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POL 101 is sort of designed to cover basic character interaction along with game mechanics and getting along with others but if you can come up with an advanced interaction class I'll add it (probably under POL). If you can come up with more than one I'll add a whole Sociology department.

Submit (PM me) lesson plans for any of the classes you'd like to teach.



I hope that the student aspect of this project won't be terribly time consuming but the teacher portion will be very intensive so, please, do enroll but if you're time is limited then you don't want to teach. It's ok, we've got the web stuff (all the subjects actually) handled and honestly we need more students than teachers.



Thanks for being responsible and sorry to hear that about your work. Hope you're getting paid overtime at least. You can jump into this any time so don't worry. The system is designed to accommodate such things.





As I said, I'm hoping the full classes won't be too time consuming but yes, some sort of system to handle the more casual player is a good idea. Extended deadlines are easily done (actually 'deadlines' may not come into play at all) and private tutoring should be available for everyone. I do plan on using the same commitment level system as in Aelzwyr to help players pair with others of equal commitment but I'm not sure about having separate classes for them because then they are not likely to read the real time courses. Still, all the classes should be kept fairly small (some larger than others based on subject matter) so we may by necessity end up with multiple classes of the same subject but that all depends on enrollment.

And, yes. There will be homework. Well, in class work at least as some of the classes are done in one 'game day' with no leaving and coming back. They're short courses, part of why I hope it won't be very time consuming.



Submit lesson plans for any class you would like to teach. And, yes, modular zones are something that would be discouraged in the making of a realistic world however they can serve a purpose in the more surreal environments (which might be one I should add as an upper level HIS course).



Hmm. . . that is an interesting topic, one I am quite bad at. Though I think maybe that might be better handled as a Guild Discussion Thread (see Stormy's Image vs Description) and/or part of PSY and HIS 101 rather than a stand alone class.

Opinions?



That's ok, we're a school after all and schools need students so you're in exactly the right place to learn. Maybe some day you can graduate and become a teacher but for now what we really need is students.

This sounds like a fun idea. I have trouble making characters sometimes and I found that most of them all carry similar traits. It'd be interesting to learn about others so the Psych classes would be a definite interest.
Pretty confident in Kinesiology, though I'd like to hear more about martial arts and possibly the higher forms of tech(so 201-203).
Someone else mentioned that you can never have enough history so I'd be down for that as well.
The last two topics I feel are important, but I usually shy away from such issues, but I'd be willing to sit in and check them out as well.
Overall, really like this idea and would join if it goes through.

Note: Most of the 200-level kiniesieiseiseithology classes should probably cross over at some point, as each are rather heavily affected by the rest. As an example, close-quarters is heavily affected by the existence of firearms and vice versa; both must work around any and all magic and/or tech in a setting.

This, I feel confident saying, is absolutely marvelous! I can't think of a single person who wouldn't benefit from something like this, including the more advanced players as well. Spectacular~

That being said, I would love to participate! I offer my services for the Literature classes without hesitation. I'm a Grammar Nazi anyway and love to poke other people about their literacy, so this should be perfect~ I'm not a... fantastic teacher all told, but I shall do my best!

The History classes intrigue me immensely. I always have the hardest times coming up with geography and world history and things like that for my stories, and I think I this is exactly what I'm looking for.
And the same can be said about Marketing. I'm looking forward to that, I can tell you~ I always have the hardest times getting people to join my roleplays, so maybe the problem lies with my marketing techniques.

I think I would just be sitting in for the rest of the classes. Character creation is mostly a hobby of mine anyway, so I might not need to take the class, but I'm also not qualified to teach it. Just seeing what other people do should serve as wonderful inspiration. Kinesiology doesn't interest me much, but having some basics about it certainly couldn't hurt. And Political Science might help work out some of the kinks I've had in the past with GMing.
You said you were hoping for some experienced players to volunteer for the lower level classes? Right here~

Before I do anything else though, I must ask a question: What exactly do you mean by "lesson plans"? Will these courses actually run through several classes? How many classes to a course? Are they lectures like in college, or classes like in high school, or is it dealer's choice? Just those sorts of things.

Also! Before I forget again, jumping into the OOC / IC discussion: I like the OOC vs. IC also. I could actually seeing a writer dragging his character into a classroom and forcing her to sit down and listen while they both take a course together. LOLness~
Er, maybe that's just me.

Fantastic idea guys, I really love it. I'm down for teaching any and all levels of psy, kin 202, and I'd teach the class that works on naming and project development ideas and basics, that would be fun. and I also suggest a geography set, which I'm also down to teach. It could handle the the dimensions of running an RP universe and the world the characters are in/interact with, as well as the mechanics for building you're own unique and complex universe. Let me know if there's opportunity for me teach and I'll be down for it and write up lesson plans for any classes I'm given ^_^

I'm willing to teach the PSY, LIT, and first two KIN classes, and will undoubtedly be participating in the higher level KIN classes and perhaps some politicking.

My lesson plan for HIS 101 V1.2 is in the making!

I think HIS 101 is going to be a long class, there's a lot to cover when it comes to just basically making a world.