UPDATE: We currently have 12 user(s) & Enrollment is closed for this module. Details on the next module will be posted soon.
If you are interested in participating in a test of bonsaTALK School, we are looking for about ten to twelve users to participate in a pilot group as students.
This first "class" is going to be on bonsai appreciation. In the first week, we'll be asking students to select from their own collection bonsai to be critiqued and upload them. I expect the course to last four weeks. We'll have a weekly assignment, discussion and probably a chat.
You should have paypal capability because you will need it for enrollment cost of $5 (five dollars). This nominal tuition enables us to test our payment system and be sure that folks who get involved are serious about participating. This is an introductory rate. Typical classes will be $20-$35 plus materials. If you don't have the five dollars, you can PM me with a statement about your commitment to participate and we will see about making it a scholarship.
The btschool is being developed as we go, so there will be, I suspect, quite a lot of changes and modifications. There are quite a few tools available to us, and we need to learn which ones are appropriate and which are not.
If you're interested:
1. Login to bonsaiTALK School (
enrollment link removed since the course is now closed) using your regular forum username and password and an account will be created.
2. Update your Student profile. I'm not actually too concerned with where you actually live, but we will be using "Real Names" in the bonsai school. You can also provide me with contact details in the event there is some administrative problem or emergency. That part is up to you.
3. Enroll yourself in Learning to Critique Bonsai here:
http://bonsaitalk.com/school/course/view.php?id=6 You'll be directed to Paypal, where you can pledge a dollar and get started.
4. Once you're in you won't see a great deal, so I don't want to misinform you. You should see these
a) a
survey about how you learn
b) two assignments - to
upload a photograph and to
describe the tree
you've chosen.
Guests / Observers ?: Currently, guest access is not enabled in this course.. Once things get rolling we might let folks in for a look around but probably not for a couple of weeks.
Feel free to ask any pre-registration questions here in this forum. Once you've been able to successfully login and enroll, there is a
class forum which would be a better place
Regards,
Matt