[misc.handicap] my course and others at New School

tzippy@dasys1.uucp (Tzipporah BenAvraham) (06/05/90)

Index Number: 8657

Thought you would like to see this
 
    From:  Paul Levinson [72517,3107] 
    Subj:  summer 90 courses 
 
  
  
CONNECT ED - NEW SCHOOL SUMMER SESSION ON-LINE COURSES 
                      June 1 - July 31, 1990 
  
Director: Paul Levinson 
Associate Director: Tina Vozick 
  
Each course carries three graduate or undergraduate credits. Graduate 
credits applicable to New School MA in Media Studies Degree upon 
matriculation; awarding of graduate credit assumes possession of 
earned bachelor's degree and completion of New School registration. 
Undergraduate credit is general New School Adult Division credit. 
Tuition: $355 per credit ($1065 per course) graduate, $332 per credit 
($996 per course) undergrad and non-credit.  Registration fees: $60 
graduate, $20 undergrad and non-credit.  These fees include all 
necessary connect time for courses with exception of local call to 
data packet network.  (Special half-tuition audit rates are also 
available for some courses.) 
  
  
ADVANCED ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 
THE "BUBBLE-UP" REVOLUTIONS OF 1989-1990 
(Paul Levinson and Harlan Cleveland) 
  
     This course examines the reforms and revolutions in 
the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the abortive "democracy 
movement" in China, and the outbreak of political choice elsewhere 
in the world as consequences of new modes of information and 
knowledge transfer made possible by telecommunications media. 
Issues include: television and universal audience for democracy; 
mass media and glasnost in the Soviet Union; fax, photocopying, 
and new vehicles of document dissemination; new interactive 
media and the expression of popular interests.  The role of 
these and other media are considered against the backdrop of 
cascading events in world politics this past year. 
  
TECHNOLOGY AND THE DISABLED 
(Tzipporah Ben-Avraham and Norman Coombs) 
  
     This courses considers the legal, moral, and practical 
issues involved in the use of new technology to enable fuller 
participation in society by the handicapped.  Issues include: 
to what extent should availability of new technology to the 
handicapped be legislated; how can computers and personal information 
technologies provide better working conditions for the disabled; 
how can popular opinion be mobilized to bring greater attention 
to the needs of the handicapped.  Actual case studies of current 
uses of technology by the disabled are considered, and current 
pieces of legislation in this area are examined.  This course is 
taught by two national leaders in education for the handicapped, 
who approach the subject from their own experience. 
  
  
SCIENCE FICTION AND MYTH IN THE SPACE AGE 
(Sylvia Engdahl) 
  
     This course examines the emerging mythology of the Space Age, 
with emphasis on its expression in science fiction films and other 
mass-audience media.  Using as a starting point the acclaimed Joseph 
Campbell video series and book THE POWER OF MYTH, the course considers 
the positive role of myth in individual lives and in society, applying 
this concept to the worldwide technological society of planet Earth. 
Focus is on similarities and contrasts between traditional myths and 
those represented by popular science fiction, which are in many 
respects more meaningful in today's culture.  Study of specific films 
and TV series, such as STAR WARS and STAR TREK, is included. 
  
  
DESKTOP PUBLISHING 
(Ari Davidow) 
  
     This course covers the new potential that low cost desktop 
publishing systems have, both for existing large organizations and 
for smaller enterprises. The emphasis here is on the use of personal 
computing and printing equipment for the production of finished 
hard-copy -- interchangable with the products of traditional printing 
houses. Major hardware and software options and costs are explored 
for IBM, Macintosh and Atari ST-based systems along with relative 
ease of use and which kinds of applications are best suited to each. 
Focus on the use of desktop technologies for the preparation and 
publication of reports, pamphlets, in-house newsletters and catalogs, 
and government materials. 
  
  
  
  
     Ask about our ONLINE WRITERS' WORKSHOP ... noncredit, lowcost ($750 
     per two-months, no registration fee) ... continuously in session... 
     our INTRO TO ONLINE DATA BASES ($500 per month) ... 
     ONLINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE WORKSHOPS ($500) ... and our 
     cutting edge seminar on ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI): 
     LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, AND RECORDS ISSUES ($500) ... 
     all special Connect Ed non-credit computer conferences... 
  
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                 CONTACT US AT 72517, 3107 FOR REGISTRATION 
  
  
Or contact us at Connected Education, Inc. 
                 92 Van Cortlandt Park South, #6F 
                 Bronx, NY 10463 
  
                 phone: 212-549-6509 
                 fax: 212-601-3403 
PLease share with anyone you know who might be interested in this.
There are dozens of courses online. Most accreditted. Like mine. 
Also registration continues until June 15. And auditting is 
permitted for half tuition. This is a permanant part of the 
masters degree now. Thought I would share it
Dr Tzipporah Benavraham