From: Brian Symonds   <[log in to unmask]>
In case anyone is interested.
 
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>   NOTE: Please distribute our Winter '95 Calendar to friends
>   and colleagues who are interested in our free programs.
>   This notice may be freely posted on public bulletin boards
>   and reprinted in newsletters and other publications.
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>                    Spectrum Virtual University
>                  WINTER 1995 CALENDAR OF CLASSES
>                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>    Spectrum Virtual University is now accepting enrollments for
> the Winter 1995-96 term.  Our catalog (see below) includes an
> eclectic assortment of "virtual classes".  Most are new and are
> being offered online for the first time.
>
>    All classes are FREE to the public, thanks to the good will
> of our volunteer instructors and the generosity of Quarterdeck
> Corporation who is sponsoring the Winter '95 term.
>
>    ENROLLMENT DEADLINE is 5pm, Sunday, January 28. Classes begin
> Monday, January 29 and run through mid-April.
>
>
> HOW TO ENROLL FOR A COURSE
>
> Send a message to [log in to unmask]  -- in the body of the
> message, type (1) your name, (2) e-mail address (MAKE SURE YOU
> TYPE IT CORRECTLY!), and (3) ID# of the class(es) that interest
> you (see listings below). For example:
>
> John Q. Smith
> [log in to unmask]
> 702
> 811
>
> To Enroll a GROUP OF PEOPLE by E-Mail:
> Send a message to [log in to unmask]  -- in the body of the
> message, just type the names, e-mail addresses and Course ID#
> desired for each person. Please DOUBLE-CHECK your typing to be
> sure that e-mail addresses are correct!)
>
>
> WINTER '95 CLASSES!   WINTER '95 CLASSES!   WINTER '95 CLASSES!
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> 811: "Exploring The Internet"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Introductory 8-week workshop explores the basics of getting
> started on the Internet. This is a repeat of the popular class
> that attracted more than 40,000 adult learners from 120 nations
> in the Fall '95 term. The course explores how the Internet got
> started, how to send and receive electronic mail, how to join
> newsgroups and mailing lists, and other basics.  Ideal for
> beginners, and a good refresher course for intermediate users.
>
> Instructor: Self-Guided
>
>
> 813: "Exploring The World Wide Web"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This 8-week course explores the fast-growing and incredibly
> popular World Wide Web. The course will discuss the basics of
> HTML, how to create a home page, and how to search for data on
> the World Wide Web with powerful new software. Participants
> will learn about popular resources on the Web and how to get
> free graphics and software tools that can be used to design or
> enhance a Web page.
>
> Instructor: TBA
>
>
> 828: "Macro/Micro Internet Economics"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This workshop deals with both macro and micro economics of the
> Internet and its potential. The course explains what everyone
> should know about the dollars and cents of Internet technology
> and business on the Internet -- how to analyze economic patterns
> on the Net; where is all the investment capital coming from;
> what's the "safest" Internet business to be in; what companies
> are successful in the Internet industry; and other fascinating
> and timely issues.
>
> Instructor: Scott Crawford is president of B&C Technologies,
> Ann Arbor, MI, and Chief Economic Consultant to MedComm, Inc.
>
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> A R T S   A N D   C R E A T I V I T Y
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> 541: "Eight Weeks To Creative Writing"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Develop writing skills, refine your power of observation and
> self-expression, and expand your vocabulary with this series of
> hands-on creative writing exercises that can make your words
> more colorful and powerful. Learn from interactive feedback and
> critiques from others in the class. Have fun while fine-tuning
> your writing skills!
>
> Instructor: Richard De A'Morelli is a published author of 13
> books and served as a bylined member of the late, best-selling
> author Irving Wallace's editorial staff.
>
>
> 545: "Creative Writing: Building The Story"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> A published author and writing instructor shares useful "tools
> of  the craft."  Sharpen your fiction writing skills; make
> "cardboard" characters come to life as believable heros and
> villains; build a better plot and turn that "sleeper" novel
> into an intriguing masterpiece.
>
>
> 561: "Principles of Music: Chords Basics"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Explore the world of music from the ground up! Jazz musician
> and author Michael Furstner discusses the principals of
> interludes, chords, and chord progressions.  At the end of
> the course, the student should have a clear knowledge of these
> important musical elements and a basic understanding of how
> chords are used in all styles of Western music (Classical,
> Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Popular.)
>
> NOTE: Lessons will be given fortnightly (every two weeks). The
> course will run TWO consecutive terms (Winter & Spring).
>
> Prerequisites:  Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of music can
> benefit. Students should have basic skills on an instrument, but
> it can be any instrument. The e-mail course will not use music
> notation but only one letter names (C, D, E, etc.) so reading
> music is not necessary.
>
> Instructor: Michael Furstner came to Australia in 1966 as a
> Geologist but dramatically changed course in life in 1983 and
> studied music for 6 years at the Jazz College at Adelaide
> University. Today, he writes music and textbooks and privately
> teaches keyboard, saxophone, clarinet, flute, Jazz theory, and
> improvisation.
>
>
> 565: "JAZCLASS: Principles of Jazz Music"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jazz musician Michael Furstner explores the principles of Jazz
> music - chords, scales, Circles of Fifths, chord-progressions,
> voicings, improvisation, and phrasing. Lessons are suitable
> for beginners and start from rock bottom basics. Each lesson
> includes a Music Feature, either a song with comments for
> Beginning to Intermediate students, or a profile of a composer
> or player.  Discussion occasionally extends to other areas of
> music in addition to Jazz.
>
> Instructor: Michael Furstner came to Australia in 1966 as a
> Geologist but dramatically changed course in life in 1983 and
> studied music for 6 years at the Jazz College at Adelaide
> University. Today, he writes music and textbooks and privately
> teaches keyboard, saxophone, clarinet, flute, Jazz theory, and
> improvisation.
>
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> THE SPIRITUAL SIDE:
>     S E L F - H E L P   A N D   I N S I G H T
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> 702: "Dreams: Key To Your Inner Self"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> By popular demand! This workshop was given for the first time
> last summer and it attracted nearly 5,000 adult learners from
> around the world. The course was developed by  a leading author
> and expert on dreams and parapsychology and is now a "self-
> guided" workshop with class feedback and interaction.  Explore
> the hidden meaning of your dreams. Learn to recognize prophetic
> dreams, psychological symbolism, past life memories, and other
> amazing insights that may spring from your sleeping mind!
>
> Instructor: Self-Guided
>
>
> 721: "Healing Wisdom - Level 1"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This course will introduce you to the rich and varied world of
> healing using tools and exercises developed by the instructor
> over the past twenty years. These tools are fun and easy to use.
> Each week, students will be given a different exercise to do
> that will involve their senses and may act as a catalyst for
> learning and personal healing.
>
> Instructor: Don Ollsin has been practicing and teaching healing
> wisdom principles for 25 years.  He regularly conducts intensive
> classes on herbs, wildcrafting, ayurveda, and other metaphysical
> techniques.
>
>
> 731: "Introduction to Qabalah"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> A 10-week overview of the Basic Theories and symbols of
> Qabalism from the Hebrew alphabet to to Sphere-working and
> Jacob's Ladder. The course will begin with theories of all
> schools and will require meditations, exercises based on
> studies, and exams.
>
> Instructor: Frater Serpentis Satori has been studying Tarot and
> other aspects of Heremetic and Eastern Mysticism for more than
> a decade, and he is now writing several books in these fields.
>
>
> 735: "Introduction to the Tarot"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> A detailed study of the History and meaning of the Tarot Deck.
> The class will focus on the multiple layers of the Tarot as a
> tool for divination, ritual, and meditation. There will be
> journals and a final required in the class.
>
> Instructor: Frater Serpentis Satori has been studying Tarot and
> other aspects of Heremetic and Eastern Mysticism for more than
> a decade, and he is now writing several books in these fields.
>
>
> 781: "Coming of Age In the New Millenium"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> In life, there are milestones that help us recognize our
> progress and assure us that we are on target toward our goal.
> In this course, we will look at physics, metaphysics, and the
> practical application of these ideas in transforming our world.
> In the lessons, we will find opportunities for personal growth
> as well as hope and inspiration for all of humanity.
>
> Instructor: Rev. David Durksen is an ordained Unity Minister
> and founder of Unity Internet Ministry, Canada. He served as
> President of the Association of Unity Churches (Canada) for
> eight years.
>
>
> 783: "Mystical Traditions In Literature"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This course looks at high-quality literature and texts of many
> genres and from many national traditions; ancient, medieval,
> and modern. We try to balance the emphasis on the texts as
> literature, and their content as testimonies of mystical
> experiences all over the world.  This college-level course is
> now being taught by Prof. Nagler at UC Berkeley.
>
> Instructor: Michael N. Nagler founded the Peace and Conflict
> Studies Program (PACS) at UC Berkeley, where he regularly
> teaches upper-division courses. He has written a book on non-
> violence and is Associate Producer of a 13-hour PBS documentary,
> "Nonviolence: In A Different Mirror."
>
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> 604: "Discovering Psychology: A Creative Primer"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (Class scheduled for Spring '96)
>
> The goal of this course is to encourage students to apply
> psychological concepts in creative ways. Participants will learn
> to take information and make it more understandable and useful
> as a result of thinking about it creatively.
>
> Instructor: Jeff Rasmussen is Associate Professor of Psychology
> at Purdue University, Indiana. He is author of 30+ publications
> in Psychology and has developed and sold CD-ROM based multimedia
> software. His acrylics and canvas paintings have been exhibited
> at commercial galleries and art fairs.
>
>
> 611: "Improving Your Intercultural Communications Skills"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (Class scheduled for Spring '96)
>
> Objectives:
>
>    (1) Increase positive attitudes toward people of other
> cultures. Reduce stereotyping and prejudice;
>
>    (2) Increase awareness of the problems that may occur while
> we attempt to communicate with others in different cultures;
>
>    (3) Foster awareness of participants' own cultural patterns/
> values (this is most often unconscious);
>
>    (4) Begin the process of developing intercultural communi-
> cation skills.
>
> Instructor: Paula Dosch Haworth is a certified ESL teacher and
> has taught English to adults in Spain and Japan. She has studied
> Intercultural Training and Consulting and recently completed an
> academic internship at an international exchange organization.
> She is a member of various professional societies in the field
> of intercultural communication and training.
>
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> 311: "Pathways To Nonviolence"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This course is a complete overview of principled (not just
> strategic) nonviolence, emphasizing Gandhi. It tries to give
> students a sense of the logic, history and possibilities of
> what Gandhi called "the greatest force mankind has been endowed
> with."  This college level course has been taught by Professor
> Nagler at UC Berkeley on a continuing basis for the past 25
> years.
>
> Instructor: Michael N. Nagler founded the Peace and Conflict
> Studies Program (PACS) at UC Berkeley, where he regularly
> teaches upper-division courses. He has written a book on non-
> violence and is Associate Producer of a 13-hour PBS documentary,
> "Nonviolence: In A Different Mirror."
>
>
> 334: "Balkan History: Probing The Past To Understand The Future"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> A fascinating look at the past, present, and future of war-torn
> Bosnia and surrounding countries in the Balkans.  The course
> explores Balkan History from the Middle Ages to present and how
> that history is working as an agent of change in the former
> Yugoslavia. The concept is to open students up to the past so
> they can better understand the present and future.
>
> Instructor: Milan S. Sturgis is an expert on Balkan History.
> He served as Balkan Analyst to the Congressional Research
> Service and Visiting Fellow at Brookings Institute.  He was
> as a parish priest in Pennsylvania and Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
> He is now attached to the Doctrine and Concepts Division of
> the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Virginia.
>
>
> 361: "The Holocaust: How and Why"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (Class scheduled for Summer '96)
>
> A course for those students interested in basic Holocaust
> information. The curriculum provides a detailed historical
> perspective of conditions in Germany in the years prior to
> 1933, Hitler's rise to power, and the terror unleashed in the
> ensuing years by the Nazi war machine.
>
> Instructor: Edward J. Behrendt fled the holocaust in May, 1939.
> He has lectured extensively on the subject throughout the U.S.
> and is founder of the Read & Teach Holocaust Educational Group.
>
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> 101: "Fire Safety: A Survival Guide"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (Class scheduled for Spring '96)
>
> Professional fire fighters present a course on how to avert
> disaster with guidelines on fire safety in the home. This
> community awareness course provides up-to-the-minute informa-
> tion on fire detectors and common chemicals that can be used
> to extinguish a fire in the home, as well as useful tips for
> those who reside in developing Third World countries where
> household fires claim thousands of lives every year.
>
> Instructors: Michael Koehnen, Michael Binder & Matt Walsh
>
>
> 103: "Motorcyclists Survival Program"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (Class scheduled for Spring '96)
>
> This workshop is developed to assist novice motorcyclists in
> learning how to survive in everyday traffic. It will also give
> insight as to how and why a motorcycle handles as it does. We
> will cover the basic history of motorcycles and the how-to of
> becoming a less stressed rider.
>
> Instructors: Bob & Patti Savage have been teaching novice motor-
> cycle riders and training new instructors for over 20 years in
> conjunction with the British Columbia Safety Council of Canada.
>
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> (For our Spanish-speaking learners)
>     E N G L I S H   A S   A   S E C O N D   L A N G U A G E
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> 918: "Cultural Awareness Through Reading"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This eight-week course for advanced ESL readers will center
> around reading, interpreting, and discussing the novel "To Kill
> A Mockingbird" from a literary as well as a cultural standpoint.
> Study questions will provide the basis for online class discus-
> sion involving setting, theme, conflict, climax, and point of
> view as they relate to American life at that time in history.
> Guidance in interpretation will be given by the instructor and
> vocabulary items will be highlighted.
>
> Prerequisite: Student must be able to read a book-length novel
> with 75-80% comprehension.
>
> Instructor: Marianne Brems has a Master's Degree in English from
> San Francisco State University and has taught ESL in the Bay
> Area for 15 years. She has authored two books entitled, "Working
> In English: A Picture Based Approach for the World of Work," and
> "Take Care of Yourself: A Health Care Workboook for Beginning
> ESL Students."
>
>   ~~~end of document~~~
 
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