From jgrochow at MIT.EDU Tue May 11 10:17:28 2004 From: jgrochow at MIT.EDU (Jerry Grochow) Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:17:28 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] Steven Wade Neiterman Award Nominations Message-ID: <000501c43762$b14924e0$18035a12@X300JMG> I am writing to call your attention to the nomination process for the 2004 Steven Wade Neiterman Award sponsored by Steve's parents, Jan and Ed Neiterman. Since my arrival last November, I have heard much about Steve and have come to understand his special contributions to MIT and to the many colleagues and clients who remember him so fondly. This award is presented annually to an individual working anywhere at MIT in an information technology capacity. All members of the MIT Community -- except the Information Services and Technology Leadership Team and the Nomination Review Committee -- may nominate an IT colleague. Nominees for the award should consistently demonstrate the following in their professional and personal life: o collaborative problem solving o coaching colleagues o team building o creating community o sharing knowledge o getting things done, and o commitment to MIT Nominations may be completed on-line at: http://web.mit.edu/ist/wadeaward/ where you will also find more information about Steve and the Neiterman award. Alternatively, nominations may also be submitted on paper through the campus mail (c/o Office of the Vice President for Information Services and Technology, Room 10-219, MIT). All nominations must be received no later than 6pm, Friday, May 21st, 2004. The recipient of the Neiterman award will be announced in mid-June at the IS&T Spring Celebration for the MIT IT community. Inquiries may be directed to neiterman-award at mit.edu. Jerry Grochow _______________________________________________ Dr. Jerrold M. 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We incorporated case-based tutorials taught by practicing electrical engineers ? most of whom are MIT alumni ? into an experimental version of "Circuits and Electronics" (6.002) in the spring semesters 2003 and 2004. This work, sponsored by the d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in MIT Education, is a pilot designed to inform a major revision of the EECS core that will commence this summer under continuing d'Arbeloff support and support from the Cambridge-MIT Institute. In this talk, we'll review the goals of our experiment, report on our experiences, share our evaluation findings, and solicit your advice on how we should next proceed. Our approach has several noteworthy aspects: * Basic material is introduced in conjunction with cases that expose students to more complex engineering problems than in the mainstream curriculum. The cases are studied in small tutorials that require students to assume active and collaborative roles in their study. * The tutorials are led by engineers from local industry. Our intent is to introduce students to how practicing engineers think, and also to demonstrate how to increase the educational resources available to the Institute by drawing upon talent from our alumni body and local industry. * The course includes novel on-line computer exercises and a new software tutoring system that incorporates artificial intelligence techniques (constraint propagation and truth maintenance). This part of our research is being pursued in collaboration with Peter Robinson of the Cambridge University Computing Laboratory. * We have conducted extensive evaluations to assess the feasibility of this approach and the issues to be addressed in attempting to scale it to larger class sizse. These studies also provide insight more generally into the use of case-based tutorials in engineering education. Biographies * Hal Abelson is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is winner of several teaching awards, including the IEEE's Booth Education Award, cited for his contributions to the teaching of undergraduate computer science. He is co-director of the MIT-Microsoft Research Alliance in educational technology and co-head of MIT's Council on Educational Technology. * Gerry Sussman is Professor of Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a recipient of the ACM's Karl Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award. Abelson and Sussman are the developers of MIT's introductory computer science subject 6.002, and (together with Julie Sussman) coauthored the course's introductory computer science textbook "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs," which has had a world-wide impact on university computer-science education. For this and other achivements they shared MIT's Amar G. Bose award for teaching in 1991. * Tom Clay is founder and principal of Tom Clay & Associates. Drawing on his rich and varied background as an organizational effectiveness, learning and evaluation consultant, corporate university founder/executive, cultural anthropologist, teacher, and market researcher, Tom helps companies and educational institutions formulate learning strategies, plan and implement eLearning programs, conduct research on the corporate and academic learning marketplace, and assess and evaluate eLearning and other educational programs. In addition to MIT, Tom has worked with Boston University and Universitas 21 Global, a Singapore-based virtual university. Trained both as a cultural anthropologist and in business, Tom holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from Carleton College, an M.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. * Lori Breslow, Ph.D. has been the Director of MIT?s Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL) since its inception in 1997. TLL works with faculty, administrators, staff, and students to strengthen the quality of education at the Institute. Dr. Breslow oversees the administration of TLL and has developed a number of its programs and services. She has also supervised many of the projects undertaken in assessment. For five years she wrote the column, ?Teach Talk,? for The MIT Faculty Newsletter, and she teaches a Ph.D.-level course, ?Teaching College-Level Science.? Dr. Breslow is also a Senior Lecturer in the Sloan School of Management where she teaches courses in managerial, professional, and intercultural communication. In addition to studying the impact of educational technology, Dr. Breslow?s research interests are in interdisciplinary education and peer learning. Phillip D. Long, Ph.D. -- longpd at mit.edu Senior Strategist for the Academic Computing Enterprise MIT - N42-005 -- voice:617-452-4038 77 Massachusetts Avenue (street 211 Mass. Ave.) -- fax: 617-253-8665 Cambridge, MA 02139 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The information conveyed in this announcement was discussed and endorsed at a recent "browser summit" meeting and reviewed by many colleagues who support and/or maintain MIT websites. We believe, the decision to recommend the natively available browser by computing platform aligns with the Community's needs and lessens the burden on software release efforts and desktop maintenance during the upcoming fiscal year. Information Services and Technology, IS&T, recognizes the continued reliance on web browsers to deliver critical information and timely services, and that vendor support for web browsers by computing platform varies greatly. Criteria for selecting the best suited web browser by computing platform include: support for x.509 certificates, robustness, stability, ease of use, trends in customer preference, and endorsement from the key web site providers within our Community. It is essential that we consult all of the key web masters and maintainers across campus before any strategy in this communication is implemented; so, that they have adequate time to provide any crucial feedback. The immediate consequence of our collective decision is IS&T will focus its support of the Netscape web browser to the most recent MIT supported version, 7.02, and retire Netscape 6.2.3, as well as, strengthen its recommendation and support for Internet Explorer under Windows, Safari under Macintosh and Mozilla under Linux. We are sharing this information now in anticipation of the upcoming MIT x.509 certificate renewal process. We encourage you to consider web browser support within your department and anticipate software upgrades prior to June 2004. Should your current web browser of choice be Netscape, then the following options are available to you: -- Windows' users: Internet Explorer, IE 6 SP1 or later, is the recommended and supported web browser for the upcoming fiscal year. It is important that the web browser version be current with the operating system and all critical web browser patches be current. Should you prefer to remain with Netscape, the recommended version is Netscape 7.02. -- Macintosh users: Safari v 1.2.x (x.509 personal certificate support), Apple's developed and maintained web browser for MacOS X (10.3.3 or later) is currently under evaluation. We anticipate a support announcement by mid-May. Should you prefer to remain with Netscape, the recommended version is Netscape 7.02. -- Linux users: Mozilla 1.6 is the current version available in the Athena Linux and Solaris environments and is recommended for stand alone Linux and Solaris installations. We hope that providing this information and recommendations now will allow our colleagues to plan accordingly. We remain confident that these web browser recommendations are adequate for the upcoming year and lessen the burden on software release efforts and desktop maintenance. Please feel free to share this announcement with colleagues who may be interested and should you have any pressing questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Software Release team at or me. -- ------------------------------------- Jean Foster MIT Academic Computing 617.253.3909, jfoster at mit.edu, N42-040F From bcvernon at MIT.EDU Tue May 4 16:44:53 2004 From: bcvernon at MIT.EDU (Bryant C. Vernon) Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 16:44:53 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X Release Announcement Message-ID: <200405042046.i44KkqFk009060@melbourne-city-street.mit.edu> Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2004 To: MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, macpartners at mit.edu, sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu Cc: itag at mit.edu, is&t at mit.edu From: Software Release Team Subject: Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X Release Announcement Good Afternoon, I am pleased to announce the release of Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X. Eudora 6.x is the first version of Eudora that Qualcomm supports under Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Please note that we are not releasing Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS 9 as this operating system is slated to be retired June 30, 2004. Eudora 5.2.3 will continue to be the supported e-mail client for that operating system until it is retired. Notable New Features of Eudora 6.1: ----------------------------------- -Support for Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) -Content Concentrator highlights important information in threaded discussions -New and improved toolbar icons -Web Words lets you access search engines by clicking on a word or words in your e-mail to activate a contextual search or entering a search in a toolbar For a complete list of notable new features, please reference Qualcomm's new feature list for Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X: http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/mac/6.1/New_Features_Eudora_61.pdf You can read the release notes for Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X here: http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/mac/6.1/Release_Notes.txt Known Issues: ------------- -If you configured Eudora 6.x to use IMAP, then the first time you start up Eudora you will be prompted to create or choose a Junk mailbox. We recommend selecting your Spamscreen folder. How to Obtain: -------------- You can download Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X from the MIT Software Release Page: http://web.mit.edu/software/mac.html. Getting Help: ------------- The Eudora 6.1 page is located at: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=620 If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or x3-1101. All the Best, Bryant C. Vernon Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X Product Release Coordinator Software Release Team Information Services and Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology From jfoster at MIT.EDU Tue May 18 15:39:50 2004 From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:39:50 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] Ed Tech Times launched Message-ID: <1084909190.27164.58.camel@arizona.mit.edu> Hi folks, The Ed Tech Times is officially launched! Please check it out and let us know what you think, preferably by using the "Comment" feature below the article: http://edtech.mit.edu/times/ If you have any announcements or articles you would like to submit, you can send them to me or to edtech-times at mit.edu. Feel free to forward this along to individuals or lists you think would be appropriate. -jean- -- ------------------------------------- Jean Foster MIT Academic Computing 617.253.3909, jfoster at mit.edu, N42-040F From tregan at MIT.EDU Tue May 18 11:10:28 2004 From: tregan at MIT.EDU (Theresa M Regan) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 11:10:28 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] Fwd: Steven Wade Neiterman Award Nominations Message-ID: <7F9DB46C-A8DD-11D8-9724-000A957CA116@mit.edu> Good Morning, We wish to remind the Community that the nomination deadline for the Steven Wade Neiterman Award is quickly approaching. More complete information about this special award is available at: Nominations may be submitted through Friday, May 21st, 6pm. Cheers, Theresa Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jerry Grochow" > Date: Tue May 11, 2004 10:17:28 AM US/Eastern > To: , , , > , > Subject: Steven Wade Neiterman Award Nominations > Reply-To: jgrochow at MIT.EDU > > I am writing to call your attention to the nomination process for the > 2004 > Steven Wade Neiterman Award sponsored by Steve's parents, Jan and Ed > Neiterman. Since my arrival last November, I have heard much about > Steve > and have come to understand his special contributions to MIT and to > the many > colleagues and clients who remember him so fondly. > > This award is presented annually to an individual working anywhere at > MIT in > an information technology capacity. All members of the MIT Community > -- > except the Information Services and Technology Leadership Team and the > Nomination Review Committee -- may nominate an IT colleague. Nominees > for > the award should consistently demonstrate the following in their > professional and personal life: > > o collaborative problem solving > o coaching colleagues > o team building > o creating community > o sharing knowledge > o getting things done, and > o commitment to MIT > > Nominations may be completed on-line at: > > http://web.mit.edu/ist/wadeaward/ > > where you will also find more information about Steve and the Neiterman > award. Alternatively, nominations may also be submitted on paper > through > the campus mail (c/o Office of the Vice President for Information > Services > and Technology, Room 10-219, MIT). > > All nominations must be received no later than 6pm, Friday, May 21st, > 2004. > The recipient of the Neiterman award will be announced in mid-June at > the > IS&T Spring Celebration for the MIT IT community. > > Inquiries may be directed to neiterman-award at mit.edu. > > Jerry Grochow > _______________________________________________ > Dr. Jerrold M. 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Topics of the month: ---------------------------------------- 1. Recently released software 2. Software release efforts underway 3. Volume & site license software update 4. How are we doing? Let us know 1. Recent Releases ------------------------------------------------------- Macintosh ------------------- Eudora 6.1 for Mac OS X - May 4 Windows ----------------- Outlook 2003 - April 28, 2004 SecureCRT 4.1.4 - May 12, 2004 SecureFX 2.2.4 - May 12, 2004 2. Software Release Efforts Underway ------------------------------------------------------ Linux ----------- Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 - Release effort underway - June 2004 Macintosh ---------------- Safari v 1.2.1 for Mac OS 10.3 - Evaluation/testing underway - May 2004 Virex 7.5 - Release effort underway - Summer 2004 Windows ----------------- Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.2 - Summer 2004 Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - June 2004 To obtain information on any of the release efforts listed, please visit our page: http://web.mit.edu/swrt 3. Volume Site License Software Update ---------------------------------------------------------- We have recently begun distributing FileMaker Pro & Developer version 7 and Maple version 9.5. We have distributed the last of the 1500 departmental Mac OS X 10.3 licenses this past month. Student licenses are still available from us. You can find instructions on purchasing Mac OS X 10.3 from Apple at the educational discounted price on the VSLS page. To request any of the software mentioned here or to get updated information about other volume and site licensed software, visit http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls. IS&T is providing FileMaker 7 through our volume license so that departments and clients that do not rely on IS&T FileMaker support, can proceed at their own pace. IS&T is still working on general support for FileMaker 7. As with any major version upgrade, we recommend that you read the release notes and test before deploying FileMaker 7. 4. 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. Regards, Deb Bowser IS&T Software Release Team From rlgarcia at MIT.EDU Fri May 21 12:54:10 2004 From: rlgarcia at MIT.EDU (Richard L Garcia) Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 12:54:10 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] LabVIEW 7.1 Measurement, Automation and Control applications seminar Message-ID: <200405211654.i4LGsBOR002192@aeneid.mit.edu> A representative from National Instruments will be on campus to demonstrate new features in LabVIEW 7.1. Date: June 10, 10 a.m. - noon Place: 1-190 This is a chance to see the latest innovations in the LabVIEW 7.1 product line. The two-hour seminar discusses some of the new tools in LabVIEW 7.1 and new measurement hardware from National Instruments to build your measurement, automation and control applications. In this seminar, you will see: New LabVIEW 7.1 features, including: 'Express' vi's for Modular Instruments Enhanced DAQ Assistant for Digital Signal Acquisition PDA DMM's New tools for Real-Time development and deployment Timed Loops Bluetooth vi's Desktop PC support for LabVIEW Real-Time Control Design and Simulation tools New NI hardware, including: 100 MHz 14-bit PCI/PXI digitizers 100 MHz 14-bit PCI/PXI arbitrary waveform generators 100 MHz PCI/PXI High-Speed digital IO Compact Vision System for Machine Vision applications 204 kS/s 24-bit PXI Dynamic Signal Analyzer NI-ELVIS educational workstation This seminar is designed for faculty, staff and students who are engaged in building test, measurement and control applications for both research and teaching. Experienced and non-experienced users of National Instruments products will both benefit from attending. Please pass this invitation along to anyone you know who may be interested in this product. From sdowdy at MIT.EDU Sun May 23 15:12:24 2004 From: sdowdy at MIT.EDU (Stephen Dowdy) Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 15:12:24 -0400 Subject: [ed-tech] Coeus Java Release Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20040523145334.00ae9498@po10.mit.edu> MIT has created the COEUS system to assist MIT and OSP in proposal development and pre- and post-award management. Our objective is to simplify and make more efficient, award acquisition and administration throughout the Institute and perhaps the whole country. The COEUS software is a fully operational post-award management tool, and the pre-award module facilitates the preparation and submittal of electronic proposals. Currently, Coeus is a client server application written in Powerbuilder. However, OSP has been working over the past 18 months to convert the entire Powerbuilder application to a Java swing application. The user interface in the Java version of Coeus is identical to the Powerbuilder application; therefore, user training should not be an issue. That is good news for the end-user. But for you as the technical support provider in your area, I wanted to mention that our Java swing application will require JRE 1.4.2 on the desktop. We are utilizing the Sun WebStart technology and therefore the new Coeus application will download and self-heal when the user access the web page or launches the application once it has been installed via the web. The issue for you is that the JRE requires administrative permissions to install on the desktop. I wanted to point this out in case you will be deploying new machines in your area over the next few months; or perhaps if you must visit a machine for other reasons, you might want to install the JRE at the same time. Our time-line is still about 3 months away from releasing the full production version of the Java client. I just wanted to give you a heads-up so you can prepare for the new application when it is released. We will have pre-releases ready for the electronic proposal module to pilot before then. We, of course, would work individually with departments that indicate a desire to participate in our pilots this Summer to insure the necessary infrastructure (JRE 1.4.2) is installed on the desktop machine.