From jfoster at MIT.EDU Mon Dec 6 10:34:36 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:34:36 -0500 Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: Ed Tech Partners meeting today at 11:30 in 10-105 Message-ID: <200412061534.iB6FYaW6028317@jaki.mit.edu> Ed Tech Times Update: Ed Tech Partners meeting today at 11:30 in 10-105 December 06, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000056.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder that there is an Ed Tech Partners meeting today. Scott Thorne and Jeff Merriman will be talking about MIT's Evolving Infrastructure and It's Effect on Educational Technology Development followed by discussion. A roundtable update by members will and a discussion about future Ed Tech Partners events will precede the presentation. WHAT: Educational Technology Partners meeting (with lunch) WHEN: Monday, Dec 6, 11:30 - 1:30 WHERE: Bush Room (10-105) For more information, contact Jean Foster, x3-3909, jfoster at mit.edu -- Powered by Movable Type Version 2.65 http://www.movabletype.org/ From jfoster at MIT.EDU Tue Dec 7 14:32:53 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:32:53 -0500 Subject: [edtech] Followup from yesterday's Ed Tech Partners meeting Message-ID: <1102447973.13524.2776.camel@arizona.mit.edu> Hello, Here is the URL for the MIT Enterprise Architecture Guide (EAG) that Jeff and Scott mentioned yesterday: http://web.mit.edu/itag/eag/ Announcements: - Crosstalk Seminar - Thu, 1:00 - 3:00 in 4-231. Eric Klopfer will be talking on "Handheld Games and Simulations for Learning" - Ed Tech Fair survey - If your group participated in the Ed Tech Fair but you have not yet filled in the short survey, please do so. It will help with our planning for the next fair. Future Activities for Ed Tech Partners Some possible activities that came up during a brief discussion are listed below. If you are interested in any of the items below, please cast your vote by letting me know. If you have your own suggestion for what you would like to see Ed Tech Partners focus on this year send it along to me or the list for discussion. Some activities that have been suggested: - Ed Tech Reading group: to read and discuss recent papers on ed tech topics - Boston Area Ed Tech Group: Arranging meetings with educational technologists from other Boston colleges and universities. This would probably be done through NERCOMP. (contact Peter Hess, phess at mit.edu, if you are interested in working on this) - Presentation Series on intellectual property issues as they relate to educational technologies and content (contact me if you have specific topics or speakers you'd like to suggest) - Other topics or issues YOU would like Ed Tech Partners to look at this year? Please let me know your thoughts and topic ideas. thanks, -jean- -- Jean Foster Communications Coordinator MIT IS&T Academic Computing N42-040, x3-3909 From jfoster at MIT.EDU Mon Dec 13 10:22:42 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:22:42 -0500 Subject: [edtech] Have you (or someone you know) won an award lately? Message-ID: <1102951362.10887.14.camel@arizona.mit.edu> Hello, Over the past year a number of our colleagues here at MIT have won awards for accomplishments or work done relating to educational technology and I am writing an article about the topic. If you or someone you know has won an award or received similar recognition for work in the educational technology field and would like to be to be mentioned in this article, send me the following information (or contact information of someone who can provide it): - Name of the person or team who won the award - Title of the person or team who won the award - Name of the organization the person or team works for - Name of the award - When the award was given - How it was presented - Exactly what the award was for (wording on award certificate or the equivalent) - Photos of the individuals or teams would be welcome. (I might be able to help out with that if one doesn't exist. Please send me this information before Friday, Dec. 17. Thanks, -jean- -- Jean Foster Communications Coordinator MIT IS&T Academic Computing N42-040, x3-3909 From jfoster at MIT.EDU Mon Dec 20 11:11:04 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:11:04 -0500 Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: [stc-info] Boston-IA Event 1/12/05 with Neil Perlin] Message-ID: <1103559064.28825.63.camel@arizona.mit.edu> FYI: A local presentation titled "Preparing Content for Device Independence" which should be of interest to some. -jean- -----Forwarded Message----- From: P.J. Gardner To: stc-info at yahoogroups.com Subject: [stc-info] Boston-IA Event 1/12/05 with Neil Perlin Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:35:15 -0500 STC Boston Member: Boston-IA (www.Boston-IA.org), an organization bringing together Information Architecture and Internet Accessibility, is pleased to present Neil Perlin talking about "Preparing Content for Device Independence" on Wednesday, January 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the LaCava Campus Center at Bentley College in Waltham, MA. Light refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is required. To learn more and to register, please visit: http://www.Boston-IA.org/meetings.html TOPIC: Device independence is "single-sourcing to the max". The content that you create today can be made independent of any device, whether it be a hand-held computer, a web-enabled cell phone, or an adaptive device for people with disabilities. Neil Perlin will talk about creating content now that is not tied to a particular output device, using such technologies as XHTML and metadata. Paying attention to device independence as you develop new information resources will make future content conversions and transitions to new technologies much less painful. Our January 2005 speaker is Neil Perlin, president of Hyper/Word Services (www.hyperword.com) of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Neil is a well-known technical communications trainer, consultant, and developer for online documentation and a wide range of help authoring tools. Among many interests, he is frequent speaker for the STC and writes "Beyond the Bleeding Edge", a column that appears regularly in the "Intercom" magazine, in which he reports on future trends in technology and at the W3C (World Wide Web consortium). EVENT COST: Cost for this special event is $15 for members, and $25 for non-members. For more details, please visit the Boston-IA Meetings page at: http://www.Boston-IA.org/meetings.html QUESTIONS? Contact us at: info at Boston-IA.org We look forward to seeing you January 12! .............................................. P.J. Gardner Information Designer Founder & President .............................................. Boston-IA info at Boston-IA.org www.Boston-IA.org 781-646-6849 Bringing Information Architecture and Internet Accessibility Together .............................................. Yahoo! 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Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Jean Foster Communications Coordinator MIT IS&T Academic Computing N42-040, x3-3909 From bowser at MIT.EDU Tue Dec 21 13:47:31 2004 From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:47:31 -0500 Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for December 2004 Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20041221113725.04ca0590@po12.mit.edu> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 To: Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu, sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu, linux-help at mit.edu From: Software Release Team Subj: IS&T Software Update for December 2004 Cc: is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu This monthly communication is intended for Faculty, Staff and Students within the MIT Community, to provide updated information regarding new and upcoming software products and services. Topics of the month: ---------------------------------------- 1. Recently released software 2. Software release efforts underway 3. Mobile Devices 4. Volume & site license software update 5. Software retirement 6. How are we doing? Let us know 1. Recent Releases ------------------------------------------------------- Linux ------------------ None Macintosh ------------------- None Windows ----------------- Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - December 21, 2004 2. Software Release Efforts Underway ------------------------------------------------------ Linux ----------- OpenOffice - Release effort underway - Winter 2005 Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - January 2005 Macintosh ---------------- Office 2004 - Release effort kickoff in January 2005 Virex 7.5.1 - Release effort underway - Winter 2005 Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - January 2005 Windows ----------------- Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - January 2005 To obtain information on any of the release efforts listed, please visit our page: http://web.mit.edu/swrt/ 3. Mobile Devices: ------------------------------- In response to expressed interest, Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce a release effort to provide support for e-mail and calendaring synchronization using Palm OS-based handhelds and smartphones. For additional information, please read the full announcement: 4. Volume Site License Software Update ---------------------------------------------------------- The annual Matlab renewal process has begun. For more information, please see: http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/. 5. Software retirement -------------------------------------------------- Keeping pace with current Operating Systems and applications benefits everyone. As a reminder, Windows 2000 workstation will be retired on March 31, 2005. MIT has signed a Campus Agreement with Microsoft for use of its current operating systems which will assist Departments, Labs and Centers (DLCs) in upgrading aging Windows OS software. For additional information, please read the announcement: . To read more on software retirements during FY2005, please read the announcement: 6. How are we doing? - Let us know -------------------------------------------------------------- Do you find this communication helpful? Are there other items of interest you would like to see included as well? Please take a moment to let us know: http://web.mit.edu/swrt/feedback.html You can always send e-mail to swrt at mit.edu with any questions and comments you have pertaining to this communication or other software release matters. Deb Bowser QA Coordinator - Client Support Services Information Services and Technology (IS&T) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room W92-176 Cambridge, MA 02139 617-253-3879 bowser at mit.edu From jfoster at MIT.EDU Thu Dec 23 12:06:46 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:06:46 -0500 Subject: [edtech] No meeting in Jan - next Ed Tech Partners meeting Feb 7 Message-ID: <06F0615D-5505-11D9-B65B-000A959B1E68@mit.edu> Seasons Greetings, There will be no Ed Tech Partners meeting in January. The next scheduled meeting will be February 7, 11:30 in the Bush Room. I'll send out an announcement about the agenda later in January. Enjoy your holidays! -jean- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jean L. Foster Commmunications Coordinator, Academic Computing MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T)???????????????????????? 77 Massachusetts Avenue? Room N42-040F Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 617.253.3909 jfoster at mit.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From ocw-mail at MIT.EDU Wed Dec 22 10:48:55 2004 From: ocw-mail at MIT.EDU (ocw-mail@MIT.EDU) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:48:55 -0500 Subject: [edtech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 2, Issue 12 Message-ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------- The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: December 2004 A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare ---------------------------------------------------------------- The December 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains: 1. MIT Welcomes its New President 2. Digging Deeper: Course 21A.218J 3. A Frequently Asked Question 4. Comments 5. Newsletter Available Online at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm 1. MIT Welcomes its New President ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hundreds of MIT students, faculty and staff welcomed MIT's new president, Dr. Susan Hockfield, at an MIT campus-wide celebration on her first day on the job on December 6, 2004. Hockfield, the former provost of Yale University and a noted neuroscientist, had been elected on August 26 as the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Charles M. Vest, who has led one of the world's foremost research universities for the past 14 years. In making the announcement, Dana G. Mead, Chairman of the MIT Corporation who elected Hockfield, said, "As a strong advocate of the vital role that science, technology, and the research university play in the world, and with an exceptional record of achievement in serving faculty and student interests, Dr. Hockfield is clearly the best person to lead MIT in the years ahead. She brings to MIT an outstanding record as teacher, scientist and inspirational leader with a reputation for bringing out the best in all the people with whom she works." Hockfield joined the Yale faculty in 1985. She was promoted to full professor in 1994 and quickly rose to the center of leadership at Yale, first as Dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1998-2002), with oversight of over 70 graduate programs, and then as Provost, the university's chief academic and administrative officer, with oversight of the University's 12 schools. She earned her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Rochester in 1973, and earned a Ph.D. in anatomy and neuroscience from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979. "Around the world, MIT stands as an emblem of discovery and innovation, produced through the scholarship of its outstanding faculty, students and graduates," Hockfield said of her election to the top post at MIT. "From my first conversations in the search process, the Institute's central themes -- the pursuit of truth, integrity, and the great meritocracy -- have resonated with my own core values. This remarkable community's curiosity, intellectual commitment and passionate determination to solve problems have brought immeasurable benefit to humankind. It is an enormous honor and a very great privilege to have been selected to join this effort as MIT's next president." She succeeds Vest, who had led MIT for the past 14 years and has been a passionate advocate of the MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) project. Read more about Charles M. Vest. To read more about President Hockfield, check out the MIT News Office's online archive of stories about her. 2. Digging Deeper: Course 21A.218J ---------------------------------------------------------------- How can the individual be at once cause and consequence of society, a unique agent of social action and also a social product? Why are some people accepted and celebrated for their particular features while other people and behaviors are considered deviant and stigmatized? This month, we explore Course 21A.218J: Identity and Difference, a course from the MIT Anthropology Program that examines theoretical perspectives on human identity, focusing on processes of creating categories of acceptable and deviant identities. Professor Susan Silbey examines how identities are formed, how they vary, the forms and possibilities of unique or aggregate identities, how behaviors are labeled deviant, how people enter deviant roles and worlds, responses to differences and strategies of coping with these responses on the individual and group level. Throughout the course, Professor Silbey uses gender and sexuality as an example of frequently stigmatized forms of identity. Thus, this course is cross-listed in the MIT Program in Women's Studies. This course features a set of 10 Lecture Notes, including #7, a lecture discussion about "Becoming Deviant." The course also offers a rich Reading List, and a description of the Essay Assignments that explore issues of human identity. 3. A Frequently Asked Question ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION: Why does MIT OCW rely on RealPlayer format for its all of its video services? ANSWER: It is true that almost all of the video available on the MIT OCW site is in Real Media format, but we offer our users a link to the free, downloadable version of RealPlayer on the MIT OCW Technical Requirements page. We would consider -- and, in fact, actively encourage -- an open source solution. However, in order to offer downloadable video content in an open mpeg format, we would have to prepare all of our video offerings encoded into two formats: Real Video and either mpeg2 or mpeg4, and this would be cost-prohibitive at this point in the MIT OCW project. When we decided at the launch of the MIT OCW project in 2002 to go with the Real version, we were not aware of any open streaming formats that were widely available, and just as importantly, cross-platform compatible. As far as we know, the Internet Archive has not made any "sector leader suggestions" about open streaming options. If any of our users have a suggestion, we appreciate any suggestions. ---------------------------------------------------------------- MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is a large-scale, Web-based publishing initiative with the goal of providing free, searchable access to MIT course materials for educators, students, and individual learners around the world. These materials are offered in a single, searchable structure spanning all of MIT's academic disciplines, and include uniform metadata about the contents of the individual subject sites. "The MIT OpenCourseWare Update" welcomes your feedback and suggestions about this newsletter and the MIT OCW Web site. 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For a complete listing, see the IAP Educational Technology category page at http://student.mit.edu/iap/nc38.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000058.html -- Powered by Movable Type Version 2.65 http://www.movabletype.org/ From jfoster at MIT.EDU Thu Dec 30 11:49:34 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:49:34 -0500 Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: NERCOMP - Impact of Technology on Students SIG - January 20th] Message-ID: <1104425374.4099.165.camel@arizona.mit.edu> -----Forwarded Message----- From: NERCOMP To: jfoster at mit.edu Subject: NERCOMP - Impact of Technology on Students SIG - January 20th Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:48:38 -0500 Dear Friends, Registration is now open for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop: "Impact of Technology on Students". DATE: January 20, 2005 TIME: 9:15- 3:00 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:15) PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $89, Non-Members: $189 LOCATION: Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center 14 Mechanic Street Southbridge, MA. DESCRIPTION: Instructional Technologists spend much of their time researching the latest technological innovations and finding ways to integrate them with traditional teaching and learning, but do they really know how or even if students are using them? This SIG will discuss issues related to how students are using technology-based tools by focusing both on research studies and personal accounts from faculty and students. Participants will also learn more about how they might conduct their own research so that they can determine the effectiveness of the tools that they are using at their own institutions. For a full schedule and registration information, please go to: http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/012005ImpactTech/ImpactTechSched.html We would be grateful if you would pass this announcement on to friends and colleagues who might find it of interest. To view other SIGs events, click here: http://www.nercomp.org/ If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please reply to this email with "Please Remove from NERCOMP list" in the subject line. Thank you very much. We hope to see you on January 20th. Sincerely, Lisa DiMauro NERCOMP -- Jean Foster From jfoster at MIT.EDU Thu Dec 30 12:15:02 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:15:02 -0500 Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: EDUCAUSE 2005: Participate as a Presenter] Message-ID: <1104426902.4099.238.camel@arizona.mit.edu> FYI: -----Forwarded Message----- From: Educause Educause To: E05-CALL at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: EDUCAUSE 2005: Participate as a Presenter Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:54:23 -0700 Presentation proposals are now being accepted for the 2005 conference, "Transforming the Academy: Dreams and Reality," October 18?21 in Orlando, Florida. Submit proposals by January 31. (http://www.educause.edu/CFPHome/5225) Present at EDUCAUSE 2005 Experience the satisfaction of showing others in your professional community new strategies for tackling on-the-job challenges that have worked for you by giving a presentation at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. You'll have the opportunity to share your expertise, gain recognition for your work, and play an active role in the premier IT event in higher education. Presentation proposals are now being accepted for the 2005 conference, "Transforming the Academy: Dreams and Reality," October 18?21 in Orlando, Florida. Preconference Seminars Preconference seminars are half- or full-day in-depth presentations on a specific topic or set of topics that attendees pay an additional fee to attend. Submit a proposal by December 31. * Submission Guidelines Conference Sessions Conference sessions take the form of lecture-style paper presentations, panel discussions, informal poster sessions, or presentations with a multi-institution perspective. Submit proposals by January 31. * Submission Guidelines * Suggested Topics Benefits of Presenting As a presenter you?ll not only help create an innovative and informative program, you?ll also: * Gain recognition and spotlight your institution?s achievements * Make valuable contacts * Hone your public speaking skills * Build confidence and self-esteem Related Opportunities * If your proposal addresses an effective IT practice implemented on your campus, you can bring further recognition to your good work and benefit colleagues through the Effective Practices service. Special Offer: Contribute your practice by December 31, and you could be eligible to win a free 2005 EDUCAUSE conference registration. * Consider submitting your material for publication in EDUCAUSE Quarterly. EQ authors receive full editorial support and gain valuable exposure and recognition in a very visible professional forum. View author testimonials and publication guidelines. * Find out about other EDUCAUSE events. 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