UWEX COLLABORATES ON BEST PRACTICES IN OUTREACH AND SERVICE - Outreach Scholarship: Learning, Discovery and Engagement is the theme of the second conference focusing on best practices in outreach and public service. The conference will be held at The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. The dates are October 14-16, 2001. Last year's conference attracted over 300 people to more than 70 sessions, including keynote addresses and a variety of special events. This year the conference will be cosponsored by the Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

The conference theme reflects the threefold challenges and opportunities facing institutions providing outreach and service in this radically changing society. For more information CLICK: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/OutreachScholarship2001/

TTT - The November 15 issue of "Teaching with Technology Today" is on the web at CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/.

Articles in this issue:

• Web Lessons in a Nutshell: Findings of the Faculty/TA Collaborative Web Project by Dr. Alan Aycock, Learning Technology Center, UW-Milwaukee The Faculty/TA Collaborative Web Project received Curricular Redesign Grant support in 1999. The project's goal was to identify best practices for incorporating the web in instruction and fostering the development of new course web sites. Dr. Aycock offers seven practical suggestions for instructors - and those who provide them with technical support - to consider when going on the web.CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/aycock.htm

• Keys to Facilitating Successful Online Discussions by Donna Raleigh, Media Development Center, UW-Eau Claire. As electronic discussions become an ever larger part of college courses, instructors have many questions about what students can gain from them and how best to implement them. Which route is better, e-mail lists or threaded discussions on a course web site? What role should the instructor play? Donna Raleigh addresses these questions and more in practical "how-to's." CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/raleigh.htm

• Providing Role Models for Emergency-Licensed Teachers through Streaming Video: A Faculty Profile of Lisa Dieker by Jennifer Smith. In school districts across the country, teacher shortages are being managed by the use of emergency-licensed teachers, especially in the field of special education. While many of these teachers are working towards regular teaching licenses, they find themselves thrust into a demanding situation in which they must do much of their learning on the job, and they do not have time during the school day to go observe veteran teachers. Lisa Dieker has found one way around this problem: streaming video on the web. CLICK: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/dieker.htm

In other web publications: Several UW-Whitewater faculty members have recently published the online article "Presenting Science in a Video- Delivered, Web-Based Format" in the Journal of College Science Teaching. This article can be found at CLICK: http://www.nsta.org/pubs/jsct/article1.asp
(Jennifer Smith, UW-Madison