ETC. - E-Mail Pub, Online Math Specs, Internet Growth
DE LIBRARY SUPPORT - WILS, NILI
FUNDING - GTE Funds for Math and Science
JOB POSTING - Telecomm. Specialist, UW-Superior
FYI - News, Institutes, and Conferences

ETC.
E-Mail Pub, Online Math Specs, Internet Growth

* The E-MAIL PUB, the Association for Interactive Media is offering two new E-mail publications, the Internet Politics Insider and the Research Update Service: http://www.interactivehq.org.

* The World Wide Web Consortium has recommended a new set of technical specifications for displaying mathematical symbols and equations on Web pages. MathML, or Mathematical Markup Language, supplements HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), the standard coding to create Web pages, and is compatible with XML (Extensible Markup Language). Web users can download a "plug-in" that will work with their browsers to view the MathML pages: http://www.w3/org/Math. (Chronicle of Higher Education 17 Apr 98)

* A study by the U.S. Commerce Department : http://ecommerce.gov/ says that traffic on the Internet is doubling every hundred days and predicts that electronic commerce will grow to $300 billion a year by 2002. (USA Today 16 Apr 96)

DE LIBRARY SUPPORT
WILS, NILI

* Visit the WILS World URL: http://www.wils.wisc.edu/wworld.html. This year WILS World will offer two tracks: distance learning and interlibrary loan, with a smattering of other information. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. (From: Debbie Cardinal, Wisconsin InterLibrary Services WILS Madison, WI)

* The 11-month old National Information Literacy Institute (NILI) intends to fill a vital distance education need. NILI will offer programming that will prepare librarians to become effective teachers of information literacy programs; support librarians and other educators and administrators in playing leadership roles in the development and implementation of information literacy programs; forge new relationships throughout the educational community (K-12, public sector, and higher education) to work towards information literacy curriculum development and offer opportunities for growth and development in the changing field of information literacy.

NILI's first program will be an immersion program for new and mid-career librarians who are involved in the development and delivery of information literacy programs. The immersion institute will be offered in Summer 1999.

The second NILI initiative will be a "Best Practices & Assessment Seminar." Institutional teams will have an opportunity to learn about the exemplary instruction programs around the country and begin the work of developing or redesigning their existing information literacy program. For those readers who want to keep abreast of NILI developments there is, of course, a Web site: http://www.ala.org/acrl/nili/nilihp.html. As the NILI Web site matures, it will become a pointer to other important sites on information literacy, as well as an informational site in its own right.

FUNDING
GTE Funds for Math and Science

For Universities and Colleges working with K-12, here is some important information on funding. The GTE Corporation has announced grants totaling $72,000 to 120 math and science teachers selected from 27 states for the 1998-1999 school year. The grants are part of GTE's Growth Initiatives For Teachers (GIFT) program, an effort designed to strengthen math and science education in grades 6-12. For further information see: http://www.networx.on.ca/~jwalker. Select: --> Internet Resources, then --> Global Communications & Community Networking, then --> Funding Resources for Non-Profits.

JOB POSTING
Telecomm. Specialist, UW-Superior
from Peter Nordgren

The College of the Menominee Nation seeks applicants for the newly created position of Telecommunications Specialist to provide technical and programmatic support for the College's distance learning and compressed video applications. Applicants should have familiarity with a broad range of telecommunications technologies and systems applicable to a multi-media approach to telecommunications. The Specialist will also serve as a liaison to College faculty and Dean of Academic Affairs. Additionally, the Specialist will work with the Dean of Outreach and Sustainable Development in designing and implementing appropriate multi-media presentation formats for specific Institute initiatives.

Qualifications: Two years experience in distance learning, telecommunications, computer science or related professional experience. Advance degree in distance learning, distance education pedagogy, or related educational preparation desirable, but not mandatory. Successful applicants must possess the ability to work with diverse communities of interest and technological literacy. Experience with or interest in the Tribal College institutions is an asset.

Application Process: Please submit a letter of interest, complete resume of educational and professional experience and appropriate contact information for three references who can speak to professional competence. Baccalaureate and graduate transcripts should be mailed from the degree granting institution directly to the College of the Menominee Nation. Attention: Search and Screen Committee Telecommunications, P.O. Box 1179, Keshena, WI 54135.

Application Deadline: June 1, 1998 at 4:00 pm
Starting Date: Immediately

FYI
News, Institutes and Conferences

* "On-Line Education: Four Perspectives" is a free teleconference scheduled for Friday, April 24, noon-1:30 PM (pacific time). This teleconference brings together a group of Californians who are deeply involved in thinking through how to productively approach web-based programs:

Mark Novak-Dean of Continuing Education at San Jose State University; Chuck Schneebeck-Director, CSU Center for Distributed Learning, Sonoma State; Ruth Rominger-Publisher, Archipelago, Monterey and Ellen Wagner, Vice president, Informania Inc., San Francisco

To receive satellite information and register for this free satellite teleconference, please call Shirlene Major at: 209-278-2058. THE FIRST 200 SITES TO REGISTER WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE 150-PAGE BOOK, "THE SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERED DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY."

* EASI-WEB is an Online Workshop, scheduled for May 4, on how to create web pages that are both visually appealing and fully accessible to users with print disabilities. This workshop is largely self-instruction and self-paced, but it also includes easy interaction with instructors and other HTML learners. EASI-WEB registration will be $195 which covers a month-long workshop combining e-mail and the web. It also includes valuable print materials that will be sent to participants. Three continuing education units are available through the Rochester Institute of Technology.

For more information see: http://www.rit.edu/~easi. Select the link for workshops. For a preview, see the article online at: http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1998/feb/bankcoom.html

* TeLeCon Europe IV will be held June 15-17, 1998 at the Queen Elizabeth Centre, Wetminster, London, England. It will feature applications in business and personal communications, distance learning, corporate training and telemedicine. For further information call 1-800-829-3400; International call: +1-510-606-5150.

* June 27-30, 1998 is the date for the National University Telecommunications Network's (NUTN) Annual Conference. The event will be held in Boston, MA at the Boston Marriott Hotel, Copley Place. For further information call: 1-800-293-7679 or see: http://www.odu.edu/~nutn/index.html.

* Through a three-year grant from the Southwestern Bell Foundation, the University of Missouri, St. Louis has scheduled The International Conference on the Social Impact of Information Technologies. The date is set for: October 12-14, 1998. Major speakers will be: John Naisbitt, Don Tapscott, Don Foshee and Monica Conley. For further information call: 314-516-5958 or see: http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/intlconf.htm.

* An Intellectual Property Rights Conference is being planned for spring of 1999 in Columbia, MO. The co-sponsoring organizations are A*DEC and the University of Missouri. A*DEC is a distance ed. consortium made up of 40+ US land-grant universities, tribal colleges, University of Melbourne and other international members. For further information see: http://www.adec.edu/conf-work.html. You can also find the intellectual property policies for most A*DEC member universities at this address: http://www.adec.edu/user/ip-policies.html.