[Bf-education] Blender education at scale in India

Fri Sep 1 09:11:41 CEST 2017

Hi all,

I read about various initiatives and realised that I can share my
experience with you all.

Since last 3 years, I am teaching Blender using Massive Online Open
Courses, on the www.iitbombayx.in. We are funded by the Government of
India, and therefore, we offer the courses free of cost to the interested
participants. I am happy to report, that so far, we have trained over 2500
students and the number is growing. I would like all of you to have a look
at the content and suggest options to taking it to a new level.

Regards
-Sameer Sahasrabudhe

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> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:32:40 -0500
> From: Lisa Hutler <lisahutler at u-46.org>
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> I teach high school animation in a school with a very, VERY limited budget.
> I would love to use Blender and see this platform used in a helpful way!
>
> Lisa H
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> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 1:33 AM, Theodore Dounas <dounas at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Yes, this is the one.
> > If you did not get answers or people showing interest in your platform,
> > try asking for specific help. Also you could try various other blender
> > forums. The idea is not bad, it's just a huge undertaking.
> >
> > All the best
> > Theo
> >
> >
> >
> > On 30 Aug 2017, at 07:28, Mark van Dijk <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering, is this not the place to talk about education for
> Blender
> > 3D?
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 21 Aug 2017 14:35, "Mark van Dijk" <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> In 2015 and 2016 I participated in a project with Nick van den Broek, on
> >> building a learning environment for blender: Blender Education (
> >> blendereducation.com) . Unfortunately this project died in 2016. I
> >> preserved the domain name and now I want to revive this project.
> >>
> >> I have a pretty good (but basic) plan about what, how and when. But I'd
> >> like to hear the idea's of others too.
> >>
> >> My idea (or the idea of the project) is to provide an E-learning
> >> platform, used to facilitate Blender tutors/teachers. It is focused on
> >> learning by video courses, with extra services like forum, chat and
> >> collaboration features, surveys and quiz's. Blender education should
> become
> >> the first place to go, if you want to learn about Blender. Users can
> find
> >> tutorials/courses on Blender Education itself, or references to
> >> tutorials/courses on other websites or educational services.
> >>
> >> I'd like to collaborate with other parties on this platform. The
> >> possibilty to login with your blender ID for example, or import
> playlists
> >> from youtube as a course with different lessons. Integration with social
> >> media will also be feature. When the platform becomes more mature, i
> want
> >> to add the possibity to provide paid content.
> >>
> >> I did some searches on the internet, but couldn't find a platform like
> >> this specific for blender. Does anyone know if something like this
> exists?
> >> or maybe is in the making without me knowing about it? Is there
> anything I
> >> could do to ensure I create something that is from great value for the
> >> Blender community?
> >>
> >> I'd like to hear your thoughts!
> >> Kind regards,
> >> Mark
> >>
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> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:00:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Roger Sexton <rds2 at q.com>
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> Hello Mr. Dounas,
>
> I have been using Blender for years, going through each upgrade as they
> come out.
> During those years I have met many people over sixty who have been looking
> for work, and
> I would like to offer 3D modeling training to them and disabled, using
> Blender as the software.
>
> I also have training in Maya, AutoCAD, and Revit.  I started my,
> self-taught, training using 3D Sutdio, before it was Max.
> Now I have ompleted my Associates of Applied Sciences in Architectural CAD
> Technology.  But that was after completing three terms at the CAD Institute.
> I have been applying for CAD and Architectural work for seven years with
> no hires, except for a month at an electrical company creating 3D models of
> conduit runs.
> Which got me to thinking how many elderly people are discriminated against
> just because of their age.
> So I want to start a school to teach Blender and also hire the trained
> students as 3D modelers at the school.
> The business of 3D modeling would be to create prototypes for any
> industry, including creating it own feature movies.
>
> Needless to say, I am seeking funding for all this.  So, until I can find
> the funding I am waiting to get started.
> I have been training a few people on the side, but they are just too busy
> to make it a career.
>
> Sincerest Regards
>
> Roger Sexton
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Theodore Dounas <dounas at gmail.com>
> To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education at blender.org>
> Sent: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:33:07 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [Bf-education] education platform
>
> Yes, this is the one. If you did not get answers or people showing
> interest in your platform, try asking for specific help. Also you could try
> various other blender forums. The idea is not bad, it's just a huge
> undertaking.
>
> All the bestTheo
>
>
> On 30 Aug 2017, at 07:28, Mark van Dijk <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I was wondering, is this not the place to talk about education for Blender
> 3D?
> Kind Regards,Mark
>
> On 21 Aug 2017 14:35, "Mark van Dijk" <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> In 2015 and 2016 I participated in a project with Nick van den Broek, on
> building a learning environment for blender: Blender Education (
> blendereducation.com) . Unfortunately this project died in 2016. I
> preserved the domain name and now I want to revive this project.
> I have a pretty good (but basic) plan about what, how and when. But I'd
> like to hear the idea's of others too.
> My idea (or the idea of the project) is to provide an E-learning platform,
> used to facilitate Blender tutors/teachers. It is focused on learning by
> video courses, with extra services like forum, chat and collaboration
> features, surveys and quiz's. Blender education should become the first
> place to go, if you want to learn about Blender. Users can find
> tutorials/courses on Blender Education itself, or references to
> tutorials/courses on other websites or educational services.
> I'd like to collaborate with other parties on this platform. The
> possibilty to login with your blender ID for example, or import playlists
> from youtube as a course with different lessons. Integration with social
> media will also be feature. When the platform becomes more mature, i want
> to add the possibity to provide paid content.
> I did some searches on the internet, but couldn't find a platform like
> this specific for blender. Does anyone know if something like this exists?
> or maybe is in the making without me knowing about it? Is there anything I
> could do to ensure I create something that is from great value for the
> Blender community?
> I'd like to hear your thoughts!Kind regards,Mark
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> From: Mark van Dijk <mark4d1jk at gmail.com>
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> Hi Theo,
>
> Thank you for your reply,
> This blender education inbox is the most formal ' thing' I knew, so i'd
> thought to post her first. If I didn't got any responses, I wouldn't start
> with the platform at all.
>
> I will post it to other forums too, thank you for the suggestion. It's a
> huge project, but I do not have expectations to finish it quickly.
> I want to do as much as possible the first time right, because it should be
> a platform that gets it's support from the blender community.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Mark
>
> 2017-08-30 8:33 GMT+02:00 Theodore Dounas <dounas at gmail.com>:
>
> > Yes, this is the one.
> > If you did not get answers or people showing interest in your platform,
> > try asking for specific help. Also you could try various other blender
> > forums. The idea is not bad, it's just a huge undertaking.
> >
> > All the best
> > Theo
> >
> >
> >
> > On 30 Aug 2017, at 07:28, Mark van Dijk <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering, is this not the place to talk about education for
> Blender
> > 3D?
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 21 Aug 2017 14:35, "Mark van Dijk" <mark4d1jk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> In 2015 and 2016 I participated in a project with Nick van den Broek, on
> >> building a learning environment for blender: Blender Education (
> >> blendereducation.com) . Unfortunately this project died in 2016. I
> >> preserved the domain name and now I want to revive this project.
> >>
> >> I have a pretty good (but basic) plan about what, how and when. But I'd
> >> like to hear the idea's of others too.
> >>
> >> My idea (or the idea of the project) is to provide an E-learning
> >> platform, used to facilitate Blender tutors/teachers. It is focused on
> >> learning by video courses, with extra services like forum, chat and
> >> collaboration features, surveys and quiz's. Blender education should
> become
> >> the first place to go, if you want to learn about Blender. Users can
> find
> >> tutorials/courses on Blender Education itself, or references to
> >> tutorials/courses on other websites or educational services.
> >>
> >> I'd like to collaborate with other parties on this platform. The
> >> possibilty to login with your blender ID for example, or import
> playlists
> >> from youtube as a course with different lessons. Integration with social
> >> media will also be feature. When the platform becomes more mature, i
> want
> >> to add the possibity to provide paid content.
> >>
> >> I did some searches on the internet, but couldn't find a platform like
> >> this specific for blender. Does anyone know if something like this
> exists?
> >> or maybe is in the making without me knowing about it? Is there
> anything I
> >> could do to ensure I create something that is from great value for the
> >> Blender community?
> >>
> >> I'd like to hear your thoughts!
> >> Kind regards,
> >> Mark
> >>
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Dept of CSE, IIT Bombay
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