So, I think this sort of discussion would be better suited to new thread, rather than the existing Mentorship Program thread, largely because I want this to be about 1-on-1 teaching methods using the unique environment online teaching provides - that is, these methods may be of use outside the Mentorship Program. We can always move this to the Mentorship thread if we determine that it serves more of a purpose there.
For my part, I’m merely curious to know how others like to take advantage of online resources to teach others in an intimate setting. Do you play games against each other first to see where you stand and how both mentor and mentee need to grow? Do you jump into games against random opponents? Do you think voice chat is better than using some sort of messaging system? Who decides what decks to play, from the archetype to the individual card slot?
When using an over-the-shoulder method of teaching via screen sharing, who does the playing? Who has the final call on the plays made? Clearly any sort of discussion between mentor and mentee will increase the time it takes to complete a turn - how do you make sure you have opponents that are willing to be patient with that (From what I’ve heard of Jinteki, this seems like it might become a problem.)? What are the best ways to counter the lag created by the distance between parties?
I’m hoping to see some strategies that others have employed so that we might be able to see how successful they seem to be, perhaps so that in future endeavors we might be better able to teach others using this environment that really cannot be implemented in person. I understand that each person learn differently, and the degree of success of certain methods is difficult to compare due to each person’s individual abilities, but surely there must be a benefit to comparing notes.
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If they’re unsure, I’ve put out some tier 1 options to try out, and they can take their pick as to what to learn with. I’ve gone for this approach, since it means I can put my time into studying those decks myself so I can give better advice. As for card slots, I’m personally not experienced enough to make large changes to established archetypes, so I go with the version of it that has worked best for me and explain what the tech cards are that you can use if a mentee has a skewed local meta. It’s important to learn to face those decks without the tech cards first, and then later on add them in so you learn what the plays are vs a certain deck instead of relying on finding your Plascrete for example.
. No seriously, if they make an “incorrect” play and lose because of that I’d say you learn a lot more from that, than winning because you pretty much played the game for them.