Hi Gang; I took a class in genealogy not long ago and just signed up for their Writing Family history course. Ron ---------- | From: Spectrum Virtual U <Campus@VU.org> | To: Campus@VU.org | Subject: This Week At VU (15 Sept 97) | Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 9:16 PM | | THIS WEEK AT VU (15 September 1997) | News & Happenings at Spectrum Virtual U | | In This Issue: | | Help Tip: "How to Enroll for A Class"............................ 1 | New Classes Begin This Week...................................... 2 | Friday Night Live at the Virtual U!.............................. 3 | Instructors Wanted for "Holiday" Workshops....................... 4 | How to Subscribe, Unsubscribe, or Change Your Address............ 5 | | =================================================================== | Help Tip: "How to Enroll for A Class (1) | =================================================================== | | To enroll for a Virtual U class , just click the "ENROLL for Class" | button when you enter a classroom and fill in the form. Be sure to | answer all questions because incomplete forms cannot be processed. | Enrollment information is strictly confidential. | | For more help tips and answers to many Frequently Asked Questions, | browse our "Campus Handbook" at <http://www.vu.org/handbook.html> | or send an e-mail request to <Handbook@VU.org> | | =================================================================== | New Classes Begin This Week (2) | =================================================================== | | Eight new classes on an eclectic mix of subjects begin this week at | the Virtual U. You can visit any of the following URLs and browse | Lesson One which is now posted in most classrooms. | | "Basic Linux Theory for Beginners" | Instructor: Henry White | <http://www.vu.org/channel25/today> | | "Writing Family and Personal History" | Instructor: Susan Hedrick-Chaffin | <http://www.vu.org/channel35/today> | | "ESL for E-Mail Communication" | Instructor: Paolo Rossetti | <http://www.vu.org/channel47/today> | | "Setting Your Lifelong Goals" | Instructor: Dan Glover | <http://www.vu.org/channel52/today> | | "Managing Conflict in Business" | Instructor: Roger Moore | <http://www.vu.org/channel54/today> | | "Critical Thinking: Learning to Think for Yourself" | Instructor: Norman Livergood | <http://www.vu.org/channel55/today> | | "The Diverse Cultures and Languages of South Africa" | Instructor: Jako Olivier | <http://www.vu.org/channel81/today> | | "World Languages: Basic Hebrew" | Instructor: Mordechai Pasternack-Hagel | <http://www.vu.org/channel84/today> | | =================================================================== | Friday Night Live at the Virtual U! (3) | =================================================================== | | Join us in a round of virtual applause for VU Events Director Jean | Engel who has done a terrific job setting up the new "LIVE EVENTS" | channel! Starting this weekend, Channel 3 will broadcast real time | events featuring guest lecturers from around the world who will be | discussing many intriguing and relevant topics. Anyone with a Java- | enabled browser or IRC chat software can attend these events. | | This Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30pm (Pacific), Satadip Dutta will visit | the VU campus from India to discuss "Web Page Usability and Design" | and share helpful insights on: | | 1. The basic approach to construct a good site | 2. Things we love to use and surfers hate | 3. Some good practices while designing a page | 4. How to gauge the usability of your site | 5. Things people hate to see on webpages and Hints | | A preview of Satadip's Friday evening lecture has been posted at | <http://www.vu.org/channel3/today/usability.html>. Those wanting | to learn more about web page design will find this "must" reading, | even if you cannot attend the live lecture this weekend. | | Other lectures on the Events Calendar this month include: | | EVENT: Expansive Asian Synergistic Tractate or EAST | PRESENTER: Cyril Cho | DATE/TIME: Friday, Sept. 26, 7:00pm (Pacific) | | EVENT: October, Family Violence Awareness Month: | Help and Resources for Women and Men | PRESENTERS: Rosemary Bell representing Women's Haven of Tarrant | County, Texas; Steve Tankersley representing Women's | Haven of Tarrant County, Texas; Darel Robertson | representing Southern Baptist North American Mission | Board | DATE/TIME: Saturday, Sept. 27, 6:00pm (Pacific) | | EVENT: Making Buttons for Your Web Page | PRESENTERS: Beverly Miller and Jean Engel | DATE/TIME: Friday, Oct. 3, 7:00pm (Pacific) | | =================================================================== | Instructors Wanted for "Holiday" Workshops (4) | =================================================================== | | For the past few years, it has been our custom at the Virtual U to | "go dark" for the holidays after the Fall term ends in November and | begin a new round of classes in early January. | | However, we got to thinking "Why don't we offer some workshops with | a holiday theme this year?" For example, many countries celebrate | Christmas but in very different ways, while some cultures observe | different holidays. A short workshop offering global perspectives | on the holiday season would be fascinating and informative. Also, | many people have lost the holiday spirit and find this time of the | year depressing. What can we do at VU to help restore the magic | and beauty of this special time? | | If you would like to teach a short course or organize some other | activity with a holiday flavor at the Virtual U in November and | December, submit a proposal at <http://www.vu.org/create.html> or | e-mail your proposal to <Programs@VU.org> | | If you don't feel you are qualified to teach but you have an idea | for a class or other holiday event that might interest your fellow | students, please e-mail suggestions to <Programs@VU.org>. | | =================================================================== | How to Subscribe, Unsubscribe, or Change Your Address (5) | =================================================================== | | To receive this bi-weekly calendar and other Virtual U bulletins in | your Internet mailbox, visit <http://www.vu.org/subscribe.html> and | click the "Subscribe" option. You can also change your e-mail | address or sign off our mailing list at this URL. If you are unable | to access the Virtual U web site, you can accomplish these requests | by e-mail: | | Send subscription requests to: Subscribe@VU.org | Send unsubscribe requests to: Signoff@VU.org | | Change of Address requests to: Update@VU.org | and in the body of the message type your name, your old address and | your new address exactly as shown in this example: | | Your Name | OLD: oldaddress@oldISP.com | NEW: newaddress@newISP.com | | =================================================================== | Copyright (c) 1997 Spectrum Learning Network. This announcement may | be freely distributed, reposted, and reprinted. Address inquiries | and general correspondence to Campus@VU.org | =================================================================== | [END]