Connected Education - also known as Connect Ed - was an online education organization founded and administered by Paul Levinson and Tina Vozick. Operating from 1985 to 1997, Connect Ed offered M.A. degrees in Media Studies (through the New School in New York City) and Creative Writing (through the Bath College of Higher Education in England). Connect Ed also worked with Polytechnic University in Brooklyn and Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with e-learning. ... Paul Levinson, 2002 Paul Levinson (b. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Media studies is an area of scholarly inquiry approached from both humanities and social science perspectives that considers the nature and effects of mass media upon individuals and society, as well as analysing actual media content and representations. ... The New School at West Heath is a registered charity (West Heath 2000 Ltd) and independant school for children for whoem mainstream schooling has broken down, for varying reasons. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. ... Bath Spa University (Newton Park Campus) Bath Spa University is a university near Bath, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... The term polytechnic, from the Greek πολύ polú meaning many and τεχνικός tekhnikós meaning arts, is commonly used in many countries to describe an institution that delivers technical education, other countries do not use the term and use alternative... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Pacific Oaks College has campuses in Pasadena, California, United States. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Technical services were provided by the New Jersey Institute of Technology on their "Electronic Information Exchange System" (known as "EIES") administered by Murray Turoff and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and by the Unison Participate system. In an age before easy dissemination of images and sounds on the Web, Connect Ed classes were conducted entirely in text. Features of the electronic campus included the "Connect Ed Cafe," for casual conversation; an online book ordering service; and an e-text publishing arm, "Connected Editions". Courses included "Computer Conferencing for Business and Education," "Artificial Intelligence and Real Life," "Ethics in the Technological Age," "Science Fiction and Space-Age Mytholoogy," "Book Publishing for the 21st Century," "Technological Forecasting," "Philosophy and Technology," and "Technology and the Disabled". New Jersey Institute of Technology (subsuming the Newark College of Engineering) is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. ... UNISON logo UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom, with over 1. ... The Source was the name of an early on-line service. ...

Students were enrolled from 40 states in the United States and 20 countries around the world. Notable faculty included Gregory Benford, William Benzon, Harlan Cleveland, Sylvia Engdahl, Keith Ferrell, David Gerrold, David Hays, Michael Heim, Nicholas Johnson, Lionel Kearns, Paul Levinson, Frank Schmalleger, J. Neil Schulman, Donald B. Straus, Gail S. Thomas, and Harvey Wheeler. Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is a science fiction author and physicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. ... Sylvia Louise Engdahl (born 1933) is an American science-fiction writer. ... David Gerrold, born Jerrold David Friedman (January 24, 1944), is an award-winning science fiction author who started his career in 1966 as a college student by submitting an unsolicited story outline for the television series Star Trek. ... Nicholas Johnson is best known for his controversial term as a dissenting Federal Communications Commission commissioner, 1966-1973, and his book, How to Talk Back to Your Television Set. ... Biographical Note on Lionel Kearns, based on an entry by Frank Davey in the Lionel Kearns was born in 1937 and raised in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, where he was an enthusiastic student, musician and athlete. ... Paul Levinson, 2002 Paul Levinson (b. ... Frank Schmalleger is the director of the Justice Research Association. ... Joseph Neil Schulman (born April 16, 1953 in Forest Hills, New York, USA) is an author, screenwriter, journalist and radio personality. ...