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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 13:47:30 MST
From: Libby Black <blackl@bvsd.Co.EDU>

A comment.  When I have done demonstrations they tend not to be
very productive.  People either like what they see  or they don't after a
relatively short period of time.  The people who think it is great want
to get their hands-on and the people who aren't turned on get bored.
However, if your facilities limit you to a demo I have found one thing
that seems to break the tedium - ask for volunteers to come up to the key
board and step them through.  This has a dual purpose of 1) perhaps
getting a novice to try it and see that it isn't too bad (although by the
description of your class you might not have any novices) and 2) it
usually provides a little bit of entertainment!  Also, allow the students
in the class to choose what they want to search for.  You are bound to run
into some hitches doing this, but knowing the hitches is as important as
seeing it run smoothly and it appears that you might have the time for this.
You can always have one or two things planned in case the students' choices
don't pan out.

Hope that helps.

Libby Black                                     blackl@bvsd.co.edu
Director, Boulder Valley Internet Project
Boulder, CO


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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1993 15:57 EDT
From: HRL@ARCH.PSU.EDU

Dru...   I worked with 1 grad and 1 fac in the process of teaching them
         telecommunications capabilities.  That was about the right number.
         We worked once a week for a semester.  It will depend on the
         student's needs...what kind of learning they will gain.  They
         *really* need to practice.

Howard
Berkeley, '64, '62
Art and Architecture