[meteorite-list] A query - interest in an online radar class?

From: Mike Hankey <mike.hankey_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:02:38 -0500
Message-ID: <AANLkTimvKLcQO3VDaUBSGi1OLoEQqfyMtjD8nL8rY2_N_at_mail.gmail.com>

Marc,

I think this is a great idea and I would be interested.

Something for you to ponder regarding the class....

Instead of doing a 'live' class via webex, you could do a pre-recorded class.

There are a lot of advantages to this. It may be a little more work up
front, but once you are done you can charge for the class 24/7 into
perpetuity and will have to do very little to no incremental work for
each additional class / student.

It could be a 'rich media' e-book of sorts... combined with video
files of lecture, text and images/screen shots. You could even have
sample data files (for the west fall or grimsby etc). and then include
'credits' for follow up email questions.

You would need to do the setup work up front and develop the product
(which you would need to do for a class anyway), then password protect
the directory its hosted in and sell one-time subscriptions to it and
bill via paypal.

I could help you out with any of the website stuff and/or video
editing if you had questions about it.

Just something to think about.

Mike

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Marc Fries <fries at psi.edu> wrote:
> Howdy all
>
> ? ? ? ?I see a lot of interest in radar these days. ?I'm glad to see the interest, and I think there are more meteors out there than I can keep up with. ?That's got me thinking... ?If I were to give some sort of online class on how to interpret radar data, how many of y'all would be interested? ?We're talking about knowledge that has taken me many hours to accrue so I'd like to charge for the class, but I think that meteorite hunting should be within the reach of hobbyists so I'd keep it inexpensive. ?If I know how many people are interested I can make some plans and look into a suitable online platform, perhaps Skype or Webex.
> ? ? ? ?I'm thinking that it would take a couple of two-hour classes or thereabouts. ?I've got two important meetings to prepare for so I can't do this until around late February or March, if folks are interested. ?Please email me off-list and if there's sufficient interest then I'll start work on it.
>
> Cheers,
> Marc Fries
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