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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4327553, member: 19165"]I will say, numismatic education tends to lag a few decades behind the modern world. Obviously, there is no direct replacement for in-person, hands on training like the Summer Seminar (which I've not yet had the privilege of attending). How many times have we said that grading from pictures is completely different than grading in hand? Or practicing the skills in person? </p><p><br /></p><p>However, I do think there is room and opportunity for high-quality online numismatic education. It will be different, and needs to be approached differently. But it is possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've built my career around developing high-quality, engaging training for the nuclear Navy. I'm consistently recognized for my excellent training (many of my students have commented that my "lectures" are the best they've ever had in their 10-20 years in the Navy). I've devoted the past several years to developing my skills in adult learning and instructor techniques. However, everything I do has been focussed on an in-person, classroom environment. </p><p><br /></p><p>Developing distance learning is one of the things I'm researching during the past few weeks, and how to make excellent online training. It really isn't easy. As [USER=59677]@Burton Strauss III[/USER] alluded to, I'll spend dozens of hours just to make a one hour lecture - and that's for something standard like an in-person classroom lecture. Imagine how much harder it is to invent new techniques for an engaging online version! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This, in essence, is the key. My current research at work is focused on figuring out how to accomodate for that, and overcome these challenges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4327553, member: 19165"]I will say, numismatic education tends to lag a few decades behind the modern world. Obviously, there is no direct replacement for in-person, hands on training like the Summer Seminar (which I've not yet had the privilege of attending). How many times have we said that grading from pictures is completely different than grading in hand? Or practicing the skills in person? However, I do think there is room and opportunity for high-quality online numismatic education. It will be different, and needs to be approached differently. But it is possible. I've built my career around developing high-quality, engaging training for the nuclear Navy. I'm consistently recognized for my excellent training (many of my students have commented that my "lectures" are the best they've ever had in their 10-20 years in the Navy). I've devoted the past several years to developing my skills in adult learning and instructor techniques. However, everything I do has been focussed on an in-person, classroom environment. Developing distance learning is one of the things I'm researching during the past few weeks, and how to make excellent online training. It really isn't easy. As [USER=59677]@Burton Strauss III[/USER] alluded to, I'll spend dozens of hours just to make a one hour lecture - and that's for something standard like an in-person classroom lecture. Imagine how much harder it is to invent new techniques for an engaging online version! This, in essence, is the key. My current research at work is focused on figuring out how to accomodate for that, and overcome these challenges.[/QUOTE]
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