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Plus one for what Jason just said. It's one thing to know the answers to questions about Blender, and it's a whole different matter to be able to apply those answers.
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<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Jason van Gumster wrote:</p>
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<span><div><div><div>I'd like to add that, IMHO, it would be a mistake if any such exam were solely</div><div>a multiple-choice, regurgitated response type of affair. Because of the very</div><div>nature of the type of work that Blender is used for, a practical element to the</div><div>exam is critical. Certification should not simply be about knowing things, it</div><div>should also applying that knowledge.</div><div><br></div><div>For that reason, I would highly recommend that the exam be split into two</div><div>parts: one part question-based and one part practical.</div><div><br></div><div> -Jason</div><div><br></div><div>Laurent David <<a href="mailto:laurent@tdm.info">laurent@tdm.info</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>On a second thought...that's probably the way forward...but we need a lot</div><div>of questions...</div><div><br></div><div>On 17 Dec 2011 11:41, "Laurent David" <<a href="mailto:laurent@tdm.info">laurent@tdm.info</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div>Ok. Point taken. I find this an interesting point of view...</div><div><br></div><div>My only concern is that answering questions is not the only aim of a</div><div>certification. The key is in the preparation and the amount of information</div><div>processed/learnt in preparation for the exams. Path vs end result...</div><div>I would say that objectives/criteria should be public definitely.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br></div><div>On 17 Dec 2011 11:28, "Knapp" <<a href="mailto:magick.crow@gmail.com">magick.crow@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Laurent David <<a href="mailto:laurent@tdm.info">laurent@tdm.info</a>> wrote:</div><div>Sorry... We need to crea...</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br></div><div>I have to disagree with this. If the people taking a test know what</div><div>will be on it, then they ...</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br></div><div>with open source software!</div><div><a href="http://douglas.bespin.org/CommonsFilmGroup/phpBB3/index.php">http://douglas.bespin.org/CommonsFilmGroup/phpBB3/index.php</a></div></div></blockquote><div>Massage in G...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>Bf-education mailing list</div><div>Bf-education@blen...</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>Bf-education mailing list</div><div><a href="mailto:Bf-education@blender.org">Bf-education@blender.org</a></div><div><a href="http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education">http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education</a></div></div></div></span>
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