From: Brian Symonds <[log in to unmask]> In case anyone is interested. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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! > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > C O M P U T E R S A N D T E C H N O L O G Y > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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. > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > A R T S A N D C R E A T I V I T Y > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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. > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > THE SPIRITUAL SIDE: > S E L F - H E L P A N D I N S I G H T > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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." > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > P S Y C H O L O G Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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. > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > W O R L D H I S T O R Y A N D F U T U R E T R E N D S > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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. > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > L E I S U R E , H O M E & P E R S O N A L S A F E T Y > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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. > > > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > (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 > -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- > > 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~~~ "Man is a user of tools, those who recognize the tools of tomorrow and learn how to use them today, assure themselves of a place in tomorrow's PROSPERITY" Anonymous Quote