Online classes open call structure

[tchoi8]

Working on standardizing open call for online classes. These are just suggestions for review.

Namespace

https://sfpc.io/classname
no longer than 20 characters
If a class is offered more than once, add season/year
such as https://sfpc.io/recreating-spring2020

Main Image

Ideally 1024 * 768 pixels, jpg or gif

Class title 

Ideally 50 characters or less.
Minimize the use of special characters such as : or -

Key info

• Date/time
• Lead teacher name
• Application link or status, if closed

Description

Ideally around 2000 characters.
No hyperlink
No ALL CAPS

Syllabus

List of topics by focus area or by week
Ideally around 15000 characters

2nd image or video

Class image, work samples

Testimonials

Student feedback from previous sessions offered at SFPC or elsewhere

3rd image

Main teachers portrait if appropriate

Teachers info

Biography for staff, teachers, TA, organizers and anyone who should be credited.
1000 characters of less for each bio, a single hyper link for each person.

Is this class right for me?

Ideally around 500 characters

Tuition

Clear presentation of tuition + processing fee.
Note of our financial record, fundraising, and previous efforts for scholarships.

Application

Link to the application and description of the reviewing process, expected timeline.
A statement of diversity and inclusion

Accessibility

A statement of accessibility for disabled students.

Contact

email to sfpc admin or class organizer/teacher if appropriate

[melaniehoff]

something i'm thinking about is anticpating a lot of people wanting to take these classes and realizing they aren't able to financially.

It would be great to have a paragraph about alternative sources of funding for prospective students.

The following is adapted from the code societies page, I think it could be worded better, with more attention towards the state of personal finances during this time in particular:

We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In the past some students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance.
Please check out these resources for financial support in response to the COVID19 pandemic.

• Cloud9 Mutual Aid Doc: Financial Assistance
• The Art of Social Distancing

[tchoi8]

Thanks @melaniehoff How about ..
An updated note about tuition and scholarship.
We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. While we price our classes reasonably to offer quality learning experiences, we understand the tuition is beyond the reach of many people. We are sensitive to the rapidly changing economy due to the COVID-19. While we can't offer scholarships like the past, we hope to support students in need. Our previous students have received support from cultural foundations, schools, current employers, or crowdfunding. We are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. Please check out these resources for financial support in response to the COVID19 pandemic.

-more links

[ofZach]

I think we should try to be as specific as possible with urls and use season/year whenever possible. might even be good to have online in in the url -- such as

rtp_online_spring2020

I had some confusion this spring between

https://sfpc.io/bootcamp/
https://sfpc.io/spring20bootcamp/

so standardizing and being as specific as possible would be good. an alternative would be something like if URLs get long

sfpc.io/online/bootcamp_spring2020

[poohlaga]

I created two urls, a short one that is easy to use for social promotion and a specific one for archiving. Same content. The short one could be a redirect.

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