The Introductory Course ("Philosophy Works") will be offered online beginning Wednesday January 14, 2009 from 9-10pm Eastern / 6-7pm Pacific.

"Seating" is limited so you are encouraged to register in advance.  Once you have registered (online registration only; to register, click here), you will be contacted to arrange a one-on-one session to check out the readiness of your hardware/internet connection (see below).

If you have any questions or wish to be notified of distance learning classes, please write to info@philosophyworks.org with the subject line "distance learning".

About the Distance Learning offering:

We have gotten numerous inquiries -- either from former students who moved away from the cities in which the classes are offered in traditional classrooms, or from people who have heard or read about the school and want to attend but again are located far away from where the classes are held today.

Here's how it will work:

1. We will need to determine your technical set up:
a) You need to have a broadband (i.e., cable or DSL high-speed) internet connection.
b) You will need a decent quality headset (NOT speaker and microphone), or good quality speaker phone with echo-canceling.
c) Your PC must be relatively new (less than 5 years) and not a MAC (sorry Mac lovers, the service we are using is not compatible).
d) You will need a webcam.

2. We will need to determine your availability:
a) The classes will be scheduled for once a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) for ten sessions. 
b) We need to know what time zone you are in to finalize timing of the classes based on demand.

3. Please write an email addressed to info@philosophyworks.org with the subject line "Distance Learning".  Include in it your name and timezone and confirm that you have the 4 items (a-d) listed above for the technical set up.  If you have attended conventional classes at the school, please tell us where, when and how far you got (up to which 'Part').  If we get sufficient interest from people who have attended pre-requisite courses, we may schedule classes beyond the introductory Part 1, Philosophy Works.

4. The fee for this course, will be $100 for the ten sessions.  In addition, we will schedule a one-on-one session prior to the first class just to check out the technology and make sure you are comfortable with and capable of joining the web-conference.