UW-NEWS - A Certificate in Project Management

TTT

LINES - December News Highlights

ED - Is eLearning Learning? Ivy League U's Struggle to Project Selves Online; Fraudulent Degrees;
The Web-Based Commission; A Vision of the 'New Education'


BIZ/GOV/ED - Universitas 21; A Significant Agreement; Army U Access Online; James Bennett Founds For-profit School

TOOLS/TECH - Video Editing...Easy Does It; Audio and Video Via Internet Advances; Voice Interface

READS/RESOURCES - The Perils of DE; Free Academic Journal Search Engine; Sustaining Distance Training; New Interactive MM Journal; A Helpful Guide

ISSUES/CHALLENGES - Digital Divide Very Real; Broadband Have-nots Face Life Without eBusiness; New Rules Mean More Access for the Disabled; Disabled Need Tools for Schools

POSITIONS - George Washington University - Instructional Designer

FYI - Institutes, Conferences, Events

OPEN INVITATION - Ready2Net

JANUARY 31 DESIEN ISSUE FOCUS - Involving the Deaf Community in Distance Teaching and Learning by Simone Conceição-Runlee, UW-Milwaukee and Dr. Rosemary Lehman, UW-Extension.

UW NEWS

A CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT - is now available online through the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. This certificate program is designed for people who want to get a solid foundation in basic project management skills but are not currently pursuing the Master of Science in Project Management. The credits earned for the certificate can later be applied toward an online master's degree. For more information CLICK: http://www.uwplatt.edu/~disted

TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY TODAY (TTT)
The Dec. 15 issue of 'Teaching with Technology Today' (TTT) is now available on the web at CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/

Articles in this issue:

* From a Country School to Cyberspace: An Educator's Journey and Reflections on Pedagogy, by Dr. William Washabaugh, Dept. of Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee, CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/washabau.htm

* Geology on the Web and in the Classroom: Designing a Curriculum for Non-Science Majors, by Dr. Alan Scott, Dept. of Physics, UW-Stout, CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/scott.htm

* Incorporating Technology in Communication Instruction: A Faculty Profile of Dr. Jack Johnson, UW-Milwaukee, by Jennifer Smith, CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/johnson.htm (Jennifer Smith, TTT Editor, UW-Madison)

LINES
December News Highlights

- High-speed access will become a reality for an increasing number of the population in the next few years. According to analysts, EarthLink will play a major role, along with AOL Time Warner (pending merger approval) in providing DSL and cable-modem access. The prediction is that dial-up subscribers will reach a peak in 2003 and then begin to decline, with DSL and cable-modem connection costs continuing to fall. High-speed access now runs $40 to $50 per month. (Investor's Business Daily, 27 Dec 00)

- A new Alliance has been formed to adopt a single standard for users and providers of streaming media over IP and to encourage the development of competitive streaming media software. The Alliance plans to adopt elements of existing streaming media standards and contribute to those now being developed. Members of the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) include: Sun, Apple, Philips Electronics, Kasenna and Cisco. The first step will be to define an implementation agreement for MPEG-4 video and audio format over IP networks. The next step will be to publish and promote completed specifications. (Network World, 18 Dec 00)

- Industry observers are predicting that the market for eBooks may remain narrow for some time, until customers become used to reading text on a small screen. Print-on-demand, however, which allows publishers to print a small number of bound books from a digital file, will become increasingly important. Barnes & Noble now has warehouses installed with the machines and Perseus Books recently reprinted 20,000 books, destined for out of print status, with the technology. (New York Times, 18 Dec 00) - Colleges and universities are wrestling with the issues involved with turning academia into paperless institutions. The University of Texas believes that a comprehensive eMail system could save the school as much as $1 million a year in postage costs, but is learning that making the switch is not easy. The school is finding that server types, eMail providers and other issues are difficult to resolve. (Chronicle of Higher Education Online, 18 Dec 00)

- A study conducted by the ARC Group predicts that the US will represent $9 billion worth of the wireless market and Europe $11 billion. This rapid growth will take place as more advanced media applications require more bandwidth, according to ARC analyst Tony Crabtree. Crabtree believes that fixed-wireless systems will become an integral part of Internet access and that the systems' flexibility, scalability, high speed and high capacity will appeal to customers and service providers. (InternetNews.com, 15 Dec 00)

- Two groups will collaborate in a study of the effects of computers on children and ways in which computers impact motor development in children from birth to 11. The American Academy of Pediatrics and Learning in the Real World, a non-profit, have conducted similar research in a variety of other areas and have long questioned the use of computers in the classroom. This will be the first concrete research on this issue. Officials at the National Association for the Education of Young Children say no one should jump to the conclusion that technology is bad, but rather that more and better training for students and teachers is required. (New York Times Online, 13 Dec 00)

- Service providers are looking at large amounts of unused spectrum, granted to US educational institutions nearly 40 years ago. The FCC allocated the 2,500-to-2,690 MHz radio band for Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) licenses, which are generally used by schools for distance learning programs. The spectrum increased in 1998 when two-way cellular communications on ITFS was permitted. Now the FCC says that ITFS licensees may lease excess spectrum to commercial operators. However, the ITFS bands are also being considered for third-generation wireless services, which complicates matters. (Computer, Dec 00)

ED

IS eLEARNING LEARNING? - eLearning initiatives such as the Web site WebCT, must be analyzed and evaluated in the same manner in which teachers analyze and comment on knowledge, according to Dr. Ron Burnett, president of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Online learning is still in its early stages, says Burnett, but most of the courses tend to bring the conventional classroom experience to the Internet with live meetings and tutorials to prevent students from feeling isolated. Essentially, the developers of eLearning sites are still experimenting with teaching on the Web. Burnett says experts must decide if learning is merely having access to information or something more. He says teachers help students transform information into knowledge. Nevertheless, Burnett envisions innovative possibilities for Web-based education, a market that is expected to exceed $11.5 billion by 2003. Burnett says, "What is most needed is a way of thinking about the Web that incorporates its specific properties into a new model of learning." (Interactive Week, 4 Dec 00 - Edupage 11 Dec 00)

IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES STRUGGLE TO PROJECT THEMSELVES ONLINE - The ivy that twines the campuses of America's elite universities may be creeping along the telecom wires these days, but like the ivy itself, elite universities are groping for a foothold on slippery ground, according to a special report in the December 2000 issue of UPSIDE, the magazine of the eCommerce industry. "Money - the potential for lots of it - is the chief motivator for these schools, but there are other benefits, too, like the ability to offer alumni lifetime learning," Upside David Derman, an eLearning analyst at Goldman Sachs, told the magazine. "Everyone is drawn by the opportunity of the huge market numbers and huge global numbers. But it's hard to measure how well they're all positioning themselves to reach that opportunity." Putting sophisticated college and graduate school courses online has opened a Pandora's box of problems for the universities. Deans must protect the intellectual property of their schools and professors and at the same time invest in technology and support services for an instantly global student body. Find out what, and how, they're doing in the complete report, available free of charge on the Upside website at CLICK: http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?id=3a0359971. (E-News from UCEA, No 35, 19 Dec 00)

FRAUDULENT DEGREES - Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally will be released in January and cites 481 fraudulent schools, a significant increase over last year. The market for these degrees is more that $200 million a year. An authority on degree mills, University of North Dakota professor Barry Lumsden, says Internet companies use numerous techniques to lure consumers, like hosting their sites in the .edu domain and inventing accreditation agencies. Few government officials have taken an interest in the problem, observers say. For those who do, it is a difficult process, as operations are based in several different countries. (Computer News Daily, 29 Dec 00)

THE WEB-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION - has released 'The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice.' The report is billed as the most comprehensive congressional analysis to date on eLearning. The Commission was established by Congress to develop specific policy recommendations geared toward maximizing the educational promise of the Internet. Since November 1999, the 16 members of the Commission met with hundreds of education, business, policy and technology experts. The Commission's goal is to establish a "policy roadmap" to help education and policy officials at the local, state and national levels better address the critical 'digital age' challenges brought about by the Internet and other emerging technologies. The report is available at CLICK: http://www.webcommission.org in pdf or text only formats. At the Web site you can also view the 12/19/00 press conference with Real Player.

A VISION OF THE 'NEW EDUCATION' - "All signs indicate that we are on a path to creating a 'new education' analogous to the 'new economy.' . . . What is our vision of the 'new education'? Is it one of techno-dazzle for its own sake? Not at all. Computers and the Internet are simply tools, just as lectures, recitations and homework are tools. . . The goal is not to replace today's educational methods but to enhance them. . . It's all about using technology for what it can do best so that people can be freed to do what they do best." In 'Darwin Goes to College: Educational Competition in the Dot-com World' (EDUCAUSE REVIEW, vol. 35, no. 6 November/December 2000, pp. 12-17) Lehigh University's President Gregory Farrington and Provost Roland Yoshida share their vision of how new technologies may change traditional colleges and universities in the next few years. The article is available online at CLICK: http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm00/articles006/erm0061.pdf (CIT INFOBITS Nov 00, No. 29 ISSN 1521-9275) (Requires Adobe Reader)

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BIZ/GOV/ED

UNIVERSITAS 21 - This multinational group of 18 universities, will partner with Thomson Corporation's Thomson Learning unit to create online courses and tools for distance learning. According to Chris D. Robinson of Universitas 21, the group will develop courseware, curricula and delivery platforms for distance learning with students taking the courses receiving certificates, diplomas or degrees from Universitas 21. The role of Thomson Learning will be student-database management, course design, testing and assessment. (Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 Dec 00)

A SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENT - The Learning Technology Standards Committee Learning Objects Metadata (LTSC-LOM) Working Group of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) today announced their joint commitment to develop interoperable metadata for learning, education and training. The joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed by officers representing the LOM Working Group and DCMI. The document is cosigned by representatives of concurring projects: ARIADNE (Alliance of Remote Instructional Authoring and Distribution Networks for Europe), EdNA (Education Network Australia), GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials) and the IMS Global Learning Consortium. The MOU signifies that a core set of specifications and accredited standards is emerging to support an interoperable infrastructure for worldwide eLearning. Metadata describes characteristics about content objects used for learning. It facilitates searching, management and linking granules of content. Metadata enables learners, authors and others to search, retrieve and assemble reusable learning objects. Developers of Web-enabled learning technology products increasingly note ready access to comprehensive repositories of metadata as a critical factor in the next generation of learning and knowledge creation. However, to be useful metadata must be highly interoperable and reusable worldwide; which is what makes this agreement between all these groups so important. For more information about this joint commitment please CLICK: http://purl.org/dc/

ARMY UNIVERSITY ACCESS ONLINE - Beginning this month, the army is offering online classes to its soldiers. This $453 million project is the collaborative effort of PricewaterhouseCoopers (coordinator of the project) and the armed forces. The project includes 29 universities as well as Compaq Computer, Fiberlink and Precision Response as the builders of the hardware and infrastructure for the online university system. Blackboard, Saba and PeopleSoft will provide software products. The initiative is the Army's response to recruits who are not satisfied with waiting for service completion before taking college courses. Those participating in the program will receive laptops and Internet access. The first phase of the project will pilot three Army bases before being expanded to all Army soldiers. For details CLICK: http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Dec2000/a20001214earmyu1200.html (Interactive Week, 18 Dec 00)

JAMES BENNETT FORMS FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL - Originally an online education skeptic, James Bennett, former US secretary of Education, has formed his own for-profit school called K12. Tuition will be about $1,000 a year to download course material. Exchanging eMail with a live teacher will add to that cost. The school's principal investor is Michael R. Milken, the the financier who pleaded guilty to securities fraud in 1990, but who since has become a philanthropist, betting heavily on online education. David H. Gelernter, a professor of computer science at Yale will be the chief technology adviser. The target audience is primarily children who are being home-schooled (now numbering 2 million nationally,) as well as those who prefer a more self-paced education. Kindergartners will use mouse pads to finger paint and older students will do virtual experiments in animated labs. Bennett also sees K12 as being a haven for shy children and those worrying about exposure to drugs. (New York Times 28 Dec 00)

TOOLS/TECH

VIDEO EDITING...EASY DOES IT - Pinnacle Systems and Lego are working together to develop an easy-to-use editing software which will be bundled with the Lego Studios movie making product for children. Studio Action, which is designed for children ages 8 to 18, includes video editing software and a USB video cable. Youngsters first capture their video footage using any analog or digital camcorder and the USB cable. They can then use the kid-friendly editing software to edit their footage and add music and sound effects. A titling feature lets them make easy titles and credits and the Smart Sound Library has sound effects and background music. Smart Sounds automatically adapts sounds to the desired length. Students can play back their movies and eMail them to relatives and friends. Studio Action will retail for $70. (Paul Whiting-Billings, Montana and Mark Hall-Butte College)

AUDIO AND VIDEO VIA INTERNET ADVANCES - RealSystemiQ, a new version of software that helps content-delivery services stream audio and video to PC users can be implemented in a decentralized way, thereby reducing network traffic jams. Twice as fast as RealNetworks' current products, RealSystemiQ supports a range of data formats: Apple's QuickTime, MP3 and eventually Microsoft's Windows Media. Other software, TuneTo.com will display a method of transmitting high-quality sound to pocket computers. Meanwhile, Microsoft is also unveiling new technologies. Even with these advances, players in the field have had a difficult time raising money. This may be due to slow rollout of broadband services and new requirements of data storage and computing power that are necessary for high-speed services. (Wall Street Journal, 11 Dec 00)

VOICE INTERFACE - As high-tech leaders continue to invest heavily in technology, the prediction is that voice recognition software will become an important interface for the spectrum of electronic devices during the next few years. The anticipation is that it will become an $8 billion market by 2004. Microsoft has teamed up with Lernout & Hauspie to release a version of Office with some voice recognition tools included. Meanwhile, mobile computing devices are expected to add a boost to the voice market. Also, according to experts, as Smart phones and the Internet gain in popularity, voice interface would provide a natural fit. (Financial Times, 1 Dec 00)

READS/RESOURCES

THE PERILS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION - In the December 2000 issue of Z MAGAZINE, E. Wayne Ross, professor of education at the State University of New York at Binghamton, asks "Can computer-mediated interaction substitute for the human interaction/experience that is at the heart of learning?" A synopsis of the article is available on the Chronicle of Higher Education website at CLICK: http://chronicle.com/free/2000/12/2000120701j.htm Contact the author at: wross@binghamton.edu or CLICK: http://sehd.binghamton.edu/ross.htm For more information on Z MAGAZINE CLICK: http://zena.secureforum.com/Znet/zmag/zmag.cfm (CIT INFOBITS Dec 00 No 30 ISSN 1521-9275)

FREE ACADEMIC JOURNAL SEARCH ENGINE - Searching for academic articles and papers online that report on research findings in online learning? Try the new site AllAcademic.com This search site developed by the University of Oregon screens entries and lists only free, Web-based academic resources. Our search returned 22 free academic articles that look at issues in online learning ranging from copyright fair use to student dissatisfaction with eLearning at colleges. Submit the URL of your own research distance learning project, book, journal article or department undertaking to help enhance the site. For more information CLICK: http://www.allacademic.com

SUSTAINING DISTANCE TRAINING by Zane Berge (Jossey-Bass) shows organizations how to move beyond the initial phases of setting up a distance training program to making it a part of the strategic planning process. This book examines distance training and education programs in seventeen leading-edge for-profit, nonprofit and government organizations. It reveals how these organizations have sustained distance training beyond individual or sporadic training events, integrating it across the organization as a strategic tool for meeting business challenges and achieving objectives. Synthesizing these detailed case studies, Berge provides a framework that other organizations can use to move beyond project management and turn distance training into a powerful instrument for meeting business needs enterprise-wide. For more information CLICK: http://www.eModerators.com/sdt

NEW INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA JOURNAL - The Multimedia Teaching and Learning Group of the University of Barcelona has launched a new journal dedicated to the world of multimedia technologies in education and training, both distance and non-distance learning. The new electronic journal, 'Interactive Educational Multimedia,' can be found at CLICK: http://www.ub.es/multimedia/iem. The site will be a forum for intellectual debate about training using information and communication technologies and the application of virtual environments in education, the publication of multimedia materials, the cognitive processes and associated learning, and the empirical results of its study. The language of the journal is English but articles will also be provided in their original language. Two editions of 'Interactive Educational Multimedia' are planned each year and some monographic special editions without a fixed date of publication. The chance to publish an article in this new magazine is open to all interested researchers who adhere to the rules of publication which appear in the web. On the same Web page there is an option to subscribe to the journal and be advised by eMail every time a new edition is published. (Virtual University Gazette, Vol. 3, #10, Dec 00 ISSN #1099-4262, CLICK: http://www.geteducated.com)

A HELPFUL GUIDE - A guide to developing online student services was recently published by the Western Cooperative for Educational Communications. CLICK: http://www.wiche.edu/Telecom/resources/publications/guide/guide.htm For individual school sites, look at institutions that WICHE has identified as outstanding systems. Here are two virtual campuses: The Illinois Virtual Campus Online Student Resources Center, CLICK: http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/Students/default.htm California State University's CSU Mentor, CLICK: http://csumentor.com/ Part of the California "Assist" Program, CLICK: http://one.fhda.edu/training/training.htm (from Bruce Dewey, ICS UWEX via Chris Olgren, UW-Madison DE Certificate Program)

ISSUES/CHALLENGES

DIGITAL DIVIDE VERY REAL - The digital divide that exists in the US is expected to increase the economic and education gap, which, in turn, will widen the racial divide. According to Wilbert Minter, council member at Oak Ridge, TN only 23% of African-Americans are online and therefore, lack access to the Internet's tax-free market and pay more taxes. Tennessee Regulatory Authority director Melvin Moore states that city officials need to do more than putting PCs in schools - try churches and community centers. He also pointed out that students with computers at home submit better homework than those without, creating an education gap as well. Mailing CD-ROMs that offer free Internet access apparently does not work with African-Americans - many lack the credit card required to sign up. Also, PCs are frequently too expensive for low-income African-Americans. (Government Technology Online, 11 Dec 00)

BROADBAND HAVE-NOTS FACE LIFE WITHOUT eBUSINESS - The digital divide in broadband access exists not only for consumers but for companies that need high-speed Internet access to leverage eBusiness. Broadband providers typically focus on the most profitable markets, because extending service to new areas is expensive. As a result, providers often pass over densely populated urban areas and rural regions with rough terrain because of the difficulty of deploying fiber in these areas. In addition, asymmetric DSL customers must live within three miles of the provider's central office switch. Many firms located in areas where broadband is not available are losing customers and revenue as business increasingly moves online. Providers that fail to deliver broadband to businesses are likely to lose these profitable customers to rival providers. Regional data competitive local service providers and new providers targeting niche markets are currently providing most of the broadband service in rural and suburban areas. However, larger players are also showing signs of trying to extend broadband to more areas. For example, SBC Communications in September bought a 6% stake in Covad, in a move that allows SBC to resell Covad's DSL service. (tele.com, 27 Dec 00 - Edupage 28 Dec 00)

NEW RULES MEAN MORE ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED - Federal legislation is going into effect that mandates Web sites make themselves accessible to the blind, the mobility-impaired and others. According to the new rules, all but a few federal sites must provide features such as keyboard navigation for those unable to use a mouse and software that reads text aloud for the blind. The Health Care Financing Administration Web site has already simplified the design of its Medicare portal for easier navigation and added multiple languages and screen-reading software. Since these changes the site has had twice as many hits. The new legislation could be the first step toward requiring that private-sector Web sites be disabled accessible as well. The Justice Department believes that the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to Web sites, and a recent lawsuit by the National Federation of the Blind against America Online used that law as its basis. While this suit was settled by AOL, it doesn't necessarily mean that more sites will decide to improve accessibility. (Wall Street Journal, 21 Dec 00)

DISABLED NEED TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS - The Boston-based TV and radio group WGBH, with the support of the National Science Foundation, has released a new report, 'Making Educational Software Accessible,' that calls upon software developers to create learning programs that students with impaired hearing, sight or manual dexterity can use. The report is the result of a three-year study of educational software intended for math and science students, and the report's authors hope their findings will allow disabled students to increase their participation in these fields. The report suggests several steps to improve educational software for science and math, including closed-captioning, screen-reading software, text-descriptions to match images, keyboard navigation and screen reading software. The report's authors say it should be neither difficult nor costly for software developers to implement such changes. Several software developers responded that while they are unaware of the guidelines, they saw no reason not to make their products more accessible. There is no federal legislation mandating that software be accessible to the disabled. (Wired News, 14 Dec 00 - Edupage 15 Dec 00)

POSITIONS

George Washington University - Instructional Designer The Instructional Technology Lab at the Center for Academic Technologies at the George Washington University, Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join its instructional development group that assists GW faculty to develop new instructional strategies and approaches to enhance learning in undergraduate and graduate programs. Please see the HRS web page at CLICK: http://www.gwu.edu./~hrs for more information.

FYI

Institutes, Conference, Events

* Internet Based Teaching - Learn all you need to know about eTeaching, by taking our online course on 'Internet Based Teaching.' This course introduces all aspects of online teaching and eLearning for beginners. For more information CLICK: http://www.esocrates.com/cgi-bin/socrates.cgi?wshop001

* S I T E 2001, the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference will be held in Orlando Florida, March 5-10, 2001 at the Holiday Inn International Drive Resort. The event is cosponsored by Univ. of Central Florida, Univ. of Florida SITE and AACE. For more information CLICK: http://www.aace.org

* Plan to attend the UCEA 86th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 5-7, 2001. The conference theme is Re-Inventing Continuing Education in the New E-conomy. Also consider Pre- and Post-conference activities April 4 & 8. This year's tracks are: impact of economy, Web and Internet effect on CE practices, new programs/experiences/ services and CE's relationship to the economy and community development. For more information CLICK: http://www.nucea.edu

AN OPEN INVITATION

To the Higher Education and Technology Community

Please join CSU Monterey Bay on January 31st for Ready2Net: A Free Series of Live via Satellite & Web Cast programs at: http://ready2net.monterey.edu
Program 1: Vision, Leadership, & Change; Taking Education to the Edge of the Possible January 31 2001 2:00-3:30 ET, 1:00-2:30 CT, 12 noon-1:30 MT, 11:00-12:30 PT Program Length;90 minutes

o Laura Palmer Noone, President, University of Phoenix
o Alan Arkatov, Chairman OnLineLearning.net
o Jeanne Meister, President, Corporate University Xchange
o Diana Oblinger, Senior Fellow for the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research
o Peter Smith, President of CSU Monterey Bay
o Mary Beth Susman, CEO, Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University
o Eli Noam, Director of Virtual Institute of Information & Director of Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Professor of Finance and Economics

After 10 years of hype and promise, what lessons has higher education absorbed in its capacity to shape fluid organizational structures that can respond to the rapidly evolving Net? For E-commerce to succeed, it must be profitable. For E learning to be sustainable, it must make a significant difference; it has to improve education outcomes. The future is about leadership that can form alliances, organize assets and create new competencies for the Net.

http://ready2net.monterey.edu

Ready2Net;What's Real, What's Not, & What Really Matters to Higher Education in the Internet Age is a four-part series of national and international interactive roundtable meetings focused on the challenges and opportunities that the Internet presents to higher education. Leaders from the higher education community and high tech industry participate in a structured discussion about an array of technology issues affecting higher education. Ready2Net is intended as a forum for exchange, learning, and reflection among the technology and higher education communities. The Ready2Net series is available FREE and will broadcast live via satellite and streamed over the Net. Broadcasts & web casts are available to educational institutions and organizations. Each 1.5-hour program offers interactivity via audio call-ins, email, and fax for comments and questions. Register Now! http://ready2net.monterey.edu All program information will be sent back to you.

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IT@CSUMB.EDU
Cal State Monterey Bay
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(From Judy Brown Emerging Technology Analyst University of Wisconsin System)