OUR
VISION & METHODS
Hugh
Magbie, Founder
Humans are living in the 21st century in a world that is becoming more
complex each day. As technology offers us more products, services and
choices we must become more adept at using those technologies. We are
more conscious of our health and environment and are more involved in
ensuring that we can sustain ourselves, as we live longer, look better,
and develop into more spiritual and self-aware people. At the same
time, we have become more alienated from each other because we spend
more time engaged in solitary pursuits.
The Internet and
Voice Over IP is
changing this.
Four
years ago, I was fortunate to become a pioneer in a distance-learning
project. I presented four courses online, live, to thirty or
forty participants, five days a week. It changed my life. I have held
many corporate consulting positions for the last 25 years and now, for the
first time, I had a job where I was giving something back to my
participants, sharing my experiences and learning about their lives.
Sometimes at the end of the course, I would have members of the class
in tears begging me not to end this class because they enjoyed it so
much and they wanted to stay in touch. In other words, we were
teaching, and creating learning communities online.
I took that
model and created with my partners, Nimblemind
Our live global classroom; how we do it.
It’s really
very simple; when it’s time for you to take your class, you will sign
in and press the button that say’s “go to class”. You’ll be taken to
your virtual classroom. Using your computer's microphone and
VOIP, you to talk to the
instructor, and you can talk to and hear your classmates. You will be
using a program on the Internet where your instructor is showing you
slides, photos, text, video and any other media that he/she wishes.
You sit and watch their materials on your screen.
It’s just like going to any classroom anywhere, but the big difference
is that you may be at home, in the office, on vacation, in fact you
can be just about anywhere and receive a Nimblemind course! If you
have a computer and a microphone, you’re all set.
Our Instructors are the best!
They are selected
for their expertise, their ability to deliver interesting and relevant
topics, and provide a welcoming and enjoyable experience. Our
instructors have been trained on the best practices of online
interactive learning and are the worlds best at delivering their
courses.
You may wish to
take a live course; a live cooking class from an instructor from Beijing, a gardening
course from the UK, Car repair from a Californian expert and an
African art course from Lagos. At Nimblemind, we are a global
company; providing global learning experiences for learners all over
the world.
Our Vision “Always Learning”
I find that people
who are the happiest and have the most vitality, seem to be those who
are committed to life-long learning. If it’s to acquire new information,
a refresher to recapture something that interested you earlier in your
life, or just taking something that might propel you into something
new, we at Nimblemind want to meet your needs and interests. And we
hope that you keep coming back to us to find something new that will
keep you ‘always learning'.
Enjoy!
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