From bowser at MIT.EDU  Mon Nov  1 07:20:45 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 07:20:45 -0500
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for October 2004
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20041101071944.030e7f10@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Monday November 1, 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 <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: IS&T Software Update for October 2004
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, kakapo 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.

We are beginning to plan for another Software Town Meeting and would 
appreciate suggestions from you.  Please e-mail swrt at mit.edu with topics 
you would like to see covered at a Software Town Meeting as well as 
suggestions for format and time of year.


Topics of the month:
----------------------------------------
1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. Operating systems retirement
5. How are we doing?  Let us know

1. Recent Releases
-------------------------------------------------------
Linux
------------------
None

Macintosh
-------------------
None

Windows
-----------------
Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.5 - October 5, 2004


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
------------------------------------------------------
Linux
-----------
Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Fall 2004

Macintosh
----------------
Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) 5.2.3 - Release effort underway - Fall 2004
Virex 7.5 - Release effort underway - Fall 2004
Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Fall 2004

Windows
-----------------
Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - Release effort underway - Fall 2004
Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) 5.2.3 - Release effort underway - Fall 2004
Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Fall 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 added the Image Acquisition Toolbox for Matlab to the 
suite of available Matlab toolboxes based on input from our clients.  If 
you are interested in adding the toolbox to your existing Matlab license, 
please contact vsls-help at mit.edu.  We plan to have it available on the 
order form in the next two week.

We are revamping the Matlab ordering process for the renewal in 
January.  We expect the new process to greatly simplify the process for you 
to order Matlab licenses and speed up our processing time.  We will also be 
posting the updated Matlab prices early in December which will reflect a 
decrease in cost for some toolboxes.


4. Operating systems retirement
--------------------------------------------------
On August 11, a communication was sent to the Community regarding the 
retirement of Windows 2000. For more information, please 
see:  http://web.mit.edu/swrt/announcements/retirement-win2000-countdown.html


5. 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  Tue Nov  2 14:46:02 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:46:02 -0500
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: Announcing MIT's Google implementation]
Message-ID: <1099424762.20862.2.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Suzana Lisanti <lisanti at MIT.EDU>
To: it-partners at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, webpub at mit.edu, editors at mit.edu, sw-release-announce at mit.edu, infogroup at mit.edu, is&t at mit.edu, google at mit.edu
Subject: Announcing MIT's Google implementation
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:25:32 -0500

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to announce the implementation of Google at MIT.  Last fall, Information Services and Technology, IS&T, conducted a discovery project to assess the best search service for MIT's 1 million web pages (see http://web.mit.edu/ist/discovery/search).  We heard strong support from the MIT community for the Google search engine. IS&T has now licensed the Google search engine for use at MIT.

Tomorrow, Wednesday November 3, we are launching a phased rollout that will seamlessly replace the free Google search on the MIT home page, run by Google, with a licensed version of Google run by IS&T. 

By running our own installation of Google, MIT can control the frequency and completeness of the indexing. In addition, search results can be returned in a look and feel that is customizable by each department's webmaster.  

IS&T will continue to support the Inktomi search engine until departments have migrated their web site search forms from Inktomi to Google. Within the next few weeks, we will provide examples of Google search forms on the web, as well as tips for maximizing search engine ranking and customizing the look and feel of the search results.

Periodic announcements will follow, including documentation about customizing searches.  Please try the new Google search from the MIT home page, beginning tomorrow, and send your comments to google at mit.edu.

Thank you,

Suzana Lisanti, Hubert Pham, Mark Silis
Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
-- 
Jean Foster <jfoster at mit.edu>

From bowser at MIT.EDU  Fri Nov  5 06:44:39 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 06:44:39 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Retiring software support during FY2005
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20041105064336.02450a60@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Friday November 5, 2004
To:  itpartners at mit.edu, macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu, 
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: Retiring software support during FY2005
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu

Good day:

After discussions with representative clients around campus, and to ensure 
a high level of quality support for the Macintosh, Windows and Linux 
Operating Systems, Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is retiring 
support for the applications listed below.

In order to maintain quality support for key applications in use, improve 
responsiveness to new vendor releases, and to make it possible to introduce 
new product offerings, it is necessary to downgrade the support we will 
provide in the future.  These products will not be tested in association 
with future releases, new documentation will not be produced, and new 
training will not be scheduled.

Software slated for retirement on December 31, 2004:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eudora 5.1 and earlier versions (Windows)
*Eudora 5.2.3 and earlier versions (Macintosh)
FileMaker Pro 5.5 (Windows/Macintosh)
Office 2001(OS 9)
  - Macintosh OS 9 is no longer supported (retired on June 30, 2004).

Software slated for retirement on June 30, 2005:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**Netscape 7.02 (Windows/Macintosh)
Office XP (Windows)
  - Office 2003 (Windows) including Outlook 2003 has been available since 
February 2004.
Office v.X - (OS X)
  - Office 2004 Standard has been available since June 2004.

*Retiring these earlier versions of Eudora are consistent with our 
introduction of SMTP authentication in the Fall of 2003.  Eudora versions 
earlier than 5.2.1 do not have SMTP authentication functionality which 
mitigates our exposure to e-mail blockades and strengthens our ability to 
provide quality and reliable e-mail services.  More information is 
available at:
	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/smtpauth/>

**For information on FY05 supported browsers, please see:
	http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/browsers/

If IS&T's retiring of general support imposes a significant burden to you 
or the clients you support, we would like to hear from you.  If these do 
cause a significant burden for you, we are prepared to work together to 
find a solution to ease the difficulties in migrating to a more current 
environment.

In closing, we appreciate the Community's assistance and involvement in 
Software Release and look forward to your responses.

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  Mon Nov  8 09:38:45 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 09:38:45 -0500
Subject: [edtech] 
 [Fwd: [HCI Seminar] TALK: Gary Marchionini, Friday, 11/12, 1:30PM]
Message-ID: <1099924725.9267.8.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

FYI: This talk about new ideas for Human Computer Information Retrieval
may be of interest to some of you.

-jean-
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Jaime Teevan <teevan at csail.mit.edu>
To: hci-seminar at csail.mit.edu
Cc: seminars at csail.mit.edu
Subject: [HCI Seminar] TALK: Gary Marchionini, Friday, 11/12, 1:30PM
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:37:23 -0500

****************** H C I  S E M I N A R  S E R I E S ******************
******************   11/12  1:30PM  Patil(32-G449)   ******************

Human Computer Information Retrieval

Gary Marchionini
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Friday, November 12, 2004
1:30PM (refreshments at 1:15PM)
Patil Seminar Room (32-G449)

Abstract:

The information retrieval (IR) research community has made remarkable 
progress over the past half century, leveraging the power of computers to 
move is from card catalogs to the World Wide Web.  Even with today's 
powerful machine learning techniques, we may be reaching the limits of how 
much we can improve the precision-recall curve toward optimality.  This 
talk will argue that the only hope of significantly improving the overall 
information retrieval experience is to more seriously address the roles 
and behaviors of human information seekers.  Some of this challenge will 
fall to the culture (schools, the marketplace, the installed base of IR 
experience), but a more timely attack can be made by creating systems that 
actively engage the information seeker in the process through highly 
interactive user interfaces.  In essence, this argues for tightly coupled, 
human-centered cooperation between people and systems.

Bio:

Gary Marchionini, is the Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Information Science 
in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  His Ph.D. is from Wayne State University 
in mathematics education with an emphasis on educational computing. His 
research interests are in human information interaction, digital 
libraries, information retrieval, digital government and information 
technology policy. He has had grants or contracts from the National 
Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, Council on Library 
Resources, the National Library of Medicine, the Library of Congress, the 
Kellogg Foundation, and NASA, among others.  He was the Conference Chair 
for ACM Digital Library '96 Conference and program chair for ACM-IEEE 
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2002 and co-program chair for the 
ACM SIGIR Conference in 2005.  He is editor-in-chief for the ACM 
Transactions on Information Systems and serves on the editorial boards of 
a dozen scholarly journals.  He has published more than one hundred 
articles, chapters, and conference papers in the information science, 
computer science, and education literatures.  He founded the Interaction 
Design Laboratory at UNC-CH.

Email: march at ils.unc.edu

WWW: www.ils.unc.edu/~march

****************** H C I  S E M I N A R  S E R I E S ******************
******************  http://www.csail.mit.edu/events  ******************

_______________________________________________
HCI-Seminar mailing list
HCI-Seminar at lists.csail.mit.edu
http://lists.csail.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/hci-seminar
-- 
Jean Foster <jfoster at mit.edu>

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Wed Nov 10 17:13:29 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:13:29 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: Crosstalk Seminar - Thu., Nov 18, 2:00
	p.m.
Message-ID: <200411102213.iAAMDTkp002765@jaki.mit.edu>

((( Ed Tech Times Update: Crosstalk Seminar - Thu., Nov 18, 2:00 p.m. )))

                           November 10, 2004


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    The Promise and Reality of Web-based Tutoring
    Professor David E. Pritchard, MIT physics department
    
    Thursday, November 18, 2004
    2:00 p.m.
    4-231
    
    Abstract
    Textbooks, Lectures, and most educational uses of the web are
    like broadcast radio: a message is prepared and broadcast, one
    can find out how many people are listening, but knowing that
    the message has been received remains elusive.  In my view the
    great promise of the web is two way learning: individual
    responses for the student, formative and summative assessment
    for the teacher, and data and guidance to help the author
    improve the material and the pedagogy.  Web-based intelligent
    tutors offer interactive tutoring for individual students, such
    as pedagogically useful responses to their wrong answers and
    hints and simpler subproblems upon student request.  ...

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http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000053.html




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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Tue Nov 16 10:28:48 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:28:48 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Crosstalk seminar reminder - Thursday, Nov 18, 2:00pm, 4-231
Message-ID: <1100618928.1283.517.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

Please join us Thursday for this presentation by Prof. David Pritchard
of the Physics department.


The Promise and Reality of Web-based Tutoring
Professor David E. Pritchard, MIT physics department
Thursday, November 18, 2004
2:00 p.m.
Room 4-231

Abstract
Textbooks, Lectures, and most educational uses of the web are like
broadcast radio: a message is prepared and broadcast, one can find out
how many people are listening, but knowing that the message has been
received remains elusive. In my view the great promise of the web is two
way learning: individual responses for the student, formative and
summative assessment for the teacher, and data and guidance to help the
author improve the material and the pedagogy. Web-based intelligent
tutors offer interactive tutoring for individual students, such as
pedagogically useful responses to their wrong answers and hints and
simpler subproblems upon student request. 

Our research shows that one such tutor (see www.mycybertutor.com)
teaches about twice as much per unit time as hand-graded written
homework. Feedback from the students can reveal specific student
mistakes and misconceptions, provide rich data allowing authors to
improve their content, and show class difficulties on each problem for
Just In Time Teaching. Our research shows that assessing the process of
solution can give a far more accurate profile of student skills than can
testing, allowing targeted remediatioin. Splitting the class into two
groups that work the same problem after one group has been given a
tutorial allows us to measure and improve the amount of learning per
unit time from the tutorial. We are currently investigating why some
pedagogies transfer several times more knowledge per unit of student
time than others.
-- 
Jean Foster
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
N42-040, x3-3909

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Fri Nov 19 12:24:37 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:24:37 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Invitation to continue the Crosstalk discussion
Message-ID: <1100885077.27801.338.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

A lively discussion followed Prof. Dave Pritchard's Crosstalk
presentation yesterday and we'd like to invite you to continue it on the
Ed Tech Times discussion area at:

http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000053.html

If you couldn't make the presentation, you are still welcome to
participate in the discussion.  We'll try to get the presentation slides
to post.
-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jean Foster
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
77 Massachusetts Ave, n42-040
jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909

From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Nov 23 09:49:30 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:49:30 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Windows 2000 retirement statement
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20041123075009.0246c6e0@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2004
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu, 
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subject: Windows 2000 retirement statement
Cc: is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu


Good morning:

In August, a reminder was sent to the MIT Community that support for 
Windows 2000 would be retired on December 31st, 2004.  At that time, there 
were inquiries about licensing options to ease the cost and procurement 
process for DLCs.  In response to these inquiries and future Microsoft OS 
upgrades, MIT has signed a Campus Agreement for this product.  Recognizing 
the planning and time to upgrade an operating system, IS&T plans to extend 
support for this OS through March 31st, 2005.  This timeline extension 
parallels Microsoft's.  We will not be testing new software releases on 
Windows 2000 after January 1, 2005.

We are pleased to inform you, that Information Services and Technology 
(IS&T) has finalized the Microsoft Campus Agreement with Microsoft.

The Microsoft Campus Agreement (MS CA) grants members of educational 
institutions the right to use various Microsoft products.  MIT IS&T 
negotiated and funded a Microsoft Campus Agreement for Windows Operating 
Systems and Client Access Licenses (CALs).  This agreement grants MIT 
Faculty, Staff, institute-owned workstations and Undergraduate students the 
right to use Windows XP Professional and subsequent OS releases from Microsoft.

For additional information on the Microsoft campus agreement at MIT, please 
visit:
	<http://web.mit.edu/swrt/msagreement/msca.html>

Windows XP Professional upgrades are available via an ISO image or a Zip 
file for download.  Please note you need a personal certificate to access 
this page. If you don't have a personal certificate, you can obtain one at 
https://ca.mit.edu/.

Colleagues preferring a CD should contact their Software Liaison after 
Monday, November 29th.

	Departmental Software Liaison 
<http://web.mit.edu/swrt/msagreement/msca-detail.html>

We recommend users configure their Windows machines to use MIT's Windows 
Automatic Update Service (WAUS) for critical patches and service pack 
deployment.  For more information about and instructions on how to 
configure your machines to use WAUS, see the WAUS documentation at:

         <http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/>

Keeping pace with current Operating Systems and applications benefits 
everyone. If you are running an aging operating system on equipment with 
sufficient specifications to run the latest operating system, then we will 
help you make the upgrade.  Any workstations targeted for replacement 
during the fiscal year need not be upgraded.  Whatever the nature of the 
assistance you require, please don't hesitate to contact us: Software 
Release Team, <swrt at mit.edu>. We will do our best to direct you to those 
who can best handle your specific needs.

Additional information to consider while making the transition to Windows 
XP is available: <http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/>.  These 
initiatives align with that goal, and we hope you take advantage of 
resources available to help you.

In closing, our thanks to all IT-Partners who assisted in reviewing vendor 
requirements necessary to set this operating system retirement and planning 
your department's upgrade strategies. Please assist us in sharing within 
your Department, Lab or Center.  Should you have any questions, send e-mail 
to the Software Release team <swrt at mit.edu>.  Please feel free to share 
this announcement with colleagues who may be interested.

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 kcahill at MIT.EDU  Wed Nov 24 10:45:07 2004
From: kcahill at MIT.EDU (Kathleen Cahill)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:45:07 -0500
Subject: [edtech] 
 Fwd: Live Web conference: Design for More Usable Online
  Learning Systems
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20041124103706.02da2bb8@hesiod>

Hello;

This live web conference held on Dec. 2 and 16 may be of interest to you 
and your groups, as it addresses how to make online learning more 
accessible.  A few of us will be listening in the ATIC lab, if anyone wants 
to join us.  If there is more interest, I can schedule a room centrally 
located.

Thanks,
Kathy


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>Live Web conference: Design for More Usable Online Learning Systems
>December 2 and December 16, both at 4 PM Eastern Standard
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>this EASI-sponsored event soon in advance as space is limited.  Even if you
>cannot attend, registering will get you a link later to the recordings.
>
>Increase Access to Learningg Tools and Content
>Make your course content and learning tools available to more users. Open
>accessibility specifications show the way.
>
>Who will benefit from this information:
>software designers,
>online learning institutions,
>online learning instruction designers,
>online faculty,
>online students,
>administrators,
>ADA compliance officers
>and more!
>
>------------------------
>Project Description:
>
>Who needs better access to e-learning content and tools?
>List of 4 items
>? Students, faculty, and staff with disabilities
>? Workers in noisy environments
>? Students in quiet public places
>? Users of portable devices with small screens
>list end
>
>What are some examples of accessibility functions?
>List of 4 items
>? Larger fonts for improved visibility
>? Adjustable color contrast for outdoor reading
>? Captions for video and audio
>? Text-to-speech functionality
>list end
>
>"One of the great opportunities for Sakai is to significantly increase
>accessibility to higher education for persons with disabilities. But to
>succeed we
>have to remain true to the spirit of open source while providing the means
>for delivering practical and effective collaborative learning environments.
>The IMS Accessibility specifications provide a well-thought out template
>for achieving our goals, and I am excited to have them as part of our
>development
>solution."
>--Michael Elledge, Accessibility Team Lead, Sakai Project, University of
>Michigan
>
>Benefits
>List of 7 items
>? Save money and time. IMS Accessibility specifications are available at no
>cost and are a foundation for achieving specific levels of accessible content
>and tools.
>? Provide equal access to all users. Expand usage of eLearning to all
>students and employees.
>? Comply with legal obligations. Legislation (US Section 508 and 504, UK
>SENDA, and others internationally) requires accommodating all users.
>? Expand customer and user base. Application or content vendors can reach a
>larger market and gain competitive advantage by using accessibility
>specifications
>in their products.
>? Enrich the user experience. Optimize the interaction style and display
>characteristics for each user.
>? Works with existing content. Highlight the value in content you already
>have.
>? Flexible integration path. Implement only those pieces of the
>specifications that apply to your product or content.
>list end
>
>IMS Accessibility specifications and guidelines have been developed with
>participants from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Dublin Core
>Metadata Initiative, and IMS contributing members representing government
>agencies, higher education, content providers, and application vendors
>worldwide.
>This project is sponsored in part by a grant to the WGBH National Center
>for Accessible Media from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
>Education, U.S. Department of Education.
>
>Register for all or part of this two-part event at:
>http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
>scroll down to the link for registration.  After submitting the form, you
>will receive an e-mail confirmation.
>
>-----------------
>Check EASI's online courses on accessible information technology at:
>http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
>
>
>
> 
>------------------------------
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>information technology:
>(a package of five courses will earn the Certificate in Accessible
>Information Technology)
>http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
>** Also check our monthly interact Web conferences on accessible IT:
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>
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>22196 Caminito Tasquillo
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy Cahill
MIT Adaptive Technology (ATIC) lab
Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill at mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/ 

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Nov 29 15:09:40 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:09:40 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Partners meeting - Dec 6 at noon, Bush Room (10-105)
Message-ID: <1101758980.27801.2823.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

Hello,

Please join us next Monday for the December Ed Tech Partners meeting.
Scott Thorne and Jeff Merriman will be presenting on MIT's evolving
enterprise infrastructure and how it affects educational software
development.

WHAT: Educational Technology Partners meeting (with lunch)
WHEN: Monday, Dec 6, 11:30 - 1:30
WHERE: Bush Room (10-105)
RSVP: by Thursday, Dec. 2, 2003 to jfoster at mit.edu
-- 
Jean Foster
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
N42-040, x3-3909

From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Nov 30 06:44:53 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 06:44:53 -0500
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for November 2004
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20041129064325.02401ea8@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday, November 30, 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 <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: IS&T Software Update for November 2004
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, kakapo 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.  As you review this month's 
update, we wish to highlight the Microsoft Campus Agreement for Windows' 
Operating Systems and the retirement of Windows 2000.

We are beginning to plan for another Software Town Meeting and would 
appreciate suggestions from you.  Please e-mail swrt at mit.edu with topics 
you would like to see covered at a Software Town Meeting as well as 
suggestions for format and time of year.


Topics of the month:
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1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. MIT Microsoft Campus Agreement for Windows' Operating Systems
5. Operating systems retirement - Windows 2000 workstation
6. How are we doing?  Let us know

1. Recent Releases
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Linux
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None

Macintosh
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Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.2.3 - November 3, 2004

Windows
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Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.2.3 - November 3, 2004


2. Software Release Efforts Underway
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Linux
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Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Winter 2004

Macintosh
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Citrix - Release effort underway - Winter 2004
Virex 7.5.1 - Release effort underway - Winter 2004
Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Winter 2004

Windows
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Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - Release effort underway - 
December 2004
Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Release effort underway - Winter 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
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The annual Matlab renewal process will begin towards the end of 
December.  Look for an updated price list for Matlab and the associated 
toolboxes during the week of December 13th at 
http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/.


4. Microsoft Campus Agreement:  Microsoft Workstation Operating Systems and 
CALs
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On Monday, November 15th, IS&T announced the availability of Operating 
Systems and CALs through the Microsoft Campus Agreement (MS CA).  The 
campus agreement grants members of educational institutions the right to 
use various Microsoft products. MIT IS&T has negotiated and funded a 
Microsoft Campus Agreement for Windows Operating Systems and Client Access 
Licenses (CALs).  This agreement grants MIT faculty, staff, institute-owned 
workstations and undergraduate students the right to use Windows XP 
Professional and subsequent workstation OS releases from Microsoft.  For 
additional information, please see:
	<http://web.mit.edu/swrt/msagreement/msca.html>


5. Operating systems retirement
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On November 23rd, an update regarding Windows 2000 retirement was sent to 
the Community. For more information, please 
see:  <http://web.mit.edu/swrt/announcements/retirement-win2000.html>


6. How are we doing? - Let us know
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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  Tue Nov 16 16:01:47 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:01:47 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: E-learning Review Available on New Web
	Site
Message-ID: <200411162101.iAGL1ll5028204@jaki.mit.edu>

((( Ed Tech Times Update: E-learning Review Available on New Web Site )))

                           November 16, 2004


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    (From Tomorrow's Professor mailing list)
    
    The Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning (SCIL Switzerland)
    this fall  announced, in a joint effort with the Stanford
    Center for Innovations in  Learning (SCIL Stanford), the launch
    of a new web site on elearning to make  it easier to track and
    review research literature in the field across its	multiple
    disciplines, something that is difficult to do since the field
    is	so vast. 
    
    The website, [http://www.elearning-reviews.org] provides those
    interested	in research on elearning with concise and
    thoughtful reviews of relevant  publications. The goals of the
    collaborative project are to provide ongoing  updates, a solid
    base of existing literature from the various disciplinary
    perspectives, and the further the development of elearning as a
    scientific	research-oriented discipline. 

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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Tue Nov 30 11:35:16 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:35:16 -0500
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: Crosstalk Seminar - Thu, Dec 9, 1:00
	p.m.
Message-ID: <200411301635.iAUGZGXS008504@jaki.mit.edu>

(((( Ed Tech Times Update: Crosstalk Seminar - Thu, Dec 9, 1:00 p.m. ))))

                           November 30, 2004


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    Handheld Games and Simulations for Learning - Participatory
    Simulations and Augmented Reality
    Eric Klopfer, Director of the MIT Teacher Education Program
    (TEP), Scheller Career Development Professor of Science
    Education and Educational Technology
    
    DATE: Thursday, December 9, 2004
    TIME: 1:00 p.m. (Please note time change!)
    ROOM: 4-231
    
    Abstract
    The growing sophistication of mobile technologies brings with
    it the power to introduce new learning environments and
    experiences.  The most powerful uses of handheld technologies
    require working with their limitations and affordances. The PDA
    is best used to present an extra layer of data to supplement
    information that users receive from their real world context -
    such as readings from simulated instruments, interviews from
    virtual occupants of nearby buildings, or real life
    interactions with their classmates.  
    
    We have been building simulations on handheld computers that
    involve K-16 students in authentic activities such as large
    scale environmental engineering investigations, genetic data
    collection and analysis and epidemiological studies that track
    the progression of disease through populations. ... (Click on
    the link below to continue reading.)

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From ocw-mail at MIT.EDU  Thu Nov 18 10:08:47 2004
From: ocw-mail at MIT.EDU (ocw-mail@MIT.EDU)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:08:47 -0500
Subject: [edtech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 2, Issue 11
Message-ID: <a06002004bdc26b3ab0ee@[18.89.2.233]>

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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: November 2004

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The November 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. See CNN Video About MIT OCW
2. MIT President, Former Princeton President On Open Sharing
3. Digging Deeper: Course 18.03
4. A Frequently Asked Question
5. Comments
6. Newsletter Available Online at 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm


1. See CNN Video About MIT OCW
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CNN is among the world's leaders in news and information delivery, 
and so it was a great opportunity for outreach to potential users 
when MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), was featured on CNN and CNN 
International television in September and October 2004.

In case you missed it, check out the streaming video file of the CNN 
program on the MIT OCW Web site. These videos are in Real Player 
format at speeds of 
(<http://mfile.akamai.com/7870/rm/mitstorage.download.akamai.com/7870/presentation/ocw-cnn-global-challenges-220k.rm>220K) 
(<http://mfile.akamai.com/7870/rm/mitstorage.download.akamai.com/7870/presentation/ocw-cnn-global-challenges-80k.rm>80K) 
(<http://mfile.akamai.com/7870/rm/mitstorage.download.akamai.com/7870/presentation/ocw-cnn-global-challenges-56k.rm>56K). 
The videos are also highlighted on the <http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT OCW 
homepage, and on the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/medicoverage.htm>Media 
Coverage page.

The six-minute segment about MIT OCW was produced by the CNN 
International program 
<http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/global.challenges/>Global 
Challenges that aired September 12, 19 and 26, and October 3 and 10. 
The segment also aired on CNN United States on the program 
<http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/next/index.html>Next at CNN in late 
September. "Global Challenges" travels around the world to bring 
feature reports on sustainable development, focusing on everything 
from small-scale community projects to innovative ideas -- such as 
MIT OCW -- that could change the world.


2. MIT President, Former Princeton President On Open Sharing
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Who could have guessed that a Florentine omelet would play a role in 
the origins of MIT OCW?

A breakfast meeting in a New York "greasy spoon" was one of the 
seminal moments in shaping the "opencourseware" concept, according to 
William G. Bowen, the President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 
who dined with MIT President Charles M. Vest one morning in 2000 to 
discuss foundation support for the initiative. This anecdote came 
during Bowen's reflections on MIT OCW and open sharing that he shared 
at an <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/238/>MIT Faculty Forum on Open 
Sharing that was held at MIT on October 4, 2004.

Users of MIT OCW around the world are invited to see and hear Bowen's 
remarks, along with those of Vest and MIT Provost Robert A. Brown, by 
watching a <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/238/>video of the event on 
MIT World. <http://mitworld.mit.edu/>MIT World is a free and open 
video streaming Web site of significant public events at MIT. It is a 
showcase for the diversity of speakers, panels and symposia held 
every day on MIT's campus, offering an educational archive of more 
than 230 videos of significant events from 2001 to the present. Users 
are invited to view a virtual "Who's Who" of great thinkers, from 
Nobel Laureates to a wide range of corporate leaders (including Bill 
Gates, Carly Fiorina, Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos). Check out MIT 
World at http://mitworld.mit.edu.

Bowen has been president of the <http://www.mellon.org/>Andrew W. 
Mellon Foundation since 1988. Before that, he was President of 
Princeton University where he also served as a professor of economics 
and public affairs. Bowen's interest in the applications of 
information technology to scholarship has led to a range of 
initiatives, including MIT OCW. He is also the author or co-author of 
19 books, including The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational 
Values (2001) with James Shulman.


3. Digging Deeper: Course 18.03
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MIT OCW offers free and open access to 914 courses, and each month, 
this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to one 
particular subject. This month, we dig into 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
18.03: Differential Equations, a wonderful course taught by 
Professors Haynes Miller and Arthur Mattuck from the 
<http://www-math.mit.edu/>MIT Department of Mathematics.

Differential equations are the language in which the laws of nature 
are expressed. Understanding properties of solutions of differential 
equations is fundamental to much of contemporary science and 
engineering. Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) deal with 
functions of one variable, which can often be thought of as time. The 
MIT OCW Web site for this course showcases the innovative ways in 
which differential equations are now being taught at MIT.

The 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/LectureNotes/index.htm>Lecture 
Notes section feature 38 PDFs of lecture notes. These are simple text 
files that were provided to the students containing nearly verbatim 
transcripts of Professor Miller's lively lectures. The lectures 
follow an "active learning" approach. The lecture periods are used to 
help students gain expertise in understanding, constructing, solving, 
and interpreting differential equations.

There are 24 sets of 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/Recitations/index.htm>Recitation 
problems and solutions, eight sets of 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/Assignments/index.htm>Assignments 
and Solutions, and a comprehensive 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/Exams/index.htm>Exams 
section, including practice exams and actual exams with solutions.

The course site also features a complete set of Professor Mattuck's 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-03Spring2004/VideoLectures/index.htm>Video 
Lectures, recorded live in MIT's spring 2003 semester. Professor 
Mattuck has inspired and informed generations of MIT students with 
his engaging lectures. Starting in the 1970s, Professor Mattuck began 
a video program for teaching assistants and post-docs to improve 
their teaching. These complete videotapes were made possible by the 
<http://web.mit.edu/cet/init/darbeloff.html>d'Arbeloff Fund for 
Excellence in MIT Education.


4. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: Can I link to the MIT OCW Web site from my Web site?
ANSWER: Links to MIT OCW or to courses or pages within the MIT OCW 
Web site are permitted so long as the use of the materials associated 
with the link is permitted under the terms of the MIT OCW 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm>Creative Commons 
license; that the link is freely accessible (e.g., no restrictions or 
fee for access); and that there is no claim, appearance, or 
implication of an affiliation with or endorsement by MIT.

MIT OCW cannot guarantee the persistence of any specific link other 
than those to the <http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT OCW homepage. As new 
courses are published and new user features are added to the MIT OCW 
site, some links may change, so Web sites that link into MIT OCW are 
advised to check on a regular basis that they have provided the 
correct URL in their links.


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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. Please 
send your feedback to Jon Paul Potts, MIT OCW Communications Manager, 
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