Distance learning sample lecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology (fwd)

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

For the folks who were willing to dismiss distance learning out of
hand in the recent thread - here is a sample newsgroup post which
I think expresses the hunger for college topics, not being met in
the usual ways.

Brian Whatcott

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Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
Subject: Re: Distance learning sample lecture at the Georgia Institute of
Technology

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 07:28:26 GMT

 <brantley@telepath123.com> wrote:
> I ran across an interesting distance learning sample lecture  at the
> Georgia Institue of Technology.It covers Machine chip formation
> mechanics.

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> Too bad that GIT charges $510 per credit hour or I would sign up for
> the whole class.

I'll bet you can take the class for either a _lot_ less, or nothing at
all, if you don't take it for credit.  It's called "auditing" the class if
you do it formally: there might be an auditing fee plus some other charges
for tapes or whatever they have for a distance-learning arrangement.

The other approach might be to e-mail whoever teaches the course and see
if you can somehow "sit in" on the course, again for no credit.
Professors generally don't care and usually welcome non-credit people.
Tell him that you liked the chip-formation lecture and ask how you might
be able to get the others.  I'll bet he'll be happy to help.

That $510/credit is only for people who want a Georgia Tech degree.

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brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
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