What does it mean that the advanced courses are dialectic or didactic?
In many online universities, a version of the old Socratic method is used, or what researchers would call “delphi” or “dialectic,” and sometimes “didactic.” This simply means, at the Gunsmith level, you receive a course email or download with a brief exam at the end. At the advanced levels (Master Gunsmith and Journeyman Gunsmith), the ability to research and find answers is more important. The format is an email or download with questions, and online website, in the advanced courses. You research and return the answers, with the help of a private grad-only website, and are given feedback. This back and forth “questioning” format is often called dialectic, because it hearkens back to the old Socratic method, yet also is very suited to modern online university teaching formats. Our background and interrogation courses get even deeper into dialectic, as refutational cross examination is key to interviewing.
