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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 11:25:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Alis Whitt <libajw@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu>

> From: "Frada L. Mozenter" <FLI00FLM%UNCCVM.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
> We
> need to find a better mechanism for these workshops and would
> like some idea of what has been successful on other campuses.

The first Internet class I taught was just billed as an "Internet" class.
Both unix users and vm users signed up.  Both pc users and mac users
signed up.  Some mac users walked into the pc classroom, took one look,
and walked out.  The next classes I taught I specified "Internet through
vm" or "Internet through unix."  The specificity loop is endless.  What's
next?  "Internet through unix with a macintosh using ethernet and ncsa
telnet"?  I'm over it.  I'm taking a new approach.

I'm going to offer classes and demos to specific departments.  Usually,
within a single department there's more consistency in both hardware and
software.  This will also give me the opportunity to find resources which
are relevant for that department.  People from the Center for Disease
Control usually could care less about the ability to search Shakespeare
sonnets.  People from the English department don't want to hear about
GenBank.

Alis Whitt
Emory University