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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willem,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I really believe we can do a
community to create a course for Blender. Which could be a roadmap to a future
Certification.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> But we need a model for
this kind of training, where every work would be done according to this
model.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This training could be
done in two ways, one developing </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>video classes
(with sound and animation) which could be better to explain the features of
Blender, because its is a GUI system, and its better to explain showing how to
do, than doing it by writing steps into a document. And another way writing an
public document, with the theory, exercises, which could be used by teachers and
students.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The Indonesia Java community has
started a similar program named (JEDI), creating documents to help teachers
on teaching Java, and manuals with exercises for the students. Here in Brazil
the Java User Group has created some video classes based on the JEDI documents
(but trust me, it's much difficult to explain Java features in a VideoClass than
explain Blender features). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=willem@3danimationnetwork.com
href="mailto:willem@3danimationnetwork.com">Willem Verwey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bf-education@blender.org
href="mailto:bf-education@blender.org">Blender Education and Training
projects</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 8:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bf-education]
Training</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Margreet and all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think if everyone that is doing or thinking of
doing short coerces on blender work together. This way we're not trying to
blow our own trumpet. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We can start something like the community program
for the blender manual on the wiki. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Things to look at is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The amount of levels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Were basically starting with a 4 day short intro
course. We use various Tutorials in certain sessions to practice things
learned in theory. One also needs to determine what the purpose of each
session is and also on the end of each level of the course.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The purpose of the intro course is to basically
filter the wannabe's from the gotobe's. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trust me. I run a club now for 8 months using
blender.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will find people that think learning Blender
is like learning MS Word. Go on a course and know it all. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If we can have someone to oversee the hole course
material and everyone work together we can do it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This brings it to certification. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BFCT program,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is long overdue now. I do understand that
there is no one specifically doing that. That will certainly
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The above mentioned training material should then
only be available to trainers to edit. There can be a version available to all
on the wiki. However this is not advisable. Trainers will this way have a
valuable input for the foundation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We're also in the process of developing a online
course. It will be nice if the blender foundation can be part of this.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To me it is important to develop the blender
program. Thanks to Ton and all the other developers. I think I speak for all
if I say well done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, it will be nice if there if enough funds
available to the blender foundation to hire developers to boost the process. A
well organized training program (online and short courses) can provide this
funds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This will help to boost the support structure for
the blender program.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This means that animation studio's worldwide will
start to trust the Blender foundation. You see there is this terrible stigma
that open source software does not have support. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have the power to change it all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well enough said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Margreet If you wanna have a look at my business
plan for a online course that can be accredited make an appointment to talk on
skype.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is somewhat private since it is part of my
business plan for my company.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willem Verwey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for 3D Animation Network</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=margreet@blender.org href="mailto:margreet@blender.org">Margreet
Riphagen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bf-education@blender.org
href="mailto:bf-education@blender.org">bf-education@blender.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bf-education] Blender
update</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi everybody.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Thanks for the introductions here. Great! Lots of
good stuff going on here, but it will take some time for me to get acquinted
with all of it... </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Please give me a bit of time for a more detailed
reaction?</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Margreet</DIV><BR><BR>
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