Studio versus screen: what changes in an online intensive
Online seats work when markup stays contested. Here is how we keep Fibonacci lessons rigorous over video.
Not every student can reach Retreat. Online intensives follow the same three-session arc as the studio course, with a few deliberate adjustments.
Screen-share markup replaces the wall chart. Each student draws live; others watch the cursor choose a swing. Silence is harder online, so instructors call on quieter participants by name for the next anchor decision.
Homework deadlines stay firm. Annotated charts are due before the following session so feedback is ready. Soft deadlines collapse the course into a lecture series — which we refuse.
Camera habits matter. Faces on when debating swings; cameras may rest during long instructor demos. We say this in the welcome note so nobody is surprised.
If you join online, prepare a second monitor or a printed chart pack. Fumbling between windows during contested markup wastes the room’s patience. The Fibonacci ratios do not care where you sit; the quality of your impulse choice still does.