Web Site Offers International Courses

The Institute for Global Learning's (IGL) Web site (www.laurasian.org/igl.html) provides users with online course work specifically designed for the Web. Content of the self-managed learning integrates scholarly and real-world information sources, Internet Relay Chat and e-mail to communicate with faculty and peers in real time and synchronously. Initial course offerings include: Intercultural Communications; International Business Planning; The APEC Economic System and Understanding the Contemporary Chinese World View through Classical Texts. New IGL courses are planned quarterly. The Laurasian Institution, Atlanta, IL, (800) 300-8983, www.laurasian.org.

This article originally appeared in the 05/01/1996 issue of THE Journal.

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