I didn't think those suggestions would be that useful when I wrote them haha. I just noticed what seemed like a thread looking for distance learning solutions and posted a few ideas.
Moodle seems like a good choice for an online school. It looks like there's quite a bit of documentation and it looks pretty customizable.
On curriculum
I'm not an educator or a good teacher either, but I hope some other folks who are could fill this role. I'm not even sure where I am on the gradient of ideals around these parts, since i'm sort of new.
Compensating Teachers
I would hope that teachers would be willing to do this for free or irregular compensation. The best way to make something like this accessible would be to not charge a tuition or fees. I know this might be a little impractical, but this seems like a good opportunity for experience for less experienced teachers and for willing students to learn.
Study Group Courses
There is a very huge wealth of open courseware out there from a lot of different Universities around the world. I think it would be a good idea that some of the courses in the online school just be study groups for specific courses elsewhere.
There's a lot of impressive resources that go with these open courses, such as lectures (audio/video), practice problems/homework, and exams.
There is also the possibility of some teachers using these materials for courses to build off of to save them time and effort.
Also, could I have an account too? I'd like to poke around and see how things are on there. It'll be interesting to see how this progresses.
I think for a project like this it would be good to use free and open source software whenever possible. I know the price of software might be an issue for some people and I see no reason to use expensive commercial solutions, when there are free alternatives.
I'm up for suggesting things as it takes shape or someone else can.
Brother Gorilla ... we appreciate, want, and need your input. Thank you for it!
You make some very good points above, and i think we (as a Family) will have to make some hard decisions, as we move forward. So, keep them coming, as it is all good food for thought
As it relates to gaining access to the school at this point, there are prerequisites for this class ...
Understanding Moodle 101 ... and work will be expected.
We're not letting folk in right now, just to poke around, but if you can meet the prerequisite, and still want in, we want you!
So take a peek at
this post, follow the instructions within it, if interested ... and i'll give you access.
Even if you don't wanna do any work right now, we appreciate what you've already done!
Oh ... and there's nothing wrong with "chaining posts" ...
If you have any questions, let me know.
Much Much Love and Peace.
Destee