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... ===**=== 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