From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Thu Sep  9 11:22:42 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:22:42 -0400
Subject: [edtech] 
 Fwd: NERCOMP SIG - Supporting Communities of Practice for Faculty -
 October 5, 2004
Message-ID: <17E92344-0274-11D9-8D20-000A959B1E68@mit.edu>

FYI:

Begin forwarded message:
>
> Subject: NERCOMP SIG - Supporting Communities of Practice for Faculty  
> - October 5, 2004
> Retry: 5
> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:10:18 -0400
> To: ginnyw at mit.edu
> From: NERCOMP <ldimauro at wesleyan.edu>
>
>
> Dear Friends,
> Registration is now open for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop:
>
> "Enabling and Supporting Communities of Practice for Faculty"
>
> DATE:
> October 5, 2004
>
> TIME:
> 9:15- 3:00 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:15)
>
> PRICE:
> NERCOMP Members: $80, Non-Members: $180
>
> LOCATION:
> Western Connecticut State University
> Midtown Campus
> Student Center
> Danbury, CT
>
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> Engaging faculty in the use of instructional technologies is an  
> ongoing challenge. Academic technologists should not only expend  
> energies to identify appropriate technologies and appropriate uses of  
> technology to enable pedagogical styles and goals, but also to  
> investigate the ways in which faculty learn about, adopt, adapt, and  
> internalize new learning and teaching methods. In departments,  
> disciplines or communities where a few faculty members actively use  
> technology, the energy and success of these faculty make thinking  
> about and using technology less intimidating to their colleagues.  
> Identification and support of such faculty learning communities or  
> "communities of practice" is therefore an important step in reaching  
> resistant faculty with new ideas and approaches. Creating these  
> opportunities to share ideas and experiences is an integral step in  
> fostering an environment that encourages peer-mentoring amongst  
> faculty. Join us to discover how your colleagues are building and  
> supporting these communities of practice.
>
>
> For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
> http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/100504SupportFaculty/ 
> SupportFacultySched.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 October 5th.
>
> Sincerely,
> Lisa DiMauro
> NERCOMP
>
> --- end forwarded text
>
>


From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Thu Sep  9 11:21:35 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:21:35 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Fwd: NERCOMP - 3 Workshops Coming Up on September 23rd
Message-ID: <F0435719-0273-11D9-8D20-000A959B1E68@mit.edu>



Begin forwarded message:
> X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2
> Subject: NERCOMP - 3 Workshops Coming Up on September 23rd
> Retry: 5
> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:41:40 -0400
> To: ginnyw at mit.edu
> From: NERCOMP <ldimauro at wesleyan.edu>
>
> Dear Friends,
> Just a reminder that there is still time to register for three  
> upcoming NERCOMP workshops. That will be held September 23rd at the  
> College of the Holy Cross:
>
> 1.  "SAKAI"
> 	http://www.wesleyan.edu/nercomp/sigs/0405/092304SAKAI/SAKAISched.html
>
> 2.  "INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEMS: MIGRATION STRATEGIES AND PROCESS"
> 	http://www.wesleyan.edu/nercomp/sigs/0405/092304ILSMigration/ 
> ILSMigrationSched.html
>
> 3. "Higher Ed 101 - Filling a Void in IT Professional Development "
> 	http://www.wesleyan.edu/nercomp/sigs/0405/092304HigherEd101/ 
> HigherEd101Sched.html
>
>
>
> Here is additional information:
> 1. "SAKAI"
>
> The Sakai SIG meeting is a preliminary discussion of the role of  
> NERCOMP & its member schools in relation to the community source Sakai  
> collaboration & learning environment software project. Participants in  
> the Sakai SIG meeting will learn the current direction of the Sakai  
> community source development project, it's motivation, goals and  
> vendor support. This discussion will explore possible engagements and  
> communication NERCOMP might facilitate in this emerging open source  
> courseware community, more so as there are several Sakai Educational  
> Partners who are members of NERCOMP.
> Additional information on this project is available at  
> www.sakaiproject.org
>
> TIME: 9:00- 3:15 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)
> PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $75, Non-Members: $175
>
> For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
> http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/092304SAKAI/SAKAISched.html
>
>
> 2. "INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEMS: MIGRATION STRATEGIES AND PROCESS"
>
> The library's Integrated Library System software is core to several  
> aspects of library service so when it comes time to consider the  
> evolving ILS marketplace, possibly migrate to a new ILS vendor, it can  
> become a seemingly overwhelming task. Join us for an all-day workshop  
> where we discuss the strategies used for needs analysis, vendor  
> selection, migration, implementation, and training and share key  
> communication methodologies.
>
> TIME: 9:15- 3:00 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:15)
> PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $76, Non-Members: $176
>
> For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
> http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/092304ILSMigration/ 
> ILSMigrationSched.html
>
>
> 3. "Higher Ed 101 - Filling a Void in IT Professional Development "
>
> After a series of awkward incidents precipitated by IT staff  
> misunderstanding of the organizational structure of higher education,  
> Information Services at Northeastern University decided to fill a void  
> in our professional development offerings by launching Higher Ed 101.  
> This course explains the constraints upon information technology in an  
> academic environment; delves into the role of the president, provost  
> and board of trustees; and ends with a graphic description of the  
> demands the 'new' student is making on both the IT function and the  
> very construct of higher education. Come to this workshop to learn  
> that a quad can be a green grassy area surrounded by buildings, how  
> tenure can affect the process of information technology and, oh yes,  
> to see if you can get a passing grade. The afternoon session will  
> include a spirited discussion with administrators and others about how  
> IT/Academe cultural clashes can create havoc for everyone.
>
> TIME: 9:00- 2:30 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)
> PRICE: NERCOMP Members: $77, Non-Members: $177
>
> For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
> http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/092304HigherEd101/ 
> HigherEd101Sched.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 September 23rd.
>
> Sincerely,
> Lisa DiMauro
> NERCOMP
>
> --- end forwarded text
>
>


From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Thu Sep  9 12:36:56 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:36:56 -0400
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: iCampus Request for Proposals - please forward]
Message-ID: <1094747815.25991.134.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

FYI:
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Rebecca Bisbee <bianca at zurich.csail.mit.edu>
To: is&t at mit.edu
Subject: iCampus Request for Proposals - please forward
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 08:49:05 -0400


September 9, 2004


To MIT faculty and other Principal Investigators:


Project iCampus, the MIT-Microsoft Alliance for research in
educational technology, is now soliciting research proposals for
2005-2006.

We envision funding a couple of projects that run for two years, each
with a budget of $200-400K per year.  Project work will be expected to
begin in January 2005.  Proposals should contain explicit milestones
for each year, and second-year funding will be contingent on a
successful project review.

Submissions are open to members of the MIT community only, and each
proposal must be submitted by a designated principal investigator who
is authorized to hold PI status on MIT research contracts.

Note on student proposals: The information here does not pertain to
iCampus student proposals.  We will be issuing a separate RFP for
student proposals later this fall.


Evaluation criteria

Proposals can address any area of educational technology as it relates
to university education.  For this funding cycle we are mostly
interested in work that can be expected to demonstrate an impact
beyond MIT.

Here are specific criteria we will be using in evaluating proposals:

1. Educational impact: The project must be designed to demonstrate
impact beyond just MIT by the end of two years, and the proposal
must address how this impact would be achieved. The project plan
must include one-year milestones that demonstrate the potential for
this impact.

2. Educational and technological innovation: The project should
demonstrate genuine innovation in pedagogy.  iCampus encourages
projects that are based on technology innovation, but technology
innovation alone does not qualify for iCampus funding.

3. Implementation plan: The project must have a plan with convincingly
paced milestones and concrete deliverables, and the key personnel
should have track records as educators and technical innovators.

4. Synergy with ongoing iCampus activities: New projects need not be
related to current iCampus initiatives (see <http://icampus.mit.edu>),
but applicants should be aware of current projects, and proposals
should discuss potential opportunities for synergy with these
initiatives when appropriate.


Open development and easy dissemination

iCampus strongly encourages projects whose results can be broadly
disseminated without restriction, in the tradition of open academic
research. In evaluating proposals for funding, we will be mindful of
potential obstacles to development or dissemination that might arise
from confidentiality requirements or from copyrights or patents.

For example, projects that require using restrictive patents (even MIT
patents) will be problematic, and project developers should try to
avoid such situations.  Similarly, projects that propose to modify
closed or proprietary source code are discouraged, since this may
impede the goal of widespread dissemination of research results, and
may also encumber students and other researchers.  We strongly
encourage software projects to disseminate their results freely and
openly, under a model like the one used for MIT's Kerberos software.


Submitting proposals

Proposals should be submitted as letters sent as email to
icampus at mit.edu.  Proposals are due by October 4, 2004.

Your letter should describe the impact and promise of the proposed
work, and it should specifically address the criteria 1-4 above, item
by item.  We are not asking for formal budgets at this stage, although
you should give an indication of the level of resources required for
the project (number of people, special resources or equipment, and so
on).  We will contact you for further details if your proposal is a
strong candidate for funding.

Please contact me, or anyone else at iCampus (see
<http://icampus.mit.edu/tools/contact.shtml>) if you would like to
discuss proposal ideas in advance of submitting a letter.


For the iCampus steering committee,




Hal Abelson
hal at mit.edu
617-253-5856

ec: iCampus Joint Steering Committee

MIT iCampus  * The MIT-Microsoft Alliance http://icampus.mit.edu
Stata 32-394  *  Cambridge,  MA  02139 * phone  617.253.0765   *


_______________________________________________
Aac-aoquery mailing list
Aac-aoquery at mit.edu
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/aac-aoquery
-- 
Jean Foster <jfoster at mit.edu>

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Sep 13 10:30:22 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:30:22 -0400
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: NERCOMP SIG - Learning Objects - October 14th]
Message-ID: <1095085822.7389.64.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

FYI:
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: NERCOMP <ldimauro at wesleyan.edu>
To: jfoster at mit.edu
Subject: NERCOMP SIG - Learning Objects - October 14th
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:55:10 -0400

Dear Friends,
Registration is now open for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop: 

"Learning Objects"

DATE: 
October 14, 2004

TIME: 
9:00- 3:30 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)

PRICE: 
NERCOMP Members: $84, Non-Members: $184

LOCATION: 
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Student Center - Multi Purpose Room 208

DESCRIPTION: 
Learning Objects represent the next wave in the on-going transformation of educational materials from primarily analog things (books, articles, paper maps) to primarily digital things (websites, animations, simulations, games) . 

This day-long meeting will provide participants with a solid understanding of:
*What is a learning object?
* What are some ways of going about making learning objects?
* How are learning objects shared?
* What are the technical standards and commercial developments in this world?
* How can you assess the educational impact of learning objects in a post-secondary educational context?


For a full schedule and registration information, please go to: 
http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0405/101404LearningObject/LearningObjSched.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 October 14th.

Sincerely, 
Lisa DiMauro 
NERCOMP

-- 
Jean Foster <jfoster at mit.edu>

From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Sep 14 13:33:17 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:33:17 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Recommendation for Windows XP Pro SP2
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20040914125336.00c38e18@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
To: MIT Community:  itpartners, winpartners, sw-release-announce, ed-tech
From: Software Release Team <winxp-release at mit.edu>
Subject:  IS&T Recommendation for Windows XP Pro SP2
Cc: is&t, itag, it-lead
-----------------------------------------------------

Good day:

After extensive testing and research, Information Services and Technology 
(IS&T) is now recommending Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP Professional 
at MIT.  Windows XP SP2 includes many updated security features that will 
help protect against various network attacks. This Service Pack does not 
protect against all vulnerabilities, including some that may arise in 
Internet Explorer (IE).

MIT community members should not attain a false sense of security from 
SP2.  You should continue to be vigilant with critical patches and we 
recommend using the MIT Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) to provide 
the most critical patches for your systems.

Hardware vendors have stated they will start shipping machines with Windows 
XP SP2 pre-installed beginning September 29.


New Features
---------------------------------
SP2's new features include:
- improved Windows Firewall
- better power management
- new Security Center
- pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer
- improved wireless networking

SP2 also provides additional safeguards against malicious attacks from 
viruses and worms including better network protection, memory protection, 
e-mail handling, web browsing security, and computer maintenance.

For more information about new features in SP2, visit IS&T's Windows XP 
Professional page:
	http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=642

IS&T has tested the current suite of supported software and continues to 
work with our Enterprise partners around the Institute to test and evaluate 
Windows XP SP2 with the suite of Enterprise applications. Although testing 
has been favorable, these applications have not yet been extensively tested 
within the SP2 environment and require further evaluation.


Who should upgrade and why
--------------------------------------------
If you are running Windows XP without SP2, you can apply it through Windows 
Update.  As with any major system change, it is good practice to contact 
your local technical expert for guidance and use the following as a 
checklist to ensure a smooth upgrade:
      --  back-up prior to installing SP2
      --  clean-up spyware that may be installed on the machine(s)
      --  review known issues


Known issues
---------------------------------------------
Installing SP2 can take over an hour.

Microsoft recommends cleaning spyware/malware from a machine before 
installing SP2.
For help with detecting and removing malware see:
	http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/malware.html

For a list of additional known issues:
	http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=7312


How to obtain Windows XP SP2
---------------------------------------------
Through Windows Update:
         http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

For additional methods, see the "How to obtain" section within the 
documentation:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=642#hto


If your machine(s) is configured to use the Windows Automatic Update 
Service (WAUS) provided by MIT, you will get SP2 when deployed via WAUS if 
you have not installed SP2 beforehand.  Additional testing within the 
central domain is needed before IS&T deploys SP2 via WAUS.  Critical 
patches for both pre and post-SP2 systems will continue to be provided by WAUS.


Documentation:
---------------------------------------------
Documentation for SP2 including system requirements, new security features, 
security guidelines, troubleshooting tips and known issues is available to 
assist the community with upgrading:
	http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=642


Getting help
--------------------------------------------
If you need assistance with installing or using Windows XP SP2, please 
contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or (617) 253-1101.


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 Sep  9 16:49:04 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:49:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [edtech] 
 Ed Tech Times Update: PDA Support - Quick Survey of Faculty Interest
Message-ID: <200409092049.QAA23716@bongo.mit.edu>

( Ed Tech Times Update: PDA Support - Quick Survey of Faculty Interest )

                           September 09, 2004


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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Sep 20 13:55:14 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean L Foster)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:55:14 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Please update your Teaching with Technology service listings
Message-ID: <1095702914.414f198214c83@webmail.mit.edu>

Hello,

In order to keep the Teaching with Technology site
(http://web.mit.edu/teachtech/) current, we will be making updates to it at the
end of this month.   Please review your organization's listings and get back to
us
with any changes or corrections you would like made.  

If you have new services you would like listed,  fill in the request form at:
http://web.mit.edu/teachtech/add.html

Please respond by Friday, September 24 by replying to this message or sending
email to edtech-requests at mit.edu.

Thanks,
-jean-
----------------
Jean Foster
Communications Coordinator, Academic Computing
MIT Information Services and Technology
x3.3909, jfoster at mit.edu

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Sep 27 08:59:21 2004
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:59:21 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Next Ed Tech Partners meeting - Mon, Oct 4, 11:30, W20-PDR1
Message-ID: <1096289960.5069.14.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

Hello all,

It has been awhile since we've had a chance to do a thorough roundtable,
so we'll devote this meeting to getting caught up on what's our groups
have accomplished over the summer and what new projects are upcoming. 
If you have an item to add to the agenda for discussion, please let me
know.

WHAT: Educational Technology Partners meeting (with lunch)
WHEN: Monday, October 4, 11:30 
WHERE: W20-Private Dining Rooms 1&2 (3rd floor of the Student
Center)
RSVP: By Fri, October 1 to edtech-events at mit.edu

Agenda:
- Ed Tech Fair update - Nov. 2 
- Ed Tech Partners Program planning for 2004/05
- Roundtable updates

-jean-
-- 
Jean Foster
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
N42-040, x3-3909

From ocw-mail at MIT.EDU  Fri Sep 17 10:36:58 2004
From: ocw-mail at MIT.EDU (ocw-mail@MIT.EDU)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:36:58 -0400
Subject: [edtech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 2, Issue 9
Message-ID: <a0600200dbd6fc4c5ceb9@[18.89.2.233]>

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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: September 2004

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
----------------------------------------------------------------

The September 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. 900 Courses Now Available!
2. MIT OCW Featured on CNN
3. Digging Deeper: Course 15.040
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. 900 Courses Now Available
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The MIT OpenCourseWare Team is pleased to announce that 200 more 
courses have been published to bring the total number of courses 
available at http://ocw.mit.edu to 900, 905 to be exact! This 
publication is very significant as it represents the halfway mark to 
MIT's publicly stated goal of 1800 courses published by 2008.

Today's publication represents a significant achievement for people 
across the Institute who worked with the MIT OCW Team over the last 
six months, including the MIT Libraries, MIT's department heads, and 
most importantly, MIT's remarkable faculty. More than half of MIT's 
faculty -- 540 of 950 -- have now voluntarily participated in MIT 
OCW, and we know that MIT OCW would not be succeeding were it not for 
the faculty's dedication to MIT's institutional mission and belief in 
the promise of openly sharing their materials through OpenCourseWare.

We are pleased to call your attention to the following new MIT 
courses. When looking at the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm>complete MIT OCW 
Course List, look for the red NEW to indicate courses recently 
published:

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/index.htm>Aeronautics 
and Astronautics (link to department course list)
16.30 -- Estimation and Control of Aerospace Systems, Spring 2004
16.337J -- Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems, Fall 2003
16.422 -- Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems, Spring 2004
16.652 -- Inventions and Patents, Fall 2003
16.812 -- The Aerospace Industry, Spring 2004

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/index.htm>Anthropology
21A.212 -- Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism, Spring 2004
21A.230J -- The Contemporary American Family, Spring 2004
21A.240 -- Race and Science, Spring 2004
21A.336 -- Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating 
Globalization, Spring 2004
21A.340J -- Technology and Culture, Fall 2003
21A.441 -- The Conquest of America, Spring 2004

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm>Architecture
4.132 -- Architecture Design, Level III: Cuba Studio, Spring 2004
4.173 -- Digital Mock-Up Workshop, Spring 2004
4.183 -- Sustainable Design and Technology Research Workshop, Spring 2004
4.184 -- Architectural Design Workshop: Collage - Method and Form, Spring 2004
4.212 -- Design Fabrication, Spring 2003
4.240J -- Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and 
Representing the City, Fall 2002
4.411 -- Building Technology Laboratory, Spring 2004
4.442 -- Building Technologies III: Building Structural Systems II, Fall 2002
4.463 -- Building Technologies III: Building Structural Systems II, Fall 2002

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering-Division/index.htm>Biological 
Engineering Division
BE.011J -- Statistical Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems, Spring 2004

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/index.htm>Biology
7.340 -- Immune Evasion: How Sneaky Pathogens Avoid Host 
Surveillance, Spring 2004

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemical-Engineering/index.htm>Chemical Engineering
10.652J -- Kinetics of Chemical Reactions, Spring 2003

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/index.htm>Chemistry
5.13 -- Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2003
5.46 -- Organic Structure Determination, Spring 2004
5.68J -- Kinetics of Chemical Reactions, Spring 2003

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/index.htm>Civil 
and Environmental Engineering
1.00 -- Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, Fall 2002
1.040 -- Project Management, Spring 2004
1.050 -- Solid Mechanics, Fall 2002
1.061 -- Transport Processes in the Environment, Fall 2002
1.260J -- Logistics Systems, Fall 2003
1.34 -- Waste Containment and Remediation Technology, Spring 2004
1.401J -- Project Management, Spring 2004
1.46 -- Strategic Management in the Design and Construction Value 
Chain, Fall 2003
1.571 -- Structural Analysis and Control, Spring 2004

<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm>Earth, 
Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
12.010 -- Computational Methods of Scientific Programming, Fall 2002
12.570 -- Structure and Dynamics of the CMB Region, Spring 2004
12.950 -- Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling, Spring 2004



2. MIT OCW Featured on CNN
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As MIT OCW's 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/evaluation.htm>evaluation 
findings have shown, awareness and use of the MIT OCW Web site 
directly correlates to media coverage. Because we want as many people 
as possible to benefit from the MIT faculty's materials that we 
publish, we are excited that MIT OCW continues to receive very 
positive media coverage, both here in the United States and abroad.

The biggest media exposure to date for MIT OCW will be a recurring 
appearance on <http://edition.cnn.com/>CNN International over the 
course of the next four weeks, ensuring that MIT OCW will be 
appearing in every hotel and airport around the world for the next 
month!

The segment on MIT OCW is part of a monthly program called 
<http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/global.challenges/>Global 
Challenges, set to air Sunday nights September 19 and 26, and October 
3 and 10. The six-minute segment on MIT OCW premiered last Sunday, 
September 12, and we saw very significant spikes in traffic to the 
MIT OCW Web site on September 12 and 13. The segment will air on the 
United States version of CNN on the program 
<http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/next/index.html>Next at CNN on a 
yet-to-be-determined date.



3. Digging Deeper: Course 15.040
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What are the choices that we make that affect others in the 
workplace, and what are the choices that others make that affect us? 
Such situations are known as "games" and game-playing, while it may 
sound whimsical, is serious business. Managers frequently play 
"games" both within the firm and outside it -- with competitors, 
customers, regulators, and even capital markets!

That is the premise of 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
15.040 -- Game Theory for Managers, Spring 2004, Professor David 
McAdams' graduate-level course from the 
<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/indexflash.php>MIT Sloan School of 
Management. MIT students in this course use game theory in the 
interactive games they play against each other both in class and 
online -- including the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/98CCCC9E-D2D8-4EC0-ADA6-86442C377972/0/lec6_price_game.pdf>Dynamic 
Pricing Game, the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/74A9B593-67FD-42EB-9A4D-4A4730EB36B0/0/lec3_bluff_game.pdf>Bluffing 
Game, and the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/B321E7A7-42F9-4956-B990-3F0E2F63E88F/0/lec8_angry_game.pdf>Angry 
Negotiation Game, as described on the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/Games/index.htm>Games 
page.

The three team 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/Assignments/index.htm>Assignments 
offer a problem set on "Structuring a Bond Swap," an assignment to 
write a "Strategy Memo" addressed to the corporate office manager, 
and a "Real-World Application."

Professor McAdams also offers a complete set of 11 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/LectureNotes/index.htm>Lecture 
Notes, a rich list of Readings, and a
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/586AD72E-A65E-4D31-ABEF-C6B0ED9025A0/0/final.pdf>Practice 
Final Exam, along with the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/51D4226F-5AE3-464B-8C8F-2674ECEC008B/0/final_soln.pdf>Solutions.



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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Tue Sep 28 14:00:58 2004
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:00:58 -0400
Subject: [edtech] 
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    Project iCampus, the MIT-Microsoft Alliance for research in
    educational technology, is now soliciting research proposals
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    several projects that will run for two years, each with a
    budget of $200-400K...

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From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Sep 28 15:50:52 2004
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:50:52 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for September 2004
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20040928154942.023e5e90@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday September 28, 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 September 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.

Topics of the month:
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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
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Linux
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Back-to-school CD - August 30, 2004

Macintosh
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Back-to-school CD - August 30, 2004

Windows
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Back-to-school CD - August 30, 2004
Windows XP SP2 - September 14 2004
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i  - September 9, 2004


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

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

Windows
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Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.5 - Release effort underway - September 2004
Oracle Connector for Outlook to TechTime - Release effort on hold - TBD
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
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VSLS continues to process requests and has been working with Mathworks to 
provide new Matlab toolboxes as part of MIT's license.  We should have the 
Image Acquisition toolbox ready for distribution around mid October as we 
are currently waiting on updated license codes from Mathworks.  To view 
products listed on the VSLS site, please 
see:  http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/


4. Operating systems retirement
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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
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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