Education Standards

Philosophy

Our education and training is very practical in nature. It is best described as active learning. We rely on you to describe your situation, problems you encounter and projects you want help with. We sincerely believe that our lives are too busy for you to learn something that isn't of use to you. It is extremely important to us that you feel you are cherished, valued and respected during your time with us. We do our best to treat you the way that we want to be treated.

We're told by many that our standards for all our activities are high. They underpin our methodology (the knowWAY) of teaching and working online.

• We set benchmarks worldwide for online participation.
  
• We are a mentoring and epeer organization that is respected internationally for our personal touch in what can seem like a cold environment.
  
• The knowplace Family of Sites is known for our ability to create a warm welcoming online experience for our participants.
  
• We pride ourselves on providing quick responses to emails, inquiries, and problem-solving site problems.

How Were The Standards Created?

They've been developed by many people (knowMATES), over a long period of time, rather than one person writing information and seeking agreement from others. We have worked together, in different capacities for a very long time and we instinctively trust and respect each other's online patterns. During our online meetings...... we would be in such strong philosophical agreement with each other, that we knew what we were discussing was more than methodology (the knowWAY). These are our standards, principles and ethics!

The knowWAY ensures that you learn the information through active participation by you and our facilitators. In the knowplace Family of Sites it is our firm belief that just because you learn or teach on the Internet, the principles of learning should remain constant:

1. Learning requires active participation and engagement by the learner,
2. Participants learn in a variety of ways and at different rates, and
3. Learning is both an individual and a social process.