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Re: [nafex] Online Fruit Course Another Comment
After posting my first response to the idea of a fruit course online, I went
on to be astonished that people are actually thinking of using the WEB! For
a course to add anything to what is readily availble in the libraries
(including the one maintained by NAFEX) it needs teacher-student interaction
such as is possible by email. This can be done by a listserve, such as this
one, or by simply using a dedicated email address, which I do in my own
course. There is no point in making anything more complex than necessary.
Existing books can be used, and specific assignments canbe done. I still
think something like grafting or simple tree planting technique can be better
taught live, but it is POSSIBLE to communicate some useful information via
the Internet to supplement whever direct training one is able to access.
Personally, I think the web is a dead end in such a discussion. A CD-ROM on
the other hand could be produced and used as a supplement to an online
course. It would have a market beyond the course, and could thereby help
mitigate the unfavorable economics. Again, I'd prefer to see someone just go
and do it it they are qualified, and not put our organizaton NAME on it as a
sponsor. I manage to mention NAFEX at least 20 times in my online
permaculture design course without ever giving any suggestion that NAFEX
endorses the course. We can of course support our capable members who
undertake such a project without committing an endorsement.
OK that is all I have to say for now.
Dan Hemenway
Barking Frogs Permaculture Center
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