Hi Benjamin, I run EA Virtual Programs. Thanks for sharing about your project! I don’t have a lot of time to think too deeply about your project, but here are my quick impressions (caveat: this is my personal opinion and not of my employer):
1. I worry about fidelity. I know you’re hoping to certification for your university, but the four courses you listed don’t seem relevant. 2. I worry that the “creating more EAs” goal you have might be goodharted. 3. I worry that you’re not tracking risks to the wider movement well. You didn’t mention how your project might impact the EA movement negatively.
Otherwise, it seems like you have some strengths and a good track record in pedagogy and training. This seems like an important skillset to have.
I echo Alex Mallen’s suggestion to talk to more community builders to get a sense of risks and the needs of the wider movement. And I do appreciate that you took time to write down your thoughts!
To 1.: Could you please elaborate on what you mean by “I know you’re hoping to certification for your university, but the four courses you listed don’t seem relevant.”? Thank you!
To 2.: Don’t you think that when you get more people who come in because they want to learn / qualify for better job-options in the future and go out with a lot of knowledge about—well the “world right now” + EA”, that they would join EA-causes more freely? My experience tells me that this works. Although I never exactly trained people in the way that I intend for DI tbh.
3. I will update as soon as I have some useful thoughts about it.
About the talk to the community-builders: Do you have anyone specific in mind? Or sources, where I can find them? Thank you!
Hi Benjamin, I run EA Virtual Programs. Thanks for sharing about your project! I don’t have a lot of time to think too deeply about your project, but here are my quick impressions (caveat: this is my personal opinion and not of my employer):
1. I worry about fidelity. I know you’re hoping to certification for your university, but the four courses you listed don’t seem relevant.
2. I worry that the “creating more EAs” goal you have might be goodharted.
3. I worry that you’re not tracking risks to the wider movement well. You didn’t mention how your project might impact the EA movement negatively.
Otherwise, it seems like you have some strengths and a good track record in pedagogy and training. This seems like an important skillset to have.
I echo Alex Mallen’s suggestion to talk to more community builders to get a sense of risks and the needs of the wider movement. And I do appreciate that you took time to write down your thoughts!
Hi Yi-Yang, thank you for your comment!
To 1.: Could you please elaborate on what you mean by “I know you’re hoping to certification for your university, but the four courses you listed don’t seem relevant.”? Thank you!
To 2.: Don’t you think that when you get more people who come in because they want to learn / qualify for better job-options in the future and go out with a lot of knowledge about—well the “world right now” + EA”, that they would join EA-causes more freely? My experience tells me that this works. Although I never exactly trained people in the way that I intend for DI tbh.
3. I will update as soon as I have some useful thoughts about it.
About the talk to the community-builders: Do you have anyone specific in mind? Or sources, where I can find them? Thank you!
Cheers
Ben