Re: [GRD] Master Gardeners group

hi, cathy. i think some of the cost has to do with providing the reference materials on a cd. when i took the training, i think we had to cough up $50 or so from the reference materials. and, no doubt you are right, there are the costs of putting it on-line--most of which, i suspect, have to do with the tutorial aspects of the course. in a classroom, it's lecturer-class interaction; on-line it's one on one. for better and worse.


At 02:51 PM 12/11/02 -0600, you wrote:
Interesting. The online course is quite a bit more expensive than those in the classroom. Possibly it is to defray the cost of actually putting it on line?
Cathy (IL MG)
On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 06:54 AM, Donna wrote:

I noticed this on line course when the thread began here. Not sure how
effective it would be, and also they are charging for it... when all the
MG on this list claim it should be free... hum....

Anyways, the info on the on-line course is near the bottom of the
page... scroll away...

http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/who/training-schedules-ind.htm#online

Donna


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardeners@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On

Behalf

Of Bonnie M. Holmes
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:34 AM
To: gardeners@hort.net
Subject: RE: [GRD] Master Gardeners group

This has been on my "to-do" list for two years...when retired next

year, I

can take it.  Our agent can only do one fall class/per year, always in

the

day...which limits those whose work hours conflict...we are limited by
severe cut backs in state budgets.  The agent only has the choice of
volunteering time to have additional courses.  I can't wait to

complete

the
course this fall.  Does anyone know of some websites with similar
information that would allow me to get started?  I won't get bored if

the

information is duplicated in the fall...it will serve as a good

review.

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN



At 06:22 AM 12/4/02 -0800, you wrote:

I can't

believe that there isn't enough
demand here to offer it every year

Theresa,
The demand from applicants to the MG program has nothing to do with

offering

the program.  If your county's MG program has enough MGs to assist

the

Hort Ed

with his work and to carry out their programs, then there is no need

to

train

more.  A lot of people have this backwards.  They think because

they're

interested in gardening or because they'd like to contribute to their
community, the CES should offer them classes.  Instead, the program's

reason

for being is to assist the Hort Ed (Extn Agent) in his duties toward

the

community.  It sounds like the MGs in your county have more of a

commitment to

the program than ours do here.  Since we keep losing them, we need to

train

more every year.  If the MGs in your county like what they're doing

and

continue year after year, there is no need to train more.

Kitty

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