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Hi,<br>
<br>
Thanks for your encouraging answer, Ton.<br>
<br>
I agree with Douglas that we may not necessary need the training
material. The headings/table of contents are likely to be sufficient
as they can give us a clue about what is the priority and core
learning.<br>
From that we can then build a list of topics and Objectives. <br>
As an example, LPIC certification is quite well structured:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program/lpic_1/exam_101_detailed_objectives">http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program/lpic_1/exam_101_detailed_objectives</a><br>
<br>
Well... now we can probably start something...<br>
<br>
On a practical note, I am not sure what is the best way to exchange
ideas and communicate about that. The mailing list is not
appropriate for exchanging files.<br>
Does the BF wants to host that or we need to find somewhere else ?
We have space on our servers if necessary.<br>
<br>
I am not a Blender instructor and will miss probably a lot of key
skills in Blender, however I have experience in Teaching and
professional certification. Douglas, are you interested in starting
something ? Anyone else interested ?<br>
<br>
On 30/03/11 11:41, Ton Roosendaal wrote:
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cite="mid:661BF494-AB42-4A96-BC4E-887A0A6BD41C@blender.org"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Hi all,
Currently the Blender Foundation doesn't really exist as an
organization, it's actually just a legal vehicle to ensure we have our
IP safe (code, domains, brand, docs, content) and to manage donations.
The main target of BF is to keep blender.org alive, to facilitate all
projects there (from docs to code). The BF doesn't officially meddle
with code, designs, or content really... for that the groups of
volunteers work in freedom, they organize themselves via the channels
facilitated by BF.
That's what I prefer to keep; BF should be as minimalistic as
possible, and stick to facilitation. When needed BF can set a couple
of steps as a catalyst, and withdraw when it goes well.
In my discussion with Laurent I've understood that we can treat the
Certification issue differently:
--> Providing a standardized set of training material and tests
This will keep the pure act of certification itself indepedently, but
it will help trainers, teachers, schools, institutes, governments etc.
to introduce Blender in their programs.
I think that's an interesting approach to investigate, matching the
"facilitation" strategy of BF as well.
-Ton-
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Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands
On 23 Mar, 2011, at 19:20, laurent wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I agree with you Douglas.
Whatever we do, there is something I was thinking from the start: I am
UK based and the central organisation for all qualification is QCF/
Ofqual.
I have some contacts that have been through the process of getting a
certification through the official body for England and Wales.
What it means when it is done, is that awarding bodies can integrate
the
certification in their qualification (GCSE, A level...).
It means that the certification is opened to Secondary Education
through
University.
It then makes it easier for School/Colleges/Universities to justify
the
choice of support for their courses (and choice of software).
LPIC, CompTIA, Cisco have done it and it is great to be able to
deliver
a qualification + certification to students as it equips them better.
But that can be the long term view...
What about the short term, is it possible to create a board or
something
"official" related to Blender Foundation ?
I exchanged emails with Ton Roosendaal last week-end, and although he
was on the same positions as Jason concerning the implications of the
Blender Foundation, my impression is that he was not against the
principle of a "board" of volunteer going toward a project like this.
What would be your thoughts on that, Jason ?
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