From: "DANA GOOCH..MILD MANNERED ACS ASSISTANT" <ACS_DANA%JMUVAX.BITNET@uwavm.u.washington.edu>
Subject: EDUC: VR at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:14:27 CST



Greetings...my name is Dana Gooch and I'm a student at James Madison
University in Harrisonburg,VA.  Through an act of God, our school has
decided to teach a course in VR next semester (it's through the Mass
Communications dept. but it's a start).  The only problem is this: the
professor knows practically nothing about VR.  So, I met with him
today and offered him all my research, ( about a year and a half of
reading the smallest print known to mankind ) NASA tapes, and info
from the listserv.  He responds with an offer to assistant teach the
class.  The entire course will come from the info I provide and
whatever the students can find themselves.

The question is this: What should we (I) focus on?  It's going to be a
one semester class of juniors and seniors...I anticipate no more than
15.  If this session goes well, JMU may offer it on a regular basis.
But, I need to make this interesting, topical, and worth coming to
class twice a week for 2 hours each session.

Also, _any_ information anyone can send me would greatly be
appreciated.  Repetition is good..the more the better.  If you've
taught an introductory class like this before, I'd like to hear your
approach..what worked, what didn't.




Thanks in advance...

Dana A. Gooch

acs_dana@vax1.acs.jmu.edu