---------- | From: Learning Network <Campus@VU.org> | To: Virtual U Calendar Broadcast <Campus@VU.org Virtual U Calendar Broadcast> | Subject: This Week At VU (18 Aug 1997) | Date: Monday, August 18, 1997 5:09 PM | | |o| THIS WEEK AT VU (18 Aug 1997) | |o| Weekly Calendar of Classes & Events at the Virtual U | |o| | |o| In This Issue | |o| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |o| (1) Help Tip: "Where Have All the Lessons Gone?" | |o| (2) A Preview of Our SEPTEMBER CALENDAR! | |o| (3) New "Help Channel" for VU Students | |o| (4) Tracing the History of the PC (Channel 21) | |o| (5) Designing A Genealogy Web Page (Channel 32) | |o| (6) HTML Tags to Customize Your Web Page (Channel 23) | |o| (7) How to Subscribe, Change Your Address, or Unsubscribe | |o| | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Help Tip: "Where Have All the Lessons Gone?" | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | You can find this week's lesson in the "TODAY" area of your class- | room. To review lessons and assignments from previous weeks, look | in ARCHIVES. In most classrooms, this material will remain online | until the class is over. | | You'll find other useful help tips and answers to Frequently Asked | Questions in the "Campus Handbook." To browse the online edition, | visit <http://www.vu.org/handbook.html> or write <Handbook@VU.org> | to obtain a plain text copy by e-mail. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Preview of Our September Calendar <http://www.vu.org/calendar.html> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Our September Calendar will be announced NEXT WEEKEND. It will be | the largest and most eclectic calendar that we have ever offered! | We are indebted to the experts around the world who have offered | to share their knowledge to make this wonderful calendar possible. | | If you are on our mailing list, you should receive our Calendar in | your mailbox next weekend. But e-mail isn't always reliable so if | you don't receive a copy, you can browse our online calendar at | <http://www.vu.org/calendar.html> anytime AFTER Monday, August 25. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | "Help Channel" for VU Students <http://www.vu.org/channel2/today/> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | "So many of us are 'newbies' at VU and it would be great to have a | place to go for help," writes Betty, a 73-year-old Net savvy senior | from Seattle, Washington. "I don't ask questions on the classroom | bulletin board because I don't want to look silly!" | | Good news, Betty! We have created a "Help Channel" for VU newbies | on Channel 2. This area will be under construction for the next | few weeks but eventually, students will be able to check here for | help on various topics such as upgrading browser software, how to | use IRC, and how to find out what time it is around the world (to | coordinate study group meetings, etc.) There is a bulletin board | where questions can be posted as well as a live chat area where | students can get real time answers and practice their IRC skills. | | We are now organizing a volunteer team to manage the Help Channel. | Familiarity with the "VU experience" and a basic knowledge of HTML | are required. If you can devote a few hours a week to this project | which will help thousands of future students, e-mail Sara@VU.org | | We are also looking for one (or several) VU old-timers who would | like to expand the campus "Software Upgrade" page into a valuable | resource for students. If you are a fan of free software on the | Net and want to help, contact Sara at the above address. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tracing the History of the PC <http://www.vu.org/channel23/today/> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | "PC Basics" class starts Monday, August 18 | | Grab a virtual chair, class is now in session! During this first | week of the "PC Basics" class, instructor Christy McBride traces | the history of the PC and explains how the computer evolved to | become what it is today. Lesson 1 is now posted in the classroom | and includes a homework assignment (yes, we have homework at the | Virtual U!) and a reading assignment. | | Join Christy for the first "live" class meeting and get acquainted | with your fellow classmates this Saturday from 1-3pm (Pacific). | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Designing A Genealogy Web Page <http://www.vu.org/channel32/today/> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Genealogy workshop starts Monday, August 18 | | During this first week of Marthe Arend's genealogy course, students | will be forming study groups, brushing up on basic HTML skills, and | discussing genealogy web site pros and cons with fellow classmates. | Teaching Assistants Cande and Wendy (aka Cesario) will be on hand | to help students find their way around the virtual campus and will | also answer questions in the live chat area. | | Lesson One is now posted in the "TODAY" area of the classroom. The | first "live" meeting of the class will be held Thursday, August 21, | at 6pm (Pacific). | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | More HTML Tags for Beginners <http://www.vu.org/channel21/today/> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Nearly 200 students attended the first "get acquainted" meeting of | the Beginner's HTML class Saturday night (August 16) and old-timers | who stopped in to lend a hand agreed with instructor Jean Engel's | assessment: "It was the best 'first meeting' we've ever had in this | class!" Indeed, the chat was well-organized, discussion went along | smoothly, and folks were friendly and eager to learn. | | Lesson Two is now online and presents "More HTML Tags to Customize | Your Page." Also, the log of the first class meeting is available | for those who could not attend or want a transcript of the various | HTML-related topics discussed. | | This class meets online twice a week. Check this week's lesson for | meeting dates and times. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Subscription Requests <http://www.vu.org/subscribe.html> | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | To subscribe to the Learning Network mailing list, just visit the | above URL and fill out the online form. You can also change your | e-mail address or unsubscribe at this URL. If you are unable to | access our web site, you can accomplish these requests by e-mail: | | Subscription requests: Subscribe@VU.org | Unsubscribe requests: Signoff@VU.org | | To change your address (by e-mail), send a message 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 ©1997 Spectrum Learning Network. 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