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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 93 08:27:45 EST
From: "Frada L. Mozenter" <FLI00FLM%UNCCVM.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>

At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Library and
Academic Computing jointly teach access to the Internet.  We are
exploring different ways of setting-up the session.  I realize that
content and set-up configuration have been discussed, but we are
interested in timing.  For example, when we forst started, we
presented two 1 1/2 hour modules which covered everything from
e-mail to ftp.  This proved too much in to short a time.  We then
switched to offering five different modules from which faculty
and staff could choose (1) basic e-mail (a prerequisite for all
other sessions)  (2) advanced e-mail  (3) electronic discussion
groups  (4) connecting to remote computers and  (5) file transfer.

At first each session had about 10 people (we have 5 terminals
for hands-on work) and have offered two modules every week
on a rotating basis.  Now that we are in the middle of a semester
and faculty are busy, attendance is down to about 3 people.  We
need to find a better mechanism for these workshops and would
like some idea of what has been successful on other campuses.
Day-long seminars in the summer?  Weekend seminars?  Half-day
seminars during semesters?  Keep the same modular format but
cut-down on the number?  Any information will be appreciated.

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*  Frada L. Mozenter                                            *
*  Social Sciences Reference Librarian/                         *
*      Coordinator of Electronic Search Services                *
*  Atkins Library--Reference                                    *
*  The University of North Carolina at Charlotte                *
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