From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Oct  3 12:11:03 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 12:11:03 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: LabVIEW Workshop
Message-ID: <200510031611.j93GB3K8026047@jaki.mit.edu>

(((((((((((((((( Ed Tech Times Update: LabVIEW Workshop ))))))))))))))))
------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000076.html

Date: Thursday, October 6
Time: 4:00 - 6:00
Room: 4-237

A representative from National Instruments Corp. will be on campus to
demonstrate features of the company's product, LabVIEW, which is
widely used on campus for data acquisition, signal processing,
controls, and various instrumentation needs. The workshop will cover:

* LabVIEW Student Edition and 12 add-on toolkits, including signal and
*  Image processing, control design and simulation, PDA programming,
and Internet connectivity.
* Integrating data acquisition, signal processing, and analysis.
* Connecting to lab equipment, sensors, circuits, and instrumentation
hardware.

Free software will be distributed. Participants are encouraged to bring
their own laptop computers.

Sponsored by IS&T Academic Computing


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From bowser at MIT.EDU  Tue Oct  4 11:27:56 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:27:56 -0400
Subject: [edtech] IS&T Software Update for September 2005
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051003090837.04549a18@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
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 2005
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu


This monthly communication is intended for Faculty, Staff and 
Students within the MIT Community, to provide updated information 
regarding new and upcoming software products and services.

Topics of the month:
----------------------------------------
1. Recently released software
2. Software release efforts underway
3. Volume & site license software update
4. Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
5. How are we doing?  Let us know


1. Recent Releases
---------------------------------------------------------
The team has not released any new versions of software for the month 
of September.  We continue work on current release efforts underway.

2. Software Release Efforts Underway
------------------------------------------------------
Linux
-----------
None


Macintosh
----------------
Fetch 5.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005
iPassConnect 2.37 - Release effort underway - TBD
Virex 7.7 - Release effort underway - Oct 2005


Windows
-----------------
iPassConnect 3.30 - Release effort underway - TBD
Microsoft Anti-spyware, Beta 1, refresh 2 - evaluation in progress
SecureCRT 3.0.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005
SecureFX - 5.0.x - Release effort underway - Oct 2005

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
---------------------------------------------------------
IS&T will begin distribution for FileMaker Pro 8 this week.  Please 
visit the VSLS website: http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls to 
request FileMaker licenses and media.  MIT has only received media 
for FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced from FileMaker, 
Inc.  As we receive the other versions, we will make those available 
through the order forms.


4.  Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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/>


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
Team Leader - Software Release Team
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 Oct  6 12:28:56 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:28:56 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Image Tool demos today at 2:00 in N42 Demo Center
Message-ID: <1128616136.27963.45.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

Today we'll see demos of two MIT academic projects, M:media and
StudioMIT at 2:00 in the N42 Demo Center.

Other upcoming image tool demos (also to be held in the N42 Demo
Center):

Tue Oct 11, 11:00 - Stellar Image Tool prototype (Ben Brophy)
Thu Oct 27, 3:00 - Visualizing Cultures repositories and tools (Jeff  
Merriman)

****If you want to receive future announcements and discussions about
image collection management tools and image repositories events, demos,
and  conferences please add yourself to the email list image- tools at
mit.edu by signing up at

http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/image-tools. 
(The list is moderated, filters spam, and should be low volume.)****

(Apologies if you've received more than one copy of this email. I've
cc'd several lists in order to get the invitation out for the
image-tools list.  From now on image-tools at mit.edu will be the only
recipient of these announcments.)

-jean-
-- 
Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Academic Computing Communications Coordinator
MIT Information Services and Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
N42-250K, jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909

From phess at MIT.EDU  Thu Oct  6 15:52:36 2005
From: phess at MIT.EDU (Peter Hess)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:52:36 -0400
Subject: [edtech] NERCOMP meeting
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051006154232.0322ee48@po11.mit.edu>

Hi,

I'd like to go to the NERCOMP workshop on "Emerging Trends for 
Teaching and Learning", October 27th.

http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0506/102705EmergTrend/TrendSched.html

It'll be in Bolton, MA, about 55 minutes away from MIT by car 
(according to Google Maps).  My problem is, I don't have a car I can 
use that day.  So I was wondering: is there anyone else  here who is 
planning to or would like to attend, and  who would give me a 
ride?  I'd be happy to pay for gas (if you drive a Hummer let me know 
so I can do a bank transfer first).

Some topics from the agenda:

Videogames & Learning
Mobile Learning
Ipods and Podcasting

Thanks,

-Peter

Peter Hess
Faculty Liaison, Singapore-MIT Alliance
617-253-6435
phess at mit.edu  

From kcahill at MIT.EDU  Tue Oct 11 12:22:24 2005
From: kcahill at MIT.EDU (Kathleen Cahill)
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:22:24 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Accessible Media Workshops -- free
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20051011121616.01f42090@po12.mit.edu>

Dear Colleagues;

Please forward this notice to any colleagues you think may be 
interested.  Contact Mary Watkins at the address below if you are 
interested in participating.

Thanks,
Kathy

----- Original Message -----
 >TO:     Paul Parravano, MIT and MAG Consumer Advisory Council
 >FR:     Mary Watkins, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
 >DT:     October 5, 2005
 >RE:     WGBH-Shapiro Family Foundation Media Access Workshops
 >
 >I would like to issue this invitation for 5 individual workshops on
 >topics related to access to media for people who are deaf, hard of
 >hearing, blind or visually impaired.  The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family
 >Foundation has generously funded these workshops, listed below, so that
 >Boston-area nonprofit organizations can best serve people with
 >disabilities in our community.
 >
 >The deadline for registering for the workshops is October 13.  Each
 >seminar will last 2 hours, and will be held at WGBH.  The topics to be
 >addressed are:
 >
 >1. Making Web Sites Accessible: Part 1: Identifying and repairing most
 >errors on Web sites, session open to nonprofits and to those Web
 >development agencies they contract with. (Thursday, October 27, 9-11AM)
 >
 >2. Making Web Sites Accessible: Part 2: For those already familiar with
 >the basics, this session will address issues with PDF, JavaScript and
 >Flash.  We will also cover incorporating external media onto your sites
 >while maintaining full accessibility. Attendees will also be trained on
 >how to use WGBH's MAGpie, free, do-it-yourself software for captioning and
 >describing digitized media. (Thursday, November 3, 9-11AM)
 >
 >3. Advocacy Makes it Happen: Part 1:  People with disabilities, parents
 >and social service professionals are often the first source of information
 >on assistive tech for everyone from the salesperson at Best Buy to the
 >person on the phone at Comcast, and even for some educators in mainstream
 >settings. Come learn the current facts, what's on the horizon and how to
 >make technology serve the needs and desires of people with sensory
 >disabilities. Co hosted with Brian Charlson of The Carroll Center for the
 >Blind (Tuesday, November 15, 9-11AM)
 >
 >4. Advocacy Makes it Happen, Part 2:  Access to TV and Movies:  Great
 >strides have been made in the area of television and movie theater
 >access.  While the technologies for captioning and description are solid,
 >advocacy from the community is absolutely crucial to "getting to
 >equal."  Come learn tips from those on the front lines. Co hosted with Pat
 >Hill from the Massachusetts Assistive Technology Program (Tuesday,
 >November 29, 9-11AM)
 >
 >5. Access to Educational Media:  Educational media is moving online.  How
 >do state and federal standards apply? Attendees will hear about access
 >challenges, solutions and work still to be done from NCAM's director of
 >Research and Development.  (Wednesday, December 14, 9-11AM)
 >
 >Please e-mail Mary Watkins, mary_watkins at wgbh.org for the registration
 >form. Questions? Call me at 617 300-3700 (voice), 617 300-2489 (TTY), or
 >e-mail me at Mary_Watkins at wgbh.org

Kathleen Cahill
MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) Lab
77 Mass. Ave.
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill at mit.edu 


From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Wed Oct 12 13:30:28 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:30:28 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Ed Tech Times Update: Third Annual LINK Symposium
Message-ID: <200510121730.j9CHUSXr009461@jaki.mit.edu>

((((((((((( Ed Tech Times Update: Third Annual LINK Symposium )))))))))))
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    LINC (Learning International Networks Consortium), will hold
    its third annual symposium at MIT on October 27th and 28th,
    2005.  LINC is an MIT-affiliated program that works with
    educational leaders in developing countries to facilitate and
    enhance the delivery of quality higher education through
    distance education and e-learning technologies. At the annual
    conferences, rectors from virtual universities in Africa,
    Algeria, China, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan and Syria,
    (among others), have had the opportunity to exchange ideas with
    academicians and researchers not only from MIT but from around
    the world who are interested in the use of ICT's for education
    and social development. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000078.html




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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Thu Oct 13 10:56:16 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:56:16 -0400
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: Implementing Podcasting in the Classroom Web
	Conference]
Message-ID: <1129215376.10424.17.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

FYI:
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Academic Impressions <ai-events at conferencesdirect.net>
To: jfoster at MIT.EDU
Subject: Implementing Podcasting in the Classroom Web Conference
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:43:59 -0600
                    For more information, or if this
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                  ____________________________________
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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Mon Oct 17 12:48:00 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:48:00 -0400
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: [education.tech] Next Ed Tech Group Meeting]
Message-ID: <1129567682.10424.127.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

FYI: This is a meeting of Peter Hess's Boston Area Ed Tech Group.
Contact Peter if you would like more information about the group or the
event.

-jean-

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Peter Hess <phess at MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: Peter Hess <phess at MIT.EDU>
To: Educational Technology Group <education.tech at lyris.wesleyan.edu>
Subject: [education.tech] Next Ed Tech Group Meeting
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:13:37 -0400
Hi,

The next meeting of the Educational Technology group will be on 
Friday, November 18th, at 11:00 AM at Boston College.  This has been 
arranged through the generous cooperation of Beth Clark at BC.

Details about lunch, parking, directions, et (perhaps) cetera will be 
sent later.

Currently on the agenda:
1. Working together on an eTeaching event - a day long symposium with 
faculty presentations, keynote speakers and hands-on 
workshops/product demos, held at one location but with participants 
from multiple schools.
2. Sharing thoughts about writing a group Mission Statement for NERCOMP
3. Some time to ask questions or share information or thoughts about 
ed tech "stuff" going on at our campuses

If you have an item you'd like to add to the agenda, please send it to me.

We'd like to get a sense of the number of people planning to attend 
as soon as possible.  Please RSVP if you can join us.

Thanks,

-Peter

Peter Hess
Faculty Liaison, Singapore-MIT Alliance
617-253-6435
phess at mit.edu  


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From bowser at MIT.EDU  Thu Oct 20 11:46:33 2005
From: bowser at MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:46:33 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Eudora 5.2.1/6.1 targeted for retirement
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051020114418.04434748@po12.mit.edu>

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005
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,
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj:  Eudora 5.2.1/6.1 targeted for retirement
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu

Good morning,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T), in consultation with our 
IT colleagues, will discontinue support for Eudora 5.2.1 (Windows) 
and Eudora 6.1 (Macintosh) on January 31, 2006.

Eudora 5.2.1 (Windows) was released to the community in August 2003. 
Since then, Qualcomm has released several major versions and MIT 
released Eudora 6.2.x in August. Eudora 5.2.1 has a security 
vulnerability and the vendor's recommendation is to upgrade. Qualcomm 
did not release a security patch for any Eudora versions. Similarly, 
Eudora 6.1 (Mac OS X), released in May 2004, is well behind the 
current Qualcomm and MIT-released version made available this past August.

IS&T's discontinuation of support for an application is in response 
to the community's request for improved responsiveness to new vendor 
releases and for reliable product releases. The retirement of Eudora 
5.2.1 (Windows) and Eudora 6.1 (Mac OS X) signifies the end of 
application testing within the operating environment, the end of 
updates to documentation, and the end of active attempts to resolve 
newly identified problems. IS&T will provide assistance in upgrading 
to a currently supported email application.

In response to the user community, IT colleagues, and the vendor 
market for email applications, IS&T is actively endorsing and 
supporting the migration from Eudora to other email applications, 
particularly those bundled with operating systems: Apple Mail for Mac 
OS X and Outlook Express for Windows. WebMail is also an option.

The Eudora user population has been decreasing as members of the 
community choose
another email application, graduate, retire, or leave the Institute. 
New members of the community, especially faculty and staff, are 
encouraged to use a recommended email application (Apple Mail, 
Outlook Express/Professional, or WebMail). Since the introduction of 
IMAP at MIT, these email applications have worked seamlessly within 
the MIT environment. Use of the IMAP protocol with these email 
applications provides a stable user experience for reading email.

To assist clients migrating from Eudora to these recommended email 
applications, IS&T plans to conduct workshops during IAP and beyond. 
IS&T will provide documentation on the migration process and tools 
where possible.

With IMAP you will have access to several useful features:
- WebMail lets you access your email from anywhere you have a web browser
- You can access email from multiple machines with ease and maintain the
message status (such as read or unread) between them.
- MIT SpamScreen is easier to use and check as it shows up as a folder
within your IMAP Inbox
- You can optimize your email client(s) to handle large volumes of email
over slow connections by downloading just the headers to select messages to
read. This is very useful for PDA email clients.

Please feel free to share with other colleagues within your 
Department, Lab or Center.

For the latest information regarding email, go to the Email at MIT 
page: 	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/>

For the latest information regarding spam screening, go to the Spam 
Screening at MIT page:
	<http://web.mit.edu/ist/services/email/nospam/>

In closing, an announcement for upcoming migration workshops will be 
made once the schedule is finalized. You can send any questions, 
comments or concerns to the Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>.

Deb Bowser
Team Leader - Software Release Team
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 ocw-mail at MIT.EDU  Fri Oct 21 12:04:21 2005
From: ocw-mail at MIT.EDU (ocw-mail@MIT.EDU)
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:04:21 -0400
Subject: [edtech] MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 10
Message-ID: <a0621020ebf7ec1bf95d0@[18.89.2.233]>

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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: October 2005

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

The October 2005 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. New Courses Now Available
2. 2005 User Survey
3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
4. Tufts University OCW
5. Utah State University OCW
6. China Quality OCW
7. Japan OCW Alliance
8. FETP OCW in Vietnam
9. Comments
10. Newsletter Available Online at 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm


1. New Courses Now Available
----------------------------------------------------------------
MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is pleased to announce the publication 
of new courses as part of our latest course publication cycle. 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 materials published in 
Fall 2005:
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-010Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>1.010 
- Uncertainty in Engineering, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-151Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>1.151 
- Probability and Statistics in Engineering, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-163JSpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>4.163 
- Urban Design Studio: Providence, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-195Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>4.195 
- Special Problems in Architectural Design, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-220Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>4.220 
- Urban Housing: Paris, London, New York, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-12Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>5.12 
- Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-302January--IAP--2005/CourseHome/index.htm>5.302 
- Introduction to Experimental Chemistry, IAP 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-44Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>5.44 
- Organometallic Chemistry, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-042JSpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.042J 
- Mathematics for Computer Science, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-163Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.163 
- Strobe Project Laboratory, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-776Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.776 
- High-Speed Communication Circuits, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-871Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.871 
- Knowledge-Based Application Systems, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-875Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>6.875 
- Cryptography and Cryptanalysis, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-02CISpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>7.02CI 
- Experimental Biology: Communications Intensive, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-16Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>7.16 
- Experimental Molecular Biology: Biotechnology II, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-345Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>7.345 
- Evolution of the Immune System, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-09Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>8.09 
- Classical Mechanics II, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemical-Engineering/10-32Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>10.32 
- Separation Processes, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-007Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.007 
- Resolving Public Disputes, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-237Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.237 
- Gender and Race, Work and Public Policy, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-333Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.333 
- Urban Design Seminar, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-467JSpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.467 
- Property Rights in Transition, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-484Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.484 
- Project Appraisal in Developing Countries, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-491JFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>11.491J 
- Economic Development, Policy Analysis and Industrialization, Fall 
2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-701Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>11.701 
- Introduction to Planning and Institutional Processes in Developing 
Countries, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-948Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.948 
- The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-954Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>11.954 
- Community Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation, Spring 2005

MIT OCW is also publishing a collection of 75 updated courses this 
fall. We work with the MIT faculty to archive a selection of older 
courses and replace them with updated versions of those courses (with 
new years and terms). Some of the updated courses are substantially 
different in teaching methodology, while others now offer additional 
teaching and learning resources:
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-215Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>21A.215 
- Medical Anthropology, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-226Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>21A.226 
- Ethnic and National Identity, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-019Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>21F.019 
- Communicating Across Cultures, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-404Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>21F.404 
- German IV, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-311Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>21H.311 
- The Renaissance: 1300-1600, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-734Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>21M.734 
- Design for Theater: Scenery, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-730-3Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>21W.730-3 
- Writing and the Environment, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-03Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>24.03 
- Relativism, Reason, and Reality, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-111Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>24.111 
- Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-119Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>24.119 
- Mind and Machines, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-946Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>24.946 
- Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-954Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>24.954 
- Pragmatics in Linguistic Theory, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-973Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>24.973 
- Advanced Semantics, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Engineering-Systems-Division/ESD-932Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>ESD.932 
- Technology Policy Organizations, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Health-Sciences-and-Technology/HST-723Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>HST.723 
- Neural Coding and Perception of Sound, Spring 2005

MIT OCW will publish approximately 100 more new, and 60 more updated 
courses throughout the month of October, to bring the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm>total number of 
courses available to 1250. Look for more new listings in the November 
issue of this newsletter.


2. 2005 User Survey
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In order to understand the extent to which MIT OCW is meeting its 
goals, and to establish a continuous feedback process, we have 
integrated a substantial evaluation program. Evaluation is essential 
for two reasons:
Tracking the usability of MIT OCW enables us to continually improve 
the Web site's features and services, and will help us set the 
long-term direction of MIT OCW to maintain the project's relevance 
over time.
By measuring use, and demonstrating the impact of MIT OCW and the 
educational materials the MIT faculty offer through it, we will be 
able to encourage other institutions to consider sharing their 
materials through similar efforts.

Over the course of the next month, visitors to the MIT OCW Web site 
will receive a pop-up window asking them to fill out a user survey. 
This survey, the third such annual user survey we have instrumented 
since the launch of MIT OCW in 2002, will be in effect for the next 
month. Results will be published on the MIT OCW Web site in early 
2006. To read more about MIT OCW's approach to evaluation, visit 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/evaluation.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/evaluation.htm.


3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
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The <http://www.jhsph.edu/index.html>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School 
of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, MD, is world-renowned as a 
leading international authority on public health. The 
<http://ocw.jhsph.edu/>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public 
Health's OpenCourseWare project provides access to the school's most 
popular courses.


4. Tufts University OCW
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<http://www.tufts.edu/main.php?p=flash>Tufts University, with 
campuses in Boston, Medford, Somerville and Grafton, MA, has a global 
reputation for academic and research excellence, and innovation. The 
<http://ocw.tufts.edu/>Tufts OpenCourseWare project demonstrate 
Tufts' strength in the life sciences, as well a multidisciplinary 
approach, an international perspective, and an underlying ethic of 
service to the university's local, national, and international 
communities.


5. Utah State University OCW
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<http://www.usu.edu/>Utah State University (USU) is one of the 
nation's premier land-grant and space-grant universities. 
<http://ocw.usu.edu/>USU OpenCourseWare supports USU's institutional 
mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and 
engagement.


6. China Quality OCW (CNQOCW)
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<http://www.core.org.cn/en/index.htm>China Open Resources for 
Education (CORE), MIT OCW's Chinese language translation partner, now 
offers links to 451 
<http://www.core.org.cn/cn/jpkc/index_en.html>China Quality 
OpenCourseWare (CNQOCW) courses for use and sharing in China and 
globally. The Chinese Ministry of Education plans to develop 1500 
national-level quality courses by the end of 2007. To see Simplified 
Chinese translations of MIT courses, visit 
<http://www.core.org.cn/OCW_CN/Global/all-courses.htm>http://www.core.org.cn/OCW_CN/Global/all-courses.htm


7. Japan OCW Alliance
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The top six universities in Japan -- Keio University, Kyoto 
University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, the 
University of Tokyo, and Waseda University -- have announced the 
formation of the <http://www.jocw.jp/sub2.htm>Japan OCW Alliance. 
These six universities now offer open access to close to 100 courses, 
in both <http://www.jocw.jp/sub2.htm>English and 
<http://www.jocw.jp/sub1.htm>Japanese.


8. FETP OCW in Vietnam
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Inspired by the MIT OCW initiative, the 
<http://ocw.fetp.edu.vn/fetpocw.cfm>Fulbright School Economics 
Teaching Program (FETP) in Vietnam launched 
<http://ocw.fetp.edu.vn/fetpocw.cfm>FETP OpenCourseWare in 2003, the 
first "opencourseware" project to launch after MIT opened in 
September 2002. The Fulbright School participates with other academic 
institutions in Vietnam to promote the use of innovative 
long-distance learning activities.


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Web-based publishing initiative that provides free, searchable access 
to the educational materials from 1250 MIT courses for educators, 
students, and individual learners around the world.

"The MIT OpenCourseWare Update" welcomes your feedback and 
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From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Wed Oct 26 10:20:20 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:20:20 -0400
Subject: [edtech] Next Ed Tech Partners meeting - Mon Nov 14, 11:30, W20,
	PDR1&2
Message-ID: <5537C4F1-B75E-4886-AF75-D8EA9B883303@mit.edu>

Hello,

It's been awhile since we last met and I expect we all have a lot to  
report.  This meeting will be an extended roundtable to get caught up  
with one another, report on completed, ongoing,  or new projects and  
catch our breath from yet another school year startup.

We'll also discuss what topics we might explore as a group or in sub- 
groups this academic year. Come prepared with ideas!

WHAT: Educational Technology Partners meeting (with lunch)
WHEN: Monday, Nov 14, 11:30 - 1:00
WHERE: W20 PDRs1&2
RSVP: by Thursday, Nov 10 to jfoster at mit.edu

Hope you can make it!
-jean-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jean L. Foster
Usability Consultant/
Communications Coordinator, Academic Computing
MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T)
Room N42-040F
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
617.253.3909  jfoster at mit.edu, AIM:jfostermit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Wed Oct 26 12:13:53 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:13:53 -0400
Subject: [edtech] 
 [Fwd: NERCOMP SIG - IT/Library Collaborations SIG - November 14th]
Message-ID: <1130343233.29336.1.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: NERCOMP <ldimauro at wesleyan.edu>
Reply-To: NERCOMP <ldimauro at wesleyan.edu>
To: jfoster at mit.edu
Subject: NERCOMP SIG - IT/Library Collaborations SIG - November 14th
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:35:43 -0400
Dear Friends, 
Seats are still available for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop: 
"IT/Library Collaborations in Teaching and Learning, II"

DATE: 
November 14, 2005

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

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

LOCATION: 
University of Massachusetts - Amherst 
Campus Center - First Floor 
Amherst, MA.

DESCRIPTION: 
IT and Libraries are finding that our constituencies and teaching interests overlap, and the tools we are using and developing intersect. So, we are exploring effective ways to co-develop, reinforce, and support one another's initiatives, resulting in better teaching and learning for our higher education communities. We will discuss specific programs involving collaborative efforts in learning commons, course management systems, image repositories and literacy skills tutorials. We will point up lessons learned from our experiences and where we see possible future opportunities. Participants will be encouraged to participate in the discussions and offer lessons learned in their environments.
This SIG is the second in a series, following one offered on March 30, 2005, with different presenters and presentations.

For a full schedule and registration information, please go to: 
http://www.nercomp.org/sigs/0506/111405LibraryIT/LibrarySched.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 November 14th.

Sincerely, 
Lisa DiMauro 
NERCOMP

-- 
Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Academic Computing Communications Coordinator
MIT Information Services and Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
N42-250K, jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Fri Oct 28 14:32:02 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:32:02 -0400
Subject: [edtech] [Fwd: World Usability Day Announcement from Boston UPA
	Chapter]
Message-ID: <1130524322.29336.105.camel@arizona.mit.edu>

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
Help spread the word. Please forward this email.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
World Usability Day - Boston

"Why doesn't this work better? Why can't they make this easier?" World Usability
Day is for all the people who've ever asked questions like these. Involving
more than 70 cities in 35 countries, World Usability Day is an opportunity
for usability professionals, people involved in product design/development,
managers, students, and researchers to raise awareness about the importance
of usability.

When is World Usability Day?

Thursday, November 3rd from 9 AM to 5 PM
Evening reception: 5:30 PM to 9 PM (Please RSVP to Susan.Rice at Staples.com)


Events will be taking place all day so you can stop by for a quick visit,
get involved for a few hours, or spend the day on some usability activities.



Where is World Usability Day - Boston?

The Museum of Science in Boston will host our activities, exhibits, and presentations
with our Rolling Accelerated Contextual Examination (RACE) extending throughout
the city of Boston. 

 

For directions to the Museum of Science, and details on public transportation,
visit http://www.mos.org/doc/1006. 

Who is invited?

Everyone! While this event will be of special interest to usability professionals,
researchers, designers, product developers, and industry professionals, we
are hosting this event for the benefit of the general public. Bring your
friends, colleagues, families, clients, coworkers, students, and neighbors!



What's doing?

Activities include exhibits and usability-related activities for school-aged
children, a city-wide contextual examination with reported findings (RACE),
a mini-LabFest where local companies submit their websites for on-site expert
evaluations, and an evening reception. Details are provided at http://www.upaboston.org/.
In addition, the Museum's regular exhibits and special events will be open
to attendees.

How can you help?

We need volunteers for the day's events and activities. To volunteer, email
Chris Hass (chass at air.org) or Susie Robson (Susie.Robson at mathworks.com).

Thanks for your help!

Susan C. Rice
Mgr. Information Architecture | Staples Usability
Tel. 508-253-1539 | Fax 508.253.8946 




-- 
Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Academic Computing Communications Coordinator
MIT Information Services and Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
N42-250K, jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909

From jfoster at MIT.EDU  Fri Oct 28 14:16:30 2005
From: jfoster at MIT.EDU (jfoster@MIT.EDU)
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:16:30 -0400
Subject: [edtech] 
 Ed Tech Times Update: After Songs and Videos, Crib Notes Become the
 Latest Offering for iPods (From the Chronicle of Higher Ed)
Message-ID: <200510281816.j9SIGURi005635@jaki.mit.edu>

 Ed Tech Times Update: After Songs and Videos, Crib Notes Become the Latest Offering for iPods (From the Chronicle of Higher Ed) 
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    The Impossibly Small Gatsby
    
    Two companies are offering a line of iPod-ready crib notes to
    such literary classics as The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet
    Letter. The study guides include both text and audio clips. 

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http://edtech.mit.edu/times/archives/000079.html




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