UPFRONT - The Literacy Umbrella

FOCUS - Exploring the Media Connection by Mary Moen

UW-NEWS - TTT; Call for Proposals

LINES - September News Highlights

ED - MOOs Are Back! Customization: the Coming Challenge for Educators; Colleges Move Applications Online

BIZ/ED - Perfect Partners! Employer Demand for Customization; Firms Customize Internet Courses; The Next Wave is Content!

GOV - Latest Issue of UCEA Government.Wise; FirstGov Connects Users

AWARDS - Time to Nominate for UCEA Awards! Tom Creed Memorial Award

TECH/TOOLS - Bluetooth Connects; Human Touch for VR; Carnegie Mellon to Make Computers Invisible and Pervasive; Yahoo by Phone; Desktop VR

READS/RESOURCES - MathRealm; GROK - The Education Issue

ISSUES/CHALLENGES - Tribes Meet Technology; The Wiring of Sage Hill; Bridging the Divide; Communities Fight the Divide

NEW ON THE LIST - Welcome to New Subscribers

FYI - News, Institutes, Conferences, Events

In-Briefs & Updates

ENDNOTE - So...Where Are We?

A man, flying in a hot air balloon, suddenly realizes he's lost.
He reduces height and spots a man down below.
He lowers the balloon further and shouts to get directions
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?

The man below says:
"yes, you're in a hot air balloon,
hovering 30 feet above this field."

"You must work in Information Technology,"
says the balloonist.

"I do" replies the man, "How did you know?"

"Well" says the balloonist,
"everything you have told me is technically correct,
but it's of no use to anyone."

The man below replies,
"you must work in management."

"I do" replies the balloonist, "but how'd you know?"

"Well", says the man,
"you don't know where you are, or where you're going,
but you expect me to be able to help.
You're in the same position you were before we met,
but now it's my fault."
(Anonymous)

 

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