Distance learning and the fiber arts

[steve]

Since we were left high and dry with the disappearance of the old forum and related resources, I've been exploring various online resources: the forum software, the gallery, and the wiki. I also discovered Moodle--online educational course management software that my students, colleagues, and I have enjoyed using. It is greeat as an adjunct to regular classes, as well as distance learning.

Is anyone interested in exploring this for the fiber arts? I suspect that one could conduct fiber arts workshops via the Internet. I know how valuable live classes are, but I also know how few I am able to attend because of constraints of time, money, and geography.

Any thoughts?

Steve

[pburch]

There's an online course on dyeing which is offered through Quilt University. Students have complained that the information in that course is inaccurate or incomplete, but that first-time dyers give it good reviews because they don't know that what they've been taught is not the best. I've wondered if there might be a need for a higher-quality course, but perhaps not so many students would register with one that is not listed at Quilt University.

Paula