GO-PHER-IT WORKSHOP

["Thomas P. Copley" <ror@NETCOM.COM>]

GO-PHER-IT: YOUR PASSPORT TO THE INTERNET

Due to the success of the first Go-pher-it workshop, and the large
number of inquiries that I have received, I will again offer the
Go-pher-it workshop this April.

Go-pher-it: Your Passport to the Internet is a three week distance
learning workshop conducted entirely through e-mail.  It is designed to
introduce the beginner to the worldwide gopher information distribution
system, as well as to enhance the skills of the somewhat more
experienced user.

The Internet gopher is the express elevator of the Internet, capable of
cutting through layer upon layer of information quickly.  It permits
you to traverse the world's databanks.  You can be viewing a color
photograph of an ancient Chinese vase stored on a computer in Taiwan
and, on a moment's notice, "be" in the UK, accessing a database of
historical names and dates. It enables you to easily retrieve all sorts
of information, and to connect to many other services.  Invented at the
University of Minnesota, home of the "Golden Gophers" sports teams
(hence the name), the gopher program connects many of the major
Internet computers together into one unified information service, or
"gopherspace."

In a matter of little more than two and one half years, gopher has
sprung up from one installation on the University of Minnesota campus
to nearly three thousand around the world.  One key to gopher's success
has been that it is not overly complicated.  It is easy to use, and,
moreover, makes an ordinary, logical presentation out of dissimilar and
scattered "chunks" of information from all over the Internet.

What are some of the advantages of gopher?

* There is a wealth of information available by gopher, including
  virtually all of the resources of the Internet.

* You change effortlessly from one computer to the next, and scarcely
  know it, as the menu interface remains the same.

* Gopher is the most popular interface to the Internet, and it supports
  the latest Internet features.

* It lets you browse the Internet and find "hidden gems" that you might
  otherwise not have known about.

* Gopher is good for those times when you have only a vague idea of
  what you are searching for, as well as for retrieving information when
  you know what you want.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION

During the workshop, you will learn:

* How to make the basic connection to gopher.

* How to use gopher to connect with some representative gopher sites.

* How to query gopherspace with the powerful Veronica program.

* How to setup gopher "bookmarks" and make changes in them in order to
  personalize your gopher sessions.

* How to use gopher's bookmark facility to create your own customized
  online service.

* The intimate relationship between gopher and other key Internet
  retrieval tools, such as FTP, WAIS, and WWW while learning something
  about them in the process.

Dates: the course will begin April 18, 1994 and will end May 8, 1994.

Cost: $20 per participant.

To sign-up for Go-pher-it: Your Passport to the Internet please send an
e-mail message to the listserv:

        listserv@netcom.com

with the words:

        subscribe go_pher_it2

in the body of the message.

This will automatically put you on the mailing list for more
information about the workshop, and you will receive an acknowledgment
with the particulars about signing up.

In order to get the most from this workshop it is helpful to have
access to a gopher client program, either by remote access, or by
actually running one on your own computer directly connected to the
Internet.  To participate in the workshop you only need access to
e-mail; however, it is very desirable to be able to actually use a
gopher client while you are doing so.

The workshop leader, Thomas P. Copley, Ph.D., is one of the founders of
The Electronic University in San Francisco, and is an experienced
instructor of distance learning courses via networks.  In addition to
consulting for Apple Computer, Inc. on hyper textual distance learning
software, Dr. Copley has served on the faculties of Washington State
University, Antioch College, and Armstrong University.  He is also the
Editor of the electronic newsletter the TELELEARNING NETWORK
SYNTHESIZER.


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Thomas P. Copley                                  ror@netcom.com
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