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Jayson Whittaker

xD

Join date: 20 Jul 2006

Posts: 220

08-08-2006 02:24

To become an instructor, what is required?

Do you have to provide a class to Linden Labs which is completely unique from other classes already offered or can you teach a class already offered but in different places, different times?

Do you have to use your own land or can you use Linden Land?

When writing your own class to submit to Linden Labs-

-Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot?
-Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc?
-Can it be a play on an existing class-offering other "bits" of the class which others don't offer and whatnot?
-Are there any guidelines to follow -wording? -topics? -subjects? -ect?

Are there any limits to the number of people can attend a class? can these be set by the instuctor? (i.e. Instructor says no more than 10 people?)

Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise?

Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you?

Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc?

Is there anything else I forgot to flood the thread with a question about?

Jennifer McLuhan

Smiles and Hugs are Free

Join date: 22 Aug 2005

Posts: 441

08-08-2006 05:10

These answers are as I understand the Instructor's program. So, these are not official answers.

From: Jayson Whittaker

To become an instructor, what is required?

Do you have to provide a class to Linden Labs which is completely unique from other classes already offered or can you teach a class already offered but in different places, different times?

No! You do need to provide an outline or syllabus. Several people may teach the same class, say building houses.

Do you have to use your own land or can you use Linden Land?

No! You can use Linden Land or, teach at say, New Citizen's Inc or some group’s land set aside for teaching. Teazers has their own requirements to be an Instructor. I don’t know if you also have to be SL certified?

When writing your own class to submit to Linden Labs-

-Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot?

Don't know the answer to this one?

-Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc?

No! However, it must last an hour if you want to get paid.

-Can it be a play on an existing class-offering other "bits" of the class which others don't offer and whatnot?

Not sure. Send the course outline/syllabus in and see if it gets approved.

-Are there any guidelines to follow -wording? -topics? -subjects? -ect?

It should be something of interest to SLers.

Are there any limits to the number of people can attend a class? can these be set by the instuctor? (i.e. Instructor says no more than 10 people?)

Yes, the instructor can limit the class size. However, you need at least five people in attendance to get paid.

Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise?

No! I doNo! I do and I am sure others do. It also depemds on the class and what you are teaching.

Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you?

No!

Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc?

Not that I am aware of.

Is there anything else I forgot to flood the thread with a question about?

If you go to http://secondlife.com/community/volunteer.php you can read the official rules.

Jen

Dragon Stryker

Destroyer of Heavens

Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 156

08-08-2006 11:11

TeaZer U has a training program so if you're WAITING for your LL approval to get processed, you can still teach and 'learn the ropes' and get paid for it. The pay comes from TU, not from LL, and is less than the L$500 LL pays instructors for teaching. Hit up the TeaZer U lobby for more info IF you're interested in us.

To get LL certified, you need to be a resident of SL for at least 60 days. (so far that's the only requirement, TU has more requirements to teach with us.)

You don't have to be associated with any other volunteer groups or SL schools.

You do not have to submit a class to get LL certified, only to teach and get paid for it. Submitting a class has nothing to do with getting LL Instructor status.

When submitting a class, you don't have to wait for LL to approve it. You can start teaching it right away. If they don't approve it, they'll let you know. You can wait if you want though.

Classes can be variations of other classes provided they cover the same and/or more content.

Something you didn't ask but I'm sure some people do.... You don't have to be in the LL Instructor group to teach other residents how to use SL and its tools. If you're not interested in getting paid for the classes, you can just teach people if you feel you have the skills and knowledge. Having the LL instructor tag I'm sure looks good in the eyes of some, but the quality of the teaching I think would impress them more.

Jesse Linden

Administrator

Join date: 4 Apr 2005

Posts: 285

08-08-2006 12:36

'Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot?'

Yes, the class must be directly related to the dissemination of Second Life-specific skills...meaning something like 'How to Win at Poker' wouldn't qualify to receive the 500L$ from Linden Lab.

'Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc?'

I believe the minimum requirement is only 30 minutes but I will check with Lucy Linden on that. It does not have to be aimed at certain audiences

'Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise?'

That is up to you.

'Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you?'

Im not sure I understand what you are asking here

'Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc?'

Yes, you need to have been a resident for at least 60 days with a clean record. You must also submit a proposed course outline and briefly tell us a bit about your skillls and background.

Jesse Linden

Administrator

Join date: 4 Apr 2005

Posts: 285

08-08-2006 14:25

From: Dragon Stryker

To get LL certified, you need to be a resident of SL for at least 60 days. (so far that's the only requirement, TU has more requirements to teach with us.)

You do not have to submit a class to get LL certified, only to teach and get paid for it. Submitting a class has nothing to do with getting LL Instructor status.

When submitting a class, you don't have to wait for LL to approve it. You can start teaching it right away. If they don't approve it, they'll let you know. You can wait if you want though.

My apologies for not addressing this earlier. Actually, we now require that you submit a course proposal before becoming approved as an Instructor. This doesn't mean that you are obligated to teach that specific class always but we require that you outline one Second Life class in advance you are proposing to teach. This lets us know that the Instructor is in fact serious about teaching in SL as well as gives us an indication as to what kinds of classes are currently being taught in SL. Hope that make sense, let me know if you have more questions

Dragon Stryker

Destroyer of Heavens

Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 156

08-08-2006 14:45

Hi Jesse,
Thanks for the info. Do you know when that'll be listed on the site for when people apply? Some are pending approval but probably don't know they have to do that. If it's already there, maybe I can't see it because I'm already in the group, or I'm just looking in the wrong spot.

Jesse Linden

Administrator

Join date: 4 Apr 2005

Posts: 285

08-08-2006 15:04

From: Dragon Stryker

Hi Jesse,
Thanks for the info. Do you know when that'll be listed on the site for when people apply? Some are pending approval but probably don't know they have to do that. If it's already there, maybe I can't see it because I'm already in the group, or I'm just looking in the wrong spot.

its there as a text field on the Volunteer application page if you click on Instructor here:

https://secondlife.com/account/volunteer_account.php

It was put up two weeks ago. The Instructors who applied prior to the form being up are exempt from the requirement.

Dragon Stryker

Destroyer of Heavens

Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 156

08-08-2006 15:11

Gotcha. Cool.
Since I'm in the group already, I only have the "End Term" button and fear pressing it to see if the info is on the next page. lol

Jayson Whittaker

xD

Join date: 20 Jul 2006

Posts: 220

08-08-2006 17:00

Thankyou for replying...

The follow up class is meant like having one class for basic building and another that follows on from that teaching more intermediate skills of building...

Also, do you require anything irl (age, qualifications, etc) to be able to teach classes?

Jesse Linden

Administrator

Join date: 4 Apr 2005

Posts: 285

08-10-2006 11:06

From: Jayson Whittaker

Thankyou for replying...

The follow up class is meant like having one class for basic building and another that follows on from that teaching more intermediate skills of building...

Also, do you require anything irl (age, qualifications, etc) to be able to teach classes?

Sure, that sounds fine. You should submit a class description for each class; beginner, intermediate, advanced etc.

To be eligable you must have a clean disciplinary record and have been a Second Life resident for at least 60 days.

Theodore Robinson

Hurricane Industries CEO

Join date: 31 Jul 2006

Posts: 7

08-10-2006 13:08

How long does you "slate" have to be clean for? My friend had some billing issues in Feburary and now was disqualified for teaching.

Jayson Whittaker

xD

Join date: 20 Jul 2006

Posts: 220

08-10-2006 18:04

The clean slate is probably Just about from when you signed up.

I'll work on some class overviews in my sparetime. I'm still over a month away from being able to apply so I've got plenty of it

Rowan Carroll

She's So Unusual Shoes

Join date: 4 Mar 2006

Posts: 94

08-15-2006 13:51

OK I asked this over in the General thread.. but I'll ask here.. do I have to be LL approved to teach a class at like NCI or on my own land? I really don't care about the $500, and I'm already applying to be an Instructor.. just wondering if I have to wait to get certified before I start teaching the class.

Barbarra Blair

Short Person

Join date: 18 Apr 2004

Posts: 588

08-16-2006 14:41

You don't have to be an instructor if you are not going to try to get Linden labs to pay you. That is the only advantage to being an instructor, and if fewer than 5 people show up for your class your don't get paid anyway.

However, you should let people know that you are teaching an "unofficial" class.

_____________________

--Obvious Lady

Jayson Whittaker

xD

Join date: 20 Jul 2006

Posts: 220

08-16-2006 23:47

Just hold an event at your land everytime there's a class-Once people get to know where you're holding the classes they'll start checking it out regular to see what's going on

Amber Lemaire

Registered User

Join date: 1 Aug 2006

Posts: 2

Teacher Bots?

08-24-2006 02:08

I'm having some issues finding classes to learn how to build etc etc... I either heard or read somewhere that we have bots that can go through some of the basics, and these can be considered class requirements to eventually building LL certification. Is this true? And if so, where can I find them? I would eventually like to start teaching to earn a little Linden here and there. Thanks!

-A Newbie with some teaching experience,
Amber

Betty Curry

Techno Geek

Join date: 15 Jun 2006

Posts: 5

08-24-2006 02:19

From: Amber Lemaire

I'm having some issues finding classes to learn how to build etc etc... I either heard or read somewhere that we have bots that can go through some of the basics, and these can be considered class requirements to eventually building LL certification. Is this true? And if so, where can I find them? I would eventually like to start teaching to earn a little Linden here and there. Thanks!

-A Newbie with some teaching experience,
Amber

Amber, what kind of things to you want to build?

there are many places that teach you how to build all kinds of things. where work(teach) at TeaZer's we have classes on all kinds of prim building.

Jennifer McLuhan

Smiles and Hugs are Free

Join date: 22 Aug 2005

Posts: 441

08-24-2006 04:59

There are no BOTS in Second Life Amber, unless you are thinking of a script as a bot. Everybody here is a real person.

If you look in Events, under Education, you shold find many building classes. Besides TeaZer's, New Citizen's Inc. (NCI) has classes on building and scripting. I am sure there are several other places that do so.

Jen

Amber Lemaire

Registered User

Join date: 1 Aug 2006

Posts: 2

Thank You

08-26-2006 00:24

Hi guys,

Thanks for telling me about NCI. The NCI area makes it easy to find the information that you need 'cause they have those HUGE bulletin boards with the regularly scheduled class times for beginners. See you around!

Amber

Instuctors Question
Jayson Whittaker xD Join date: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 220	08-08-2006 02:24 To become an instructor, what is required? Do you have to provide a class to Linden Labs which is completely unique from other classes already offered or can you teach a class already offered but in different places, different times? Do you have to use your own land or can you use Linden Land? When writing your own class to submit to Linden Labs- -Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot? -Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc? -Can it be a play on an existing class-offering other "bits" of the class which others don't offer and whatnot? -Are there any guidelines to follow -wording? -topics? -subjects? -ect? Are there any limits to the number of people can attend a class? can these be set by the instuctor? (i.e. Instructor says no more than 10 people?) Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise? Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you? Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc? Is there anything else I forgot to flood the thread with a question about?
Jennifer McLuhan Smiles and Hugs are Free Join date: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 441	08-08-2006 05:10 These answers are as I understand the Instructor's program. So, these are not official answers. From: Jayson Whittaker To become an instructor, what is required? Do you have to provide a class to Linden Labs which is completely unique from other classes already offered or can you teach a class already offered but in different places, different times? No! You do need to provide an outline or syllabus. Several people may teach the same class, say building houses. Do you have to use your own land or can you use Linden Land? No! You can use Linden Land or, teach at say, New Citizen's Inc or some group’s land set aside for teaching. Teazers has their own requirements to be an Instructor. I don’t know if you also have to be SL certified? When writing your own class to submit to Linden Labs- -Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot? Don't know the answer to this one? -Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc? No! However, it must last an hour if you want to get paid. -Can it be a play on an existing class-offering other "bits" of the class which others don't offer and whatnot? Not sure. Send the course outline/syllabus in and see if it gets approved. -Are there any guidelines to follow -wording? -topics? -subjects? -ect? It should be something of interest to SLers. Are there any limits to the number of people can attend a class? can these be set by the instuctor? (i.e. Instructor says no more than 10 people?) Yes, the instructor can limit the class size. However, you need at least five people in attendance to get paid. Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise? No! I doNo! I do and I am sure others do. It also depemds on the class and what you are teaching. Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you? No! Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc? Not that I am aware of. Is there anything else I forgot to flood the thread with a question about? If you go to http://secondlife.com/community/volunteer.php you can read the official rules. Jen
Dragon Stryker Destroyer of Heavens Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 156	08-08-2006 11:11 TeaZer U has a training program so if you're WAITING for your LL approval to get processed, you can still teach and 'learn the ropes' and get paid for it. The pay comes from TU, not from LL, and is less than the L$500 LL pays instructors for teaching. Hit up the TeaZer U lobby for more info IF you're interested in us. To get LL certified, you need to be a resident of SL for at least 60 days. (so far that's the only requirement, TU has more requirements to teach with us.) You don't have to be associated with any other volunteer groups or SL schools. You do not have to submit a class to get LL certified, only to teach and get paid for it. Submitting a class has nothing to do with getting LL Instructor status. When submitting a class, you don't have to wait for LL to approve it. You can start teaching it right away. If they don't approve it, they'll let you know. You can wait if you want though. Classes can be variations of other classes provided they cover the same and/or more content. Something you didn't ask but I'm sure some people do.... You don't have to be in the LL Instructor group to teach other residents how to use SL and its tools. If you're not interested in getting paid for the classes, you can just teach people if you feel you have the skills and knowledge. Having the LL instructor tag I'm sure looks good in the eyes of some, but the quality of the teaching I think would impress them more.
Jesse Linden Administrator Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 285	08-08-2006 12:36 'Does it have to be solely about SecondLife? Like running businesses, building and whatnot?' Yes, the class must be directly related to the dissemination of Second Life-specific skills...meaning something like 'How to Win at Poker' wouldn't qualify to receive the 500L$ from Linden Lab. 'Does it have to fit into a certain timeframe, be aimed at certain audiences, etc?' I believe the minimum requirement is only 30 minutes but I will check with Lucy Linden on that. It does not have to be aimed at certain audiences 'Also, does the instructor provide notecards at the end of the class covering everything that should have been learnt at that class, giving notes to the students incase they need to revise?' That is up to you. 'Do you need to provide classes to follow on from other classes you offer? Is this compulsory/not? if not, can you?' Im not sure I understand what you are asking here 'Do you need to have been a member of SL for a determined amount of time before you can become an Instuctor? Do you need to be a part of other volunteering programs, like mentoring, live help, etc?' Yes, you need to have been a resident for at least 60 days with a clean record. You must also submit a proposed course outline and briefly tell us a bit about your skillls and background.
Jesse Linden Administrator Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 285	08-08-2006 14:25 From: Dragon Stryker To get LL certified, you need to be a resident of SL for at least 60 days. (so far that's the only requirement, TU has more requirements to teach with us.) You do not have to submit a class to get LL certified, only to teach and get paid for it. Submitting a class has nothing to do with getting LL Instructor status. When submitting a class, you don't have to wait for LL to approve it. You can start teaching it right away. If they don't approve it, they'll let you know. You can wait if you want though. My apologies for not addressing this earlier. Actually, we now require that you submit a course proposal before becoming approved as an Instructor. This doesn't mean that you are obligated to teach that specific class always but we require that you outline one Second Life class in advance you are proposing to teach. This lets us know that the Instructor is in fact serious about teaching in SL as well as gives us an indication as to what kinds of classes are currently being taught in SL. Hope that make sense, let me know if you have more questions
Dragon Stryker Destroyer of Heavens Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 156	08-08-2006 14:45 Hi Jesse, Thanks for the info. Do you know when that'll be listed on the site for when people apply? Some are pending approval but probably don't know they have to do that. If it's already there, maybe I can't see it because I'm already in the group, or I'm just looking in the wrong spot.
Jesse Linden Administrator Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 285	08-08-2006 15:04 From: Dragon Stryker Hi Jesse, Thanks for the info. Do you know when that'll be listed on the site for when people apply? Some are pending approval but probably don't know they have to do that. If it's already there, maybe I can't see it because I'm already in the group, or I'm just looking in the wrong spot. its there as a text field on the Volunteer application page if you click on Instructor here: https://secondlife.com/account/volunteer_account.php It was put up two weeks ago. The Instructors who applied prior to the form being up are exempt from the requirement.
Dragon Stryker Destroyer of Heavens Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 156	08-08-2006 15:11 Gotcha. Cool. Since I'm in the group already, I only have the "End Term" button and fear pressing it to see if the info is on the next page. lol
Jayson Whittaker xD Join date: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 220	08-08-2006 17:00 Thankyou for replying... The follow up class is meant like having one class for basic building and another that follows on from that teaching more intermediate skills of building... Also, do you require anything irl (age, qualifications, etc) to be able to teach classes?
Jesse Linden Administrator Join date: 4 Apr 2005 Posts: 285	08-10-2006 11:06 From: Jayson Whittaker Thankyou for replying... The follow up class is meant like having one class for basic building and another that follows on from that teaching more intermediate skills of building... Also, do you require anything irl (age, qualifications, etc) to be able to teach classes? Sure, that sounds fine. You should submit a class description for each class; beginner, intermediate, advanced etc. To be eligable you must have a clean disciplinary record and have been a Second Life resident for at least 60 days.
Theodore Robinson Hurricane Industries CEO Join date: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 7	08-10-2006 13:08 How long does you "slate" have to be clean for? My friend had some billing issues in Feburary and now was disqualified for teaching.
Jayson Whittaker xD Join date: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 220	08-10-2006 18:04 The clean slate is probably Just about from when you signed up. I'll work on some class overviews in my sparetime. I'm still over a month away from being able to apply so I've got plenty of it
Rowan Carroll She's So Unusual Shoes Join date: 4 Mar 2006 Posts: 94	08-15-2006 13:51 OK I asked this over in the General thread.. but I'll ask here.. do I have to be LL approved to teach a class at like NCI or on my own land? I really don't care about the $500, and I'm already applying to be an Instructor.. just wondering if I have to wait to get certified before I start teaching the class.
Barbarra Blair Short Person Join date: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 588	08-16-2006 14:41 You don't have to be an instructor if you are not going to try to get Linden labs to pay you. That is the only advantage to being an instructor, and if fewer than 5 people show up for your class your don't get paid anyway. However, you should let people know that you are teaching an "unofficial" class. _____________________ --Obvious Lady
Jayson Whittaker xD Join date: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 220	08-16-2006 23:47 Just hold an event at your land everytime there's a class-Once people get to know where you're holding the classes they'll start checking it out regular to see what's going on
Amber Lemaire Registered User Join date: 1 Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Teacher Bots? 08-24-2006 02:08 I'm having some issues finding classes to learn how to build etc etc... I either heard or read somewhere that we have bots that can go through some of the basics, and these can be considered class requirements to eventually building LL certification. Is this true? And if so, where can I find them? I would eventually like to start teaching to earn a little Linden here and there. Thanks! -A Newbie with some teaching experience, Amber
Betty Curry Techno Geek Join date: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 5	08-24-2006 02:19 From: Amber Lemaire I'm having some issues finding classes to learn how to build etc etc... I either heard or read somewhere that we have bots that can go through some of the basics, and these can be considered class requirements to eventually building LL certification. Is this true? And if so, where can I find them? I would eventually like to start teaching to earn a little Linden here and there. Thanks! -A Newbie with some teaching experience, Amber Amber, what kind of things to you want to build? there are many places that teach you how to build all kinds of things. where work(teach) at TeaZer's we have classes on all kinds of prim building.
Jennifer McLuhan Smiles and Hugs are Free Join date: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 441	08-24-2006 04:59 There are no BOTS in Second Life Amber, unless you are thinking of a script as a bot. Everybody here is a real person. If you look in Events, under Education, you shold find many building classes. Besides TeaZer's, New Citizen's Inc. (NCI) has classes on building and scripting. I am sure there are several other places that do so. Jen
Amber Lemaire Registered User Join date: 1 Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Thank You 08-26-2006 00:24 Hi guys, Thanks for telling me about NCI. The NCI area makes it easy to find the information that you need 'cause they have those HUGE bulletin boards with the regularly scheduled class times for beginners. See you around! Amber

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