Volume 3. No 3 Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis Spring 1995

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Workshop Introduces TAs to a Variety of Networking Tools

"Using Electronic Communication in Undergraduate Courses" was the theme of an all-day workshop for Teaching Assistants (TAs) held on Friday, March 31.

Sponsored by the Teaching Resources Center, the workshop introduced participants to e-mail, newsgroups, gophers, the Internet Relay Channel, and the World Wide Web. The workshop accommodated 40 TAs, who were nominated for participation by department chairs.

The all-day workshop was taught by a team of faculty members and TAs: Kevin Roddy, Medieval Studies/I.T.; Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith, Political Science; Dean Messer, Environmental Studies; and Mitchell Watnik, Statistics. Additional staff included: Joe Aimone, English; Brian Hill, Information Technology; Scott Sherman, Environmental Horticulture; and Harry Spanglet, Environmental Studies. The workshop was hosted by Frank Samaniego and Winifred Anderson of the Teaching Resources Center.