[Dave Canon]

I arranged and organised a similar course for our local Camera Club. The total time was 10 weekly 2 hr lessons and the sylabus was similar to yours. We limited numbers attending to about 15 and had to run the course twice to accommodate the initial demand and will probably have to run it again soon. This was non profit making so we charged only sufficient to cover the costs (£12 per person total). The Club also supplied the necessary Laptop and digital projector. The course was generally based on Power point and live demos using PhotoShop Elements. For presenters, I used myself and 5 other experienced club photographers. Each evening had two 1 hour sessions arranged so each evening had two different presenters. This helps maintain freshness but there is a risk of lack of continuity. However, we overcame this by jointly planning the contents and using an agreed detailed agenda. On each evening most the presenters attended whether or not presenting to provide support, help with continuity and to help answer questions. This worked very well but would be uneconomic for a commerial course.

One of our presenters was undergoing teacher training in order to take up professional teaching at the local art college. On two occassions, a member of the College attended the course to assess our presenter and this was accepted as part of his live teaching practice. We were most pleased that the assessor complemented our very professional course and teaching skills; all our presenters are recently retired and had previous experience in presenting courses.

If you would like a copy of my agenda, please send me an e-mail through Pixelo.