Lumen

A curriculum, a cohort, and people one lesson ahead of you.

Lumen

Three paths, forty-odd lessons, live sessions every fortnight, and a room where the questions get answered.

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  1. 01Foundations3 lessons · 1h 21m
  2. 02Applied3 lessons · 2h 42m
  3. 03Depth2 lessons · 1h 24m

Curriculum

The routes through this

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  1. Path 1

    Foundations

    The twelve lessons everything else assumes. Start here even if you think you can skip it.

    3 lessons · 1h 21m

  2. Path 2

    Applied practice

    Twelve lessons taking the foundations into real work, with an exercise at the end of each.

    3 lessons · 2h 42m

  3. Path 3

    Going deeper

    Eight longer lessons on the parts that only matter once you are competent.

    2 lessons · 1h 24m

What you get

Why people join Lumen

A route, not a pile

Every lesson has a place in a path. You always know what you are doing next and why it comes after the last thing.

Ask when you are stuck

The discussion room is the whole point. Most questions are answered within a few hours, usually by another student.

Live sessions every fortnight

Office hours, work reviews and one taught class a month. Recorded, so the timezone is not a problem.

Your work looked at

Submit anything from the exercises and get it reviewed — by instructors on the taught sessions, by peers any time.

Everything downloadable

Files, exercises and notes. What you download stays yours whatever happens to your enrolment.

No expiry

Enrolment does not run out mid-path. New material is added and enrolled students get it.

Lessons

Every lesson

Everything in the lessons

Behind it

Who makes this

Dr Amara O.

Instructor

Teaches the foundations path. Fifteen years doing this before teaching it.

Ben H.

Instructor

Teaches the applied path. Answers questions faster than anyone should.

Katya L.

Moderator

Finished all three paths. Now mostly answers other people’s questions.

Nina G.

Moderator

Runs the Tuesday study group.

Discussion

Students helping each other

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Sessions

What is coming up

All sessions

  • 15

    Nov

    Tuesday study group

    Sun, Nov 15, 07:00 PMOnline0/6Two placesMembers only

    Six students, one lesson, ninety minutes. Run by students.

  • 18

    Nov

    Office hours

    Wed, Nov 18, 05:00 PMOnlineRecordedMembers only

    Bring the thing that is not working.

  • 24

    Nov

    Open lesson: foundations 1, live

    Tue, Nov 24, 12:00 PMOnline0/150Open to everyone

    Free, for anyone deciding whether to enrol.

  • 28

    Nov

    Taught class: structure

    Sat, Nov 28, 06:00 PMOnlineApplied pathMembers only

    The monthly taught session. One topic, properly.

In their words

What students say

Femi A. · Student, applied path
Katya L. · Finished all three paths
Sanne D. · Reviewed student

Membership

Enrolment

Audit

Free. The first lesson of every path.

Free

  • The first lesson of each path
  • The public discussion room
  • Open sessions
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Student

Recommended

The whole curriculum.

$29/month

  • Every lesson in every path
  • The discussion rooms and study groups
  • All live sessions, live and recorded
  • Exercises, files and notes
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Reviewed

With your work actually marked.

$89/month

  • Everything in Student
  • Written feedback on every exercise you submit
  • A monthly one-to-one, thirty minutes
  • Priority in the work-review sessions
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Questions

Yes. The live sessions are optional and recorded; nothing expires and nothing has a deadline.

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The first lesson of every path is free. Enrol when you want the rest — no deadlines, no expiry, nothing to fall behind on.

Free to join. Paid membership from $29/month.

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