http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html en-gb 30 Fri 08 Jan 2010 10:01:31 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html?page=16#comment4 Hi, what happened to this? It is now four months since it was announced that the virtual college of journalism would go live to the public "in a number of weeks."I am a staff writer for a news website and was really looking forward to some good advice to continue my learning. If anyone can tell me what happened to this project and when the resource will be available, please let me know here. Tue 07 Jul 2009 14:29:30 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html?page=12#comment3 I am looking forward to this. As someone who reads, listens to, and watches news-related and other interviews originating from both sides of the Atlantic, I have witnessed many cases where I thought the BBC interviewers did a better job with a subject than those from other organizations. On average they are better at keeping their subjects on topic, they are better at getting past the "sound bites" that more superficial interviewers put up with, they are willing to interrupt an interviewee who isn't answering the question, and in longer interviews, they structure and guide their subjects, reducing repetition and making better use of the audience's time. I'll be curious to discover if any of these advantages are highlighted in the BBC's Virtual College of Journalism. If so, perhaps we can use twitter, blogs, etc. to prod the less skilled professionals from other news organizations to educate themselves on what constitutes a good interview. Tue 21 Apr 2009 15:58:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html?page=8#comment2 Darren:This is a wonderful idea....I wish it could be useful for college credits in the USA...~Dennis Junior~ Mon 09 Mar 2009 20:03:57 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html?page=4#comment1 Orvillethird, I would thought that be the next logical step, certainly it would makes sense for internal training of stuff to gain a legit and useful qualification that is recognise out side of the bbc. Certainly I think it would foolish for such courses which are all ready being run not to incorporate aspects of this in to their course curriculum in the coming years. Fri 06 Mar 2009 11:24:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/bbc_launches_virtual_college_o.html?page=0#comment0 This sounds like a great idea.Any chances the BBC can adapt some of these courses into courses that can be used for college credit in the UK or USA? Thu 05 Mar 2009 14:56:53 GMT+1