Interactive Enrichment Courses For The Casual Learner Adult University has announced the official launch of an innovative, online learning community for personal enrichment targeted at adults. Adult University offers a fun learning environment where professionals share their expertise as teachers, enabling students to learn at their own pace in a comfortable, user-friendly and interactive setting. Classes are taught in chat rooms and student-teacher interaction occurs in private message boards. The announcement was made today by Christine Witt-Trzcinski, General Manager of Adult University. Adult University is unique in that the entire program is designed to supplement personal growth through courses that cover diverse specialties. People who wish to learn about oriental herbs, stress management or Web design, for example, can do so at Adult University. General interest courses cover a spectrum of subjects, including Computing and the Internet, Business and Entrepreneurship, Health and Fitness, Hobbies and Interests, Self Study Programs and Society and Culture. With a library, student commons and discussion groups, the university seeks to be a complete solution for adults who prefer to learn online. Free tutorials and a book club are currently under development.Adult University's Web site provides detailed information on the university, instructors and administrators. The site is easy to navigate and course registration is simple. There are no prerequisites for enrollment and, with an average cost of $40 per class, Adult University is the perfect, low-cost alternative for the casual learner. http://www.adultu.com Sent in by: AdultU Education, learning, training, information, reference, school, college, - 5/29/00 Back to the Topic Index