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ICS/UW-EXTENSION - ICS videoconferencing (VC) trainers recently coordinated a training session for the Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library. Training included orientation to the equipment and to the elements of VC instructional design. Reference and Loan personnel are now looking forward to setting up training sessions for the use of their various library software. This will be an expansion of their regular face-to-face sessions.

ICS is working closely with the UW Colleges to develop VC training sessions for the Colleges technical personnel and faculty who will be teaching via the technology during the upcoming semesters. The UW Colleges recently received governmental funding for technology through UW System and is dedicating that funding to VC equipment and training. The first ICS training session is scheduled for April 17-18 at Radio Hall and various sites on the UW-Madison campus.

UW-PLATTEVILLE - (See FOCUS Article)

UW-STEVENS POINT - On Monday, March 23, 1998, 7:00 am - 8:50 am the UW-Stevens Point Environmental Education Center will participate in a compressed video conference with Moscow, Russia and UW-Whitewater.

The topic is "Environmental Knowledge and Action." Teams of students at each site will: 1) describe two or three situations involving the use of environmental knowledge, 2) refer to the situations presented by the other sides and 3) discuss the principles and mechanisms of environmental actions.

(Julie M. Hellweg, Director of Credit Outreach, UW-Stevens Point Extension)
http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/uwsp ext/credit/credit.htm