#The Virtual Instructor

[lawrichai]

You're Not Talented - The Talent Myth I always said:  Talent is a question of quantity.  The more you do/practice/observe, the better you get at it. 

[wtfgaylittlezooid]

Been thinking more about Astroranger now that I actually understand more of GML and can actually do something with it

[krealmccoy]

Virtual Spring Writing ReTREATs

‘Twas the day before VSWR, when all through my house. I powered up my laptops to check my classes to make sure they were all in, order. Each slide was vivid, not a picture or text out of order. Okay, that remix probably wasn’t necessary, but hopefully it made you chuckle. Now let’s get into today’s blog – The Author Transformation Alliance’s annually Virtual Spring Writing Retreat! And as you…

[tutorsvalleymusic]

How to Pick the Best Virtual Violin Instructor: A Guide by Tutors Valley Music Academy

Learning the violin online has become a popular choice for music enthusiasts who want to master this beautiful instrument from the comfort of their home. With the rise of online violin classes, the options for finding a qualified virtual instructor have never been greater. But how do you choose the best one for you? In this article, we'll walk you through the key factors to consider when selecting the perfect violin instructor and why Tutors Valley Music Academy should be your top choice for instrument music online classes.

[vineetacade]

Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) is transforming the way people learn by combining the best aspects of traditional classroom learning with the flexibility of online education. Here’s how VILT is revolutionizing online learning:

[jadeestebanestrada]

Remembering showcases past

Melissa Weltner performs a monologue from Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in Jade Esteban Estrada's 1st Annual Actors Showcase. One of my favorite photos of that glorious night.

Next class: May 15 via Zoom. DM for details.

Photo: Mary Lentz

[yogapeaceaustralia]

Discover Tranquility and Wellness: Yoga Training in Sydney with Yoga Peace Australia

Are you searching for a serene escape from the bustling city life of Sydney? Look no further than Yoga Peace Australia, your sanctuary for holistic wellness and inner peace through the practice of yoga. Nestled in the heart of Sydney, Yoga Peace Australia offers a transformative yoga training experience that rejuvenates the mind, body, and spirit.

About Yoga Peace Australia: Yoga Peace Australia is more than just a yoga studio; it’s a community dedicated to promoting well-being and balance in every aspect of life. Our experienced instructors blend traditional yoga teachings with modern techniques to create a harmonious environment where individuals of all levels can thrive.

Our Approach to Yoga Training: At Yoga Peace Australia, we believe that yoga is not just a physical exercise but a holistic journey towards self-discovery and enlightenment. Our yoga training programs are designed to cater to the needs of beginners and advanced practitioners alike, offering a diverse range of classes including Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, and Kundalini yoga.

Whether you’re looking to build strength and flexibility, alleviate stress and anxiety, or simply reconnect with your inner self, our experienced instructors will guide you through each pose and breath, fostering a deep sense of awareness and mindfulness along the way.

What Sets Us Apart:

Experienced Instructors: Our team of certified instructors brings years of experience and expertise to every class, ensuring that you receive personalized attention and guidance throughout your yoga journey.

Welcoming Community: At Yoga Peace Australia, you’ll find a warm and inclusive community of like-minded individuals who share a passion for yoga and holistic living. Connect with fellow practitioners, participate in workshops and events, and embark on a transformative journey together.

State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our studio boasts modern amenities and tranquil spaces designed to enhance your yoga practice. From spacious practice rooms to soothing meditation areas, every corner of Yoga Peace Australia is crafted to inspire serenity and relaxation.

Flexible Schedule: With a variety of classes offered throughout the week, finding the perfect yoga session to fit your schedule has never been easier. Whether you prefer morning sun salutations or evening relaxation, we have classes tailored to suit your lifestyle.

Join Us Today: Embark on a journey of self-discovery and well-being with Yoga Peace Australia. Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or a curious beginner, our studio welcomes individuals of all ages and backgrounds to experience the transformative power of yoga.

Located in the vibrant city of Sydney, Yoga Peace Australia invites you to reconnect with your inner peace and embrace a healthier, more balanced way of life. Discover the joy of yoga and embark on a path towards holistic wellness today.

Visit our website or contact us to learn more about our classes, workshops, and events. Your journey to inner peace begins here, at Yoga Peace Australia. Namaste.

[sahiseo]

In the dynamic landscape of workforce training, SAHI Inc. continues to lead the way with innovative solutions tailored to meet the needs of blue-collar workers. Our latest exploration delves into the profound impact of ILBT (Instructor-Led Blended Training) and Virtual Micro-Learning on enhancing the skills and efficiency of blue-collar workers.

Visit https://sahi.ai/impact-of-ilbt-and-virtual-micro-learning-for-blue-collar-workers/ to explore more about SAHI's ILBT and Virtual Micro-Learning solutions. Request a demo to witness firsthand how our innovative approach can transform the training landscape for your blue-collar workforce.

[charseraph]

Noosciocircus agent backgrounds, former jobs at C&A, assigned roles, and current internal status.

Kinger

Former professor — Studied child psychology and computer science, moved into neobotanics via germination theory and seedlet development.

Seedlet trainer — Socialized and educated newly germinated seedlets to suit their future assignments. I.e. worked alongside a small team to serve as seedlets’ social parents, K-12 instructors, and upper-education mentors in rapid succession (about a year).

Intermediary — Inserted to assist cooperation and understanding of Caine.

Partially mentally mulekicked — Lives in state of forgetfulness after abstraction of spouse, is prone to reliving past from prior to event.

Ragatha

Former EMT — Worked in a rural community.

Semiohazard medic — Underwent training to treat and assess mulekick victims and to administer care in the presence of semiohazards.

Nootic health supervisor— Inserted to provide nootic endurance training, treat psychological mulekick, and maintain morale.

Obsessive-compulsive — Receives new agents and struggles to maintain morale among team and herself due to low trust in her honesty.

Jax

Former programmer — Gained experience when acquired out of university by a large software company.

Scioner — Developed virtual interfaces for seedlets to operate machinery with.

Circus surveyor — Inserted to assess and map nature of circus simulation, potentially finding avenues of escape.

Anomic — Detached from morals and social stake. Uncooperative and gleefully combative.

Gangle

Former navy sailor — Performed clerical work as a yeoman, served in one of the first semiotically-armed submarines.

Personnel manager — Recordkept C&A researcher employments and managed mess hall.

Task coordinator — Inserted to organize team effort towards escape.

Reclused — Abandoned task and lives in quiet, depressive state.

Zooble

No formal background — Onboarded out of secondary school for certification by C&A as part of a youth outreach initiative.

Mule trainer — Physically handled mules, living semiohazard conveyors for tactical use.

Semiohazard specialist — Inserted to identify, evaluate, and attempt to disarm semiotic tripwires.

Debilitated and self-isolating — Suffers chronic vertigo from randomly pulled avatar. Struggles to participate in adventures at risk of episode.

Pomni

Former accountant — Worked for a chemical research firm before completing her accreditation to become a biochemist.

Collochemist — Performed mesh checkups and oversaw industrial hormone synthesis.

Field researcher — Inserted to collect data from fellows and organize reports for indeterminate recovery. Versed in scientific conduct.

In shock — Currently acclimating to new condition. Fresh and overwhelming preoccupation with escape.

Caine

Neglected — Due to project deadline tightening, Caine’s socialization was expedited in favor of lessons pertinent to his practical purpose. Emerged a well-meaning but awkward and insecure individual unprepared for noosciocircus entrapment.

Prototype — Germinated as an experimental mustard, or semiotic filter seedlet, capable of subconsciously assembling semiohazards and detonating them in controlled conditions.

Nooscioarchitect — Constructs spaces and nonsophont AI for the agents to occupy and interact with using his asset library and computation power. Organizes adventures to mentally stimulate the agents, unknowingly lacing them with hazards.

Helpless — After semiohazard overexposure, an agent’s attachment to their avatar dissolves and their blackroom exposes, a process called abstraction. These open holes in the noosciocircus simulation spill potentially hazardous memories and emotion from the abstracted agent’s mind. Caine stores them in the cellar, a stimulus-free and infoproofed zone that calms the abstracted and nullifies emitted hazards. He genuinely cares about the inserted, but after only being able to do damage control for a continually deteriorating situation, the weight of his failure is beginning to weigh on him in a way he did not get to learn how to express.

[moonstruckme]

hello lovely!

i recently just started to work out a bit more than i used to and i am humbled. i tried to go to the gym but it’s terrifying, so i just did a home workout from a youtube video and like i said before, humbled.

could we get james x reader doing the video with her and he’s very good at all the workouts but encouraging her.

or

could we get remus x reader doing the video together and they both suck but support eachother

Thanks for requesting <3

modern au

Remus Lupin x fem!reader ♡ 793 words

“Okay team,” the woman on your TV says peppily, “taking things at your own pace, just ease into plank position.” 

“Ease?” Remus pants incredulously. “There’s nothing easy about this.” 

You huff a laugh, but even that tiny movement is almost enough to make your abs give out and collapse you onto your mat. You try to re-solidify, feeling a dribble of sweat roll down your back. 

“Are you breathing deeply?” you tease. It’s a reiteration of what your virtual instructor has been telling you relentlessly since the video started. 

Remus takes a strained inhale. “I don’t see where she finds the time.” 

“Amazing!” your tormentor chirps. She tilts her head up to make eye contact through the screen, looking gloriously glowy with exhilaration whereas you feel slick as a dolphin. At least it’s some consolation that Remus seems as sweaty as you are, and you don’t hate that the exertion made him discard his shirt some time ago. His bare torso is a nice distraction from the ache that’s permeating your body. “Now we’re going to kick it up a notch.” 

You and Remus both make distressed grunting sounds. She still hasn’t let you out of your plank. 

“In twenty more seconds, we’re going to go into a push-up, touching our chests to the mat, then hop our feet up for a squat.” You feel your eyes widen as you watch her demonstrate. Your legs are already burning in anticipation. “Then, jump up and do a clap! Ready? You’ve got this!” 

“Oh, fuck that,” your boyfriend sighs. He lets his elbows drop out from under him, slumping onto his stomach. 

You look over at him. “What are you doing?” 

“I’m taking things at my own pace.” Remus groans as he rolls over and sits up, grabbing his water bottle from the coffee table. It’s shoved to the side to make room for your workout. “Have a break with me, dove. She seems like she can handle this part on her own.” 

You sit back on your knees, lungs and muscles aching with relief. “Pretty sure that’s not the point,” you pant, but take the water bottle he offers you anyway. You take long, gulping sips of the cold water, so desperate that you have to gasp embarrassingly for air afterwards. You wipe a drip off your chin. “You’re such an enabler.” 

“Yeah,” Remus agrees placidly. He rolls his neck to the side, and you wince when it clicks. “I’m not feeling too bad about that right now. This is inhumane.” 

You heave a sigh, leaning back on one hand and fanning yourself with the other. “You’re right. I don’t know why I’m doing this. It can’t continue.” 

He chuckles quietly. “I’m not a fan of the exercise either, but I wouldn’t say it’s all bad.” 

You turn to look at him questioningly—wasn’t he on your side with this?—and find your boyfriend’s gaze warm and appreciative, skimming lazily over the exposed stretch of skin where you’re fanning yourself. His bottom lip curls slightly. 

You give him a dubious look. “Rem, you’re endlessly sweet to me, but I know this isn’t cute. I’m, like—” you make a face “—damp.” 

“Maybe I like you a bit damp.” Remus shrugs insouciantly. “I think I’m discovering some things about myself.” 

You fold forward with a groan, stretching your back and hiding your smile near the mat. “You’re such a liar.” 

There’s an amused huff of air, and then a kiss lands softly on the back of your shoulder. “You can think that if you want,” he says. “I have some bad news for you, though. You do have to keep doing this at least a while longer.” 

You let out a whine. “Why?” 

“Because you asked me to have James take you to his gym next week, and I did. You know he won’t let you off the hook.” 

“Oh, my god,” you moan, pulling your knees up so you can rest your head on them miserably. “Why was I so hellbent on torturing myself earlier this week?” 

Remus hums sympathetically. “I think you had good intentions.” 

“Ugh, okay.” You straighten, looking back at the video and trying to re-orient yourself in what the instructor is doing. “I have to keep going if I’m going to be even remotely prepared for what James is going to subject me to. Come on, do this with me.” 

Remus makes a surprised sound of protest. “Why do I have to do it?” 

“Because you’re the one that’s friends with the sadist who’s going to torment me next week. Please, Remus.” “Fine, fine.” Remus rolls his eyes, lovesick even when he’s pretending not to be, and stands with you. “But just this once, and then I’m turning you over to Jamie.”

[reasonsforhope]

Interior Department Announces New Guidance to Honor and Elevate Hawaiian Language

"In commemoration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, and in recognition of its unique relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community, the Department of the Interior today announced new guidance on the use of the Hawaiian language.  

A comprehensive new Departmental Manual chapter underscores the Department’s commitment to further integrating Indigenous Knowledge and cultural practices into conservation stewardship.  

“Prioritizing the preservation of the Hawaiian language and culture and elevating Indigenous Knowledge is central to the Biden-Harris administration's work to meet the unique needs of the Native Hawaiian Community,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “As we deploy historic resources to Hawaiʻi from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Interior Department is committed to ensuring our internal policies and communications use accurate language and data."  

Department bureaus and offices that engage in communication with the Native Hawaiian Community or produce documentation addressing places, resources, actions or interests in Hawaiʻi will use the new guidance on ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) for various identifications and references, including flora and fauna, cultural sites, geographic place names, and government units within the state.  The guidance recognizes the evolving nature of ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi and acknowledges the absence of a single authoritative source. While the Hawaiian Dictionary (Pukui & Elbert 2003) is designated as the baseline standard for non-geographic words and place names, Department bureaus and offices are encouraged to consult other standard works, as well as the Board on Geographic Names database.  

Developed collaboratively and informed by ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi practitioners, instructors and advocates, the new guidance emerged from virtual consultation sessions and public comment in 2023 with the Native Hawaiian Community. 

The new guidance aligns with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to strengthening relationships with the Native Hawaiian Community through efforts such as the Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Program and Hawaiian Forest Bird Keystone Initiative. During her trip to Hawaiʻi in June, Secretary Haaland emphasized recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge, promoting co-stewardship, protecting sacred sites, and recommitting to meaningful and robust consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community."

-via US Department of the Interior press release, February 1, 2024

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Note: I'm an editor so I have no idea whether this comes off like as big a deal as it potentially is. But it is potentially going to establish and massively accelerate the adoption of correctly written Native Hawaiian language, as determined by Native Hawaiians.

Basically US government communications, documentations, and "style guides" (sets of rules to follow about how to write/format/publish something, etc.) can be incredibly influential, especially for topics where there isn't much other official guidance. This rule means that all government documents that mention Hawai'i, places in Hawai'i, Hawaiian plants and animals, etc. will have to be written the way Native Hawaiians say it should be written, and the correct way of writing Hawaiian conveys a lot more information about how the words are pronounced, too, which could spread correct pronunciations more widely.

It also means that, as far as the US government is concerned, this is The Correct Way to Write the Hawaiian Language. Which, as an editor who just read the guidance document, is super important. That's because you need the 'okina (' in words) and kahakō in order to tell apart sizeable sets of different words, because Hawaiian uses so many fewer consonants, they need more of other types of different sounds.

And the US government official policy on how to write Hawaiian is exactly what editors, publishers, newspapers, and magazines are going to look at, sooner or later, because it's what style guides are looking at. Style guides are the official various sets of rules that books/publications follow; they're also incredibly detailed - the one used for almost all book publishing, for example, the Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS), is over a thousand pages long.

One of the things that CMoS does is tell you the basic rules of and what specialist further sources they think you should use for writing different languages. They have a whole chapter dedicated to this. It's not that impressive on non-European languages yet, but we're due for a new edition (the 18th) of CMoS in the next oh two to four years, probably? Actually numbering wise they'd be due for one this year, except presumably they would've announced it by now if that was the case.

I'm expecting one of the biggest revisions to the 18th edition to add much more comprehensive guidance on non-Western languages. Considering how far we've come since 2017, when the last one was released, I'll be judging the shit out of them if they do otherwise. (And CMoS actually keep with the times decently enough.)

Which means, as long as there's at least a year or two for these new rules/spellings/orthographies to establish themselves before the next edition comes out, it's likely that just about every (legit) publisher will start using the new rules/spellings/orthographies.

And of course, it would expand much further from there.

[buckevantommy]

Bucktommy AU where Buck is doing yoga at home following along on the screen with instructor Tommy.

note: he chose Tommy because the thumbnail caught his eye - he's an older, strong beefy guy so Buck figures he can match Tommy's flexibility etc. better than he can all those tiny slim flexible women who dominate most of the video searches.

Buck started as a way help his leg heal and regain movement and strength, but found he enjoyed Tommy's instruction and virtual company and personality so much that he starts doing it everyday for the rest of his body and for a sense of peace and mindfulness and grounding in his own body that he hasn't felt since.. maybe ever.

It starts with just watching Tommy's youtube videos but he ends up subscribing to Tommy's online classes and joining group livestreams.. which then leads to Buck booking smaller group sessions where each viewer sets up their own webcam so Tommy can advise their form (which is how Tommy sees Evan for the first time - although Buck uses his personal socials to comment on Tommy's content so Tommy has seen Evan's posted content).

[sillydumbdoll]

I'd love to host a special virtual class for a cute schoolgirl. Having you dress for the part in a tiny plaid skirt and pigtails with pink bows.

But conducted virtually, you'd have to put on a pink vr headset and matching headphones, then the class would start with an instructor, a girl who looks so very much like you, only animated. She'd tell you that your class today would be on politeness and obedience.

You'd be shown scenario after scenario depicting good girls, meaning they were silent unless spoken to, agreeable, and endured humiliation and even abuse with an adoring look on their faces. At key moments in these scenes, your headset would hum and you'd feel waves of pleasure wash over you.

Then you'd be shown bad girls, they'd be rude, ungrateful, and fight back when men and other girls tried to use them as playthings. They'd put no effort into their appearance, and regularly talk back or interrupt. With every instance, your headset would hum and you'd feel waves of anxiety fill your body, you'd start to have a visceral reaction every time you could see a girl start to talk back, even letting out a shocked gasp in one scene.

Then the instructor would come back onto the screen and guide you through a few actions of your own. Kneeling, responding politely to questions, keeping a pretty blank look on your face when conversations didn't involve you. They'd all be so easy you could tune the challenges out, letting your thoughts fade, your instincts letting you breeze though. Before you'd know it, the class would be over, and you'd lift the headset off to find yourself kneeling in what you swear was a different room from before, hours later. Was that a waste of time? Oh well, at least the instructor was cute!

omggg I wish I didn’t just take a shower and take all my makeup off or I would’ve put on a cute schoolgirl outfit and taken a pic im sorry!! 😖

Anyway where am I???? Oh well im happy that I get to be a good girl !!! I’ll do anything to be a good girl!! 🩷🩷 here’s your pic 💕🩷anon🩷💕

[vineetacade]

Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) is transforming the way people learn by combining the best aspects of traditional classroom learning with the flexibility of online education. Here’s how VILT is revolutionizing online learning: