30 colours!) for students even if it come at a price.
Just wanted to share and know different opinions...
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 15, 2018 20:15:21 GMT
I’ve taken a similar type of course, but no premade bundles. I can see the value of not downloading videos, but it’s nice to have written reference when you try to recreate the technique at a later time, IMO.
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Post by felicity on Sept 15, 2018 20:48:59 GMT
I agree some notes with key points are always useful...
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 16, 2018 16:01:49 GMT
I haven't taken a class this way but I do know that students want references for later. But I guess you are saying that students always have access to the material online? So they could refer back to that I guess? I don't have students download my videos although if they are tech savvy enough, they could. But they are so large that it isn't very practical.
Most students seem to want to be able to download everything but I don't have a good way for them to download the videos. Our system doesn't really work well for that. I would have to have a much more expensive program for that. That's one of the difficulties of online classes if you run them yourselves without a paid platform. How much it costs for the software etc to run a class.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 16, 2018 20:30:50 GMT
The on line class I took before we started here you got added to a list and it gave you access to the YouTube channel. we also only had an opportunity to ask questions for a couple of hours, one day a week over the several week class. That part was not satisfactory at all. When the class was over your name came off and you couldn't access it anymore. I took Fiona Duthie's class and I don't think you could download her videos either. I don't remember how we accessed the class material. Does anyone else whos taken a class remember how that happens? A complete kit with everything you need for a class is nice. I usually handle supplies for my classes. Otherwise people show up with the wrong thing and wonder why it doesn't work.
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Post by felicity on Sept 17, 2018 8:13:45 GMT
Apparently it's a common practice with online video classes ! It's just me who hadn't met this practice before, but I do not take online classes frequent... We also only had an opportunity to ask questions for a couple of hours, one day a week over the several week class. That part was not satisfactory at all. When the class was over your name came off and you couldn't access it anymore. I think it's a bit hard on students, Ann! Be left with nothing as a references after the course finished.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 18, 2018 11:28:49 GMT
Felicity we did have some downloadable instructions just no more video. It was the lack of teacher availability that was the biggest problem. There were not many classes on line at the time. It is amazing how much is available today compared to even just 5 years ago.
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Post by felicity on Sept 18, 2018 11:56:30 GMT
There were not many classes on line at the time. It is amazing how much is available today compared to even just 5 years ago. I suppose it's a progress !
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