{"id":1441,"date":"2011-08-18T09:45:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2011-08-18T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T14:45:20","slug":"5-reasons-to-take-an-faic-online-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2011\/08\/18\/5-reasons-to-take-an-faic-online-course\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Take an Online Course from the FAIC Online Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many face-to-face and online courses, and many books, describe how to organize and manage a small business. The FAIC Online series is the only information source designed specifically for the community of art and artifact preservation specialists. The courses are led by experienced online teachers who have an intimate knowledge of conservation as well as their subject matter, and are able to provide advice and solutions based in the reality of a conservation practice today.<\/p>\n<p>Not convinced? Here are five reasons to take an online course offered by the <a title=\"FAIC Online Education Program\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FAIC-ONLN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> FAIC Online Education Program<\/a>.<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Availability and Timeliness<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>At present, the FAIC Online Education program includes eight courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Establishing a Conservation Practice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Establishing a Conservation Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Marketing for Conservation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=687&amp;nodeID=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marketing for Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=690&amp;nodeID=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Estimating Conservation Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=688&amp;nodeID=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Estimating Conservation Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Professional Responsibillity for Conservators\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional Responsibility for Conservators<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Digital Photography<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Records and Information Management\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Records and Information Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Laboratory Safety for Conservation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=689&amp;nodeID=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laboratory Safety for Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Five different courses are offered each calendar year. You are never more than about eighteen months from the next offering of the course(s) you want to take. (Desperate to know now? Ask about minimum fees and participant numbers for a special offering of the course you want to take.)<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Convenience<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to fit an FAIC Online Education course into your schedule. You have 24\/7 access while the course is taking place. You can be anywhere, as long as you have a computer or smartphone and an internet connection. Check into the site when you have a minute or two. Respond to requests or comments as the mood strikes you.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Build Your Skills<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Each week of every course introduces new activities for all skill levels. Learn what you need to know now. Use the basic activities as a review. Reserve more advanced assignments for later. Don\u2019t find what you need on the site? Ask the leader: He or she has the expertise to help you with the questions you\u2019re facing. Don\u2019t forget that you can also ask questions of your colleagues in the course. You\u2019ll find them a source of real-world experience and you can be confident that they understand what a conservator does.<br \/>\nThe online environment accommodates your learning style, too. Whether you\u2019re someone who constantly asks and answers questions or the one at the back of the classroom who watches and learns but prefers to remain silent, there is room for you to learn best what you need to learn the most.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong> Create a new network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The FAIC Online Education courses provide an opportunity to work with conservators beyond your existing network. Meet with and learn about colleagues in other specialties, who work in different regions of the U.S. or the world. You develop a new node in your network: a cohort of people who know you and your skills, people to whom you can turn for advice\u2014and with whom you can share referrals\u2014even though they are not in your backyard.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1466\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"69\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong> Expense. Or Rather, the Lack Thereof.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Each FAIC Online Education course is four weeks long. Each week is the equivalent of a very full, daylong conference. AIC members pay $200 per course. It\u2019s like attending 4 seminars at $50 each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u25cf<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FAICweb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FAICweb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Courses remaining in the FAIC Online Education series for 2011:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>September 1 \u2013 September 29 \u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Estimating Conservation Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FAIC-ESTIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Estimating Conservation Projects<\/a>. \u00a0<a title=\"Register for Estimating Conservation Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ESTIM-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>October 13 \u2013 November 10 \u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation.\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FAIC-MITIG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation<\/a>.\u00a0 <a title=\"Register for Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FAIC-MITIG-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want more information? See the <a title=\"FAIC Online Education Page\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FAIC-ONLN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAIC Online Education<\/a> page on the <a title=\"AIC Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-us.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIC website<\/a>. Take the quiz, \u201c<a title=\"Is Online Learning Right for You?\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/OnlineQuiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is Online Learning Right for You<\/a>?\u201d Talk to one one of the more than 500 program participants.<\/p>\n<p>Want to be informed of next year\u2019s schedule when it\u2019s available? Contact Abigail Choudhury, FAIC Development and Education Associate, achoudhury[at]conservation-us.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many face-to-face and online courses, and many books, describe how to organize and manage a small business. 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