[Bf-education] Organizing / suporting education

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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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On Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Jason van Gumster wrote:

> I'd like to add that, IMHO, it would be a mistake if any such exam were solely
> a multiple-choice, regurgitated response type of affair. Because of the very
> nature of the type of work that Blender is used for, a practical element to the
> exam is critical. Certification should not simply be about knowing things, it
> should also applying that knowledge.
> 
> For that reason, I would highly recommend that the exam be split into two
> parts: one part question-based and one part practical.
> 
> -Jason
> 
> Laurent David <laurent at tdm.info (mailto:laurent at tdm.info)> wrote:
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> > On a second thought...that's probably the way forward...but we need a lot
> > of questions...
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> > On 17 Dec 2011 11:41, "Laurent David" <laurent at tdm.info (mailto:laurent at tdm.info)> wrote:
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> > Ok. Point taken. I find this an interesting point of view...
> > 
> > My only concern is that answering questions is not the only aim of a
> > certification. The key is in the preparation and the amount of information
> > processed/learnt in preparation for the exams. Path vs end result...
> > I would say that objectives/criteria should be public definitely.
> > 
> > > 
> > > On 17 Dec 2011 11:28, "Knapp" <magick.crow at gmail.com (mailto:magick.crow at gmail.com)> wrote:
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> > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Laurent David <laurent at tdm.info (mailto:laurent at tdm.info)> wrote:
> > > Sorry... We need to crea...
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> > > I have to disagree with this. If the people taking a test know what
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