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From: Robert Stewart <>
Subject: Online course "Design Gene. Web Page"
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 16:08:40 -0400


Hope this interests someone.
Robert

>To: <> Virtual U Calendar Broadcast
>From: Learning Network <>
>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 01:58:04
>Subject: This Week At VU (18 Aug 1997)
>
>|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|
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>Help Tip: "Where Have All the Lessons Gone?"
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>
>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 <>
>to obtain a plain text copy by e-mail.
>
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>Preview of Our September Calendar <http://www.vu.org/calendar.html>;
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>
>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.
>
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>"Help Channel" for VU Students <http://www.vu.org/channel2/today/>;
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>
>"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
>
>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.
>
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>Tracing the History of the PC <http://www.vu.org/channel23/today/>;
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>
>"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).
>
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>Designing A Genealogy Web Page <http://www.vu.org/channel32/today/>;
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>
>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).
>
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>More HTML Tags for Beginners <http://www.vu.org/channel21/today/>;
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>
>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.
>
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Robert Stewart
Book Producer
Stewart Publishing & Printing
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3P 2X3
Tel: (905) 294-4389 Fax: (905) 294-8718

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