Hi Everybody: Just wanted to say this sounds like such a great idea - the teacher can see you and answer questions in real time just as if she were in the class. I know some people who train hard for athletics, and they have a top-quality coach even though they live in a rural area - they get together and have their training via Skype. The only problem I can see is that the cameras wouldn't be quite good enough for the teacher to look at your work and tell you just where you went wrong, but in a design class that shouldn't be a problem.
By the way, Clay - I googled "LASB" and got the Las Brisas Restaurant in Beautiful Laguna Beach. Would you clarify, please? Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2011-10-30, at 3:05 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: > 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 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
